A few charts to illuminate the start of another week. First, another look at the record overvaluation in tech and tech-related companies (dark blue below via topdowncharts.com) versus the S&P 500 ...

The latest Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) data shows insolvencies have been consistently grinding higher ...

The housing bubble and unaffordable pricing have thwarted the launch plans of new households over the past decade. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported the typical age of first-time ...

This discussion covers some impactful US and Canadian housing trends and assessments. “Park manages to not only explain finances well for the average person, she also manages to entertain and educate ...

Kraft Heinz CEO Steve Cahillane cited struggling consumers in his earnings call this week: “They’re literally running out of money at the end of the month. We’re seeing negative cash flows in the ...

The OPEC oil embargo began in October 1973, when Arab members of OPEC announced an embargo against the United States, Canada, Japan, and Western European nations in retaliation for their support of ...

Many lucid points are made in this discussion. This is an exclusive “Hedgeye Investing Summit” interview between Jim Bianco, Founder & President of Bianco Research, and Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough.

During the highly unnatural, central bank-imposed years of ZIRP ‘zero interest rate policy’, investors were increasingly attracted to ‘alternative’ illiquid, opaque, securities that did not mark to ...

A Bank of Canada study estimated that for every dollar increase in home values, spending rose by 5.7 cents. A New Zealand study found that the housing wealth effect had an even greater impact in ...