Chart of the Day: Rally was partially fueled by near-zero interest rates. Without a sustainable rise in profit margins US stock market rally could be finished.
Read MoreChart of the Day: The US stock market is now up 215%. Of the last three stock market rallies, this is the longest at 97 months and it is about to be the highest.
Read MoreChart of the Day: Relatively low US profit margin means there is a chance for profit recovery. But for now, stock prices don’t seem to be supported by earnings.
Read MoreChart of the Day: Fed has an inflation target of 2% and an unemployment target of 5%. With both targets now hit the pressure on the Fed is to start to raise rates.
Read MoreZhongsheng Group Holdings Limited is a leading automobile retailer in China. The group distributes luxury and mid to high-end automobiles from well-known brands. Profitability is poorly ranked at #8, but Growth jumped to #2 from #9 in the past 12 months.
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Read MoreChart of the Day: Low rates allowed US Government debt to double with no rise in interest spending. But, if rates slowly double interest as a percentage of total spending would double to 10%.
Read MoreChart of the Day: Since 1987 short-term rate fell 91% to 0.5%. Long-term rate fell 62% to 3.0%. Falling interest rates, stocks up 745%.
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Read MoreChart of the Day: Normal rate of 2.7% would mean massive 5x increase in interest burden. The interest cost burden of a normal interest rate is now massive.
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