Investors might want to start buying stocks heading into 2026, blocking out the noise, and focusing on the strong earnings growth outlook for the S&P 500 and the likelihood of more Fed rate cuts.

A new paradigm does not dismiss innovation or business fundamentals. It recognizes that markets move on emotion, expectations, and positioning long before outcomes are known.

The target was $2 Trillion, the final claim $214 Billion (hugely exaggerated). Government spending rose.

Recently, the January 2026 declared $.50 per Q dividend equates to an annual payout of $2.00 which is the forward-looking annual dividend amount projected for the coming year.

Symphony Communication Public Company Limited is a premium telecommunication network and service provider in Thailand.

Caterpillar Inc. is experiencing a significant stock rally driven by technical momentum, yet concerns remain about the sustainability of demand and underlying fundamentals as earnings reports approach.

For investors looking for asymmetric upside into 2026, these stocks provide durable structural tailwinds with clear monetization paths.

Reducing and eliminating trading mistakes is necessary for success, but not sufficient.

A review and analysis of the precious metals markets.

Banks have enjoyed a formidable moat built on customer relationships, regulatory privilege, and distribution networks for decades. – but that moat was breached in 2025.

Gold remains strongly bullish after record highs above $4,500, supported by geopolitical risks and rate-cut hopes, with limited selling pressure despite the holiday.

A look at some high-quality businesses, but too expensive at today’s valuations.

As we get ready to close out 2025, one stand-out trend in the U.S. Treasury (UST) market has been the steepening of the yield curve.

The bulls have been running for 3 years now.

It’s the chipmaker’s biggest deal ever, and it sends a clear message: Nvidia wants to control not just how AI models get trained, but how they actually get used by customers and companies.

The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex-dividend during the next month.

The EU launched pilot measures to standardize plastics recycling rules, support the struggling recycling sector, boost circular materials, and prepare for a wider Circular Economy Act targeted for 2026.

Toyota plans to sell U.S.-built Camry, Highlander, and Tundra models in Japan from 2026, aiming to ease U.S.–Japan trade tensions amid Trump-era tariff pressure, though analysts expect limited demand due to vehicle size and left-hand drive barriers.

In this week's podcast, I provide (with apologies) the delayed Precious Metals update. The metals have been very dynamic, with gold, silver, and platinum rallying strongly over the last week or so.

Spot VIX looks calm, but forward volatility tells another story. A steep VIX term structure and extreme skew show institutions aggressively hedging, signaling elevated risk and potential volatility spikes into year-end and early 2026.