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'Reduce Deficits And Debt… Full Stop,' Says Craig Shapiro As Trump Mulls 'DOGE Dividend' By Giving Away 20% Of Its Savings To Public
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 2:06am | 833As President Donald Trump floated the idea of using part of his cost-cutting efforts to reward the taxpayers, this economist argues that all the savings from the Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) must be dedicated to reducing the deficit, debt reduction, and inflation control. What...
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Ray Dalio No Longer Believes Cash Is Trash: 'When Facts Change, I Change My Mind'
Monday, October 3, 2022 - 10:33pm | 525Ray Dalio, billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, has quoted legendary economist John Maynard Keynes to express what he feels about cash as an asset in the current economic environment. “As John Maynard Keynes is credited with saying: “When the facts change, I...
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There Is Still Time To 'Short European Assets,' Analyst Says, Points To Wage, Recession Data
Saturday, August 13, 2022 - 1:59pm | 576Workers in the United Kingdom are set for the “worst real wage squeeze” among G7 nations, new Trade Union Congress (TUC) analysis of The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) figures revealed in mid-July, and one analyst thinks it’s safe to short European...
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When Will The National Beverage Corp Rally Fizzle Out?
Monday, April 3, 2017 - 3:05pm | 884The 2-Day Rule Often on Benzinga's PreMarket Prep Show, co-host Dennis Dick opines his two-day rule for shorter-term trading in stocks. In other words, whatever the catalyst may be for an issue to have a big up or down day, the likelihood for the continuation of that move for at least one...
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How Animal Spirits Will Affect The Market In 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017 - 12:42pm | 577Animals are used to refer to trends both on Wall Street and Main Street. A bull market is one that is rising and is expected to rise in the future. On the contrary, a bear market is characterized by falling stock prices. Meanwhile, on the economic front, a hawk is a policymaker, who favors...
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Amazon's 30-Hour Work Week Program A Glimpse Of The Future?
Monday, August 29, 2016 - 12:00pm | 281Famed economist John Maynard Keynes predicted nearly 100 years ago that at some point in the future, the economy would be so productive to the point where people will simply work less hours. Keynes, in an essay titled "Economic Prospects for our Grandchildren," also suggested a...
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Market Madness, Rampant Irrationality, & Animal Spirits: What Are Investors To Do?
Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:41am | 1649On Tuesday's episode of Mad Money (after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 102 points), Jim Cramer discussed the contradictory state of the markets that investors are currently facing. Cramer: "When we try to rationalize what the heck is going on by looking at all the various...
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Words of Wisdom: Famous Trading, Investing, and Money Sayings Part 1
Friday, April 29, 2011 - 2:00am | 833The mental aspect is one of the most overlooked, and underappreciated facets of trading. It is also one of the most important. Success in the stock market is largely dependent on a person's psychological toughness and their ability to “roll with the punches.” Sometimes traders just need to sit back...