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Starbucks: What's Brewing?
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PennyWiser
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Monday, August 3, 2020 11:56 AM EDT
Starbucks reported its worst-ever same-store sales decline. However, with the reopening of the stores and the company witnessing a V-shaped recovery, is the worst largely behind for the world's largest coffee chain?
In this article: SBUX
Microsoft Goes After TikTok’s US Business Despite Trump
Article By:
Adam Vettese
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Monday, August 3, 2020 6:27 AM EDT
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to buy the firm’s US operations from Chinese parent ByteDance. Microsoft said on Sunday that it is moving forward with its acquisition plan, after CEO Satya Nadella and President Trump spoke over the weekend.
In this article: CLX, GPN, MSFT, BITCOMP Also: IAG, MPC, RYCEY, SVNDF, AAPL, AMZN, DIA, SPY, META, PAHGF
Cannabis Central: Pot Stocks Are DOWN 20% YTD But These 11 Are UP 36% YTD
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Monday, August 3, 2020 5:27 AM EDT
Cannabis stocks are DOWN 20%, on average, YTD but there are 11 stocks in munKNEE.com's Pot Stock Index that are UP 35.8%, on average, YTD. This article identifies these hidden gems and how well they have done over the past 7 months.
The Supply And Demand For Money - The End Of Inflation?
Article By:
Kelsey Williams
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Monday, August 3, 2020 4:53 AM EDT
The expectation of continued inflation won't keep it going indefinitely. The large scale of weak economic conditions is indicative of a society that has, as a result of chronic inflation, become cash poor. Most people simply don't have enough money.
Consumers Use Free Money To Pay Down Debt
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Monday, August 3, 2020 3:13 AM EDT
Credit-card debt in the U.S. and other advanced economies has fallen. Fewer people are late on their credit-card payments. Consumer demand for new borrowing—through credit cards, personal loans and even pawnshops—is down sharply.
Cannabis Central: What A Difference A Month Makes
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 11:15 AM EDT
Our Pot Stock Index was up +16.5% in July compared to a -8.0% decline in June. Here are July's major winners and losers.
In this article: CRLBF, GTBIF, TSNDF, CURLF, YCBD, CCHWF (NOW CBSTF), JUSHF, CGC, APHA, TCNNF, ACRGF, VFF, AYRWF, ROMJF, OGI, SHWZ, ACB, VLNCF
Evictions, Tenants And The Fragility Of A "Correlated" World
Article By:
Kurt Cobb
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 9:42 AM EDT
As eviction moratoriums around the United States come to an end, it is expected that landlords will begin evicting non-paying tenants en masse. It is estimated that in the past several years evictions have affected about 2.3 million people annually.
ByteDance, Microsoft Break Off TikTok Deal Talks
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 6:44 AM EDT
Bytedance has apparently gotten the "tap on the shoulder" from the CCP bigwigs who apparently aren't super thrilled about the optics of a mighty Chinese conglomerate kowtowing to the Trump Administration.
In this article: MSFT
"We're Screwed": The Worst Months For Both Renters And Landlords Still Lie Ahead
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 5:34 AM EDT
Rent has barely trickled in across the U.S. over the last couple months as the country continues to grapple with a decimated economy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
There Is No Bang For The PCE Buck
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 3:48 AM EDT
There is no economic benefit to inflation but there are winners and losers. The winners are those with first access to money, namely the banks and the already wealthy.
A Summer Road Trip
Article By:
Michele Schneider
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Sunday, August 2, 2020 2:39 AM EDT
Besides remaining extremely bullish on gold and silver, the junk bonds and Economic Modern Family continue to serve as our best guide for market price-which in the end, is the only thing that matters.
In this article: QQQ, AAPL, AMZN, DIA, IWM, IYT, JNK, KRE, LQD, SMH, SPY, VXX, XRT, META, GOOGL, IBB, GILD, GLD
Cannabis Central: Pot Stock Index Up 7.6% Last Week Of July
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Saturday, August 1, 2020 7:15 PM EDT
Our munKNEE.com's Pot Stock Index (PSI) was up an exceptional 7.6% this past week compared to a 1% decline the previous week and just a 2.6% increase the week before that.
In this article: CGC, CRLBF, GTBIF, TSNDF, PLNHF, CURLF, YCBD, GNLN, AYRWF, CCHWF (NOW CBSTF), JUSHF