Regular Chaikin PowerFeed readers know all about the Power Gauge… Chaikin Analytics founder Marc Chaikin came out of retirement to build this powerful system. And he set out to help individual investors level the playing field with Wall Street. The Power Gauge uses 20 individual factors to analyze more than 4,000 stocks and exchange-traded funds. …
The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. And Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has made it clear that he’s focused on fighting inflation… In mid-May, Powell said he would tackle the problem of rising inflation. And even “if that involves moving past broadly understood levels of neutral, we won’t hesitate to do that.” That’s Fed-speak for …
Avalara (AVLR) intrigues me… You’ve probably never heard of the company. In short, it aims to be a leading global cloud-based, tax-compliance platform. And it went public in mid-2018 in pursuit of that dream. Sure, it sounds like a snooze. Thrill-seeking investors don’t seek out tax-compliance companies, after all. But for businesses that operate across …
As parents, we spend many years handholding our children… After all, they’re not expected to know everything. And they’re not expected to do a whole heck of a lot either – at least, not at first. But we do all that with one important expectation in mind… Eventually, we expect our children to grow into …
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Folks, consumer sentiment is bad overall right now. And it’s especially bad in China… In fact, China’s consumer confidence index is at its lowest recorded level. The data goes back to 1991 – a span of 31 years. But frankly, it doesn’t surprise me. After all, as my colleague Carlton Neel detailed on Friday, the …
The government locked its own citizens in their apartments for nearly two months… At this point, we’ve all seen the news out of China. The country’s COVID-19 “zero tolerance” policy is nearly absolute. And it has angered almost everyone… Residents of China’s two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai, were stuck inside their homes. And in …
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The nightmares are becoming more common… I’m a member of a Facebook group with about 1.2 million international female travelers. And in recent weeks, it’s clear that folks are having more trouble getting around… You see, every third post seems to involve some kind of travel horror story. Airlines are rescheduling flights left and right. …
Kelly really likes Jim… So she asks Jim’s friend out in an effort to get his attention. Ralf wants a new bike. He won’t stop talking about a shiny red one. It’s perfect for him… But when Ralf gets to the store, he buys a used green bike because it was on sale. Charles sees …
“They’re out of stock in my size.” We’ve all been there. Buying clothes can be a pain. So on its face, solving that problem seems like an admirable goal. It’s exactly what retailer Old Navy set out to do last summer… In short, the company’s top brass embraced “inclusive” sizing. Executives announced a plan to …
Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day. Because of that, we won’t publish the Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter. Look for your next issue on Tuesday, May 31. Enjoy the holiday. Millions of Europeans are struggling to heat their homes right now… Take Henry Backhaus, for …
