“A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” I was reminded of this line when evaluating fourth-quarter results in the energy sector. That’s because the big multinational producers are generating profits that aren’t just huge by corporate standards — they dwarf the GDP of some small countries.  Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) hauled in $6.4 billion in adjusted net income in the fourth quarter. BP (NYSE: BP) shattered expectations with a profit of $3.5 billion. Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) banked earnings of $5.7 billion. That’s $15.6 billion from just three companies — in a single… Read More

“A billion here, a billion there. Pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” I was reminded of this line when evaluating fourth-quarter results in the energy sector. That’s because the big multinational producers are generating profits that aren’t just huge by corporate standards — they dwarf the GDP of some small countries.  Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) hauled in $6.4 billion in adjusted net income in the fourth quarter. BP (NYSE: BP) shattered expectations with a profit of $3.5 billion. Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) banked earnings of $5.7 billion. That’s $15.6 billion from just three companies — in a single quarter. For the year, the combined earnings of the five super-majors — this trio plus Chevron (NYSE: CVX) and Total (NYSE: TOT) — reached an incredible $80 billion. Indeed, we are talking about real money. —Recommended Link— Create a 10%+ Income Stream for Life We’re sitting on a collection of the safest, most generous monthly payers available. And while $11,200 in dividend checks is a welcome addition to anyone’s income, investors also love racking up capital gains as high as 446%. Start generating a 10%+ income stream for life today from these consistent companies.. Even more impressive than the… Read More

Shares of cyber-security company Mimecast (Nasdaq: MIME) shot up about 20% on February 12, establishing a new all-time high in the process. The catalyst: a third-quarter earnings report that showed the company continues to excel on all fronts. If you purchased MIME when I recommended it in my Game-Changing Stocks service a little over a year ago, you’re sitting on an 80% gain right now. Before I touch on what’s sparked the recent rally, I want to highlight what exactly Mimecast does, for those who aren’t premium subscribers.  Leveraging The Cloud Mimecast, which went public in November 2015, is… Read More

Shares of cyber-security company Mimecast (Nasdaq: MIME) shot up about 20% on February 12, establishing a new all-time high in the process. The catalyst: a third-quarter earnings report that showed the company continues to excel on all fronts. If you purchased MIME when I recommended it in my Game-Changing Stocks service a little over a year ago, you’re sitting on an 80% gain right now. Before I touch on what’s sparked the recent rally, I want to highlight what exactly Mimecast does, for those who aren’t premium subscribers.  Leveraging The Cloud Mimecast, which went public in November 2015, is a bright young company in the business of enabling, securing and protecting cloud-based email for a variety of companies.  #-ad_banner-#As you probably know, moving to the cloud is one of the most important business trends of the past decade. Organizations that use the cloud benefit from the flexibility of the services, the usage-based subscription model, the lowered capital expenses and the improved accessibility for remote or dispersed employees. But dangers abound… Data breaches. Compromised credentials. Hacked accounts. Data loss from an attack. These are just a few examples of things that can go wrong.  Some of these threats stem from… Read More

Last week, news outlets reported the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting in January. We all know that when the Fed meets, it’s usually big news. Since the financial crisis, the central bank has been ever-so-gradually raising interest rates, from zero, to where they now sit, in a range of 2.25% to 2.5%. But ever since equities markets fell sharply to end 2018, the Fed has been sending mixed signals. I won’t bore you with the details, but the short version is that Fed Chair Jerome Powell seemed committed to gradual increases… until things… Read More

Last week, news outlets reported the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s meeting in January. We all know that when the Fed meets, it’s usually big news. Since the financial crisis, the central bank has been ever-so-gradually raising interest rates, from zero, to where they now sit, in a range of 2.25% to 2.5%. But ever since equities markets fell sharply to end 2018, the Fed has been sending mixed signals. I won’t bore you with the details, but the short version is that Fed Chair Jerome Powell seemed committed to gradual increases… until things got a little ugly. So the question became whether the Fed would continue raising rates gradually or take an even softer stance going forward. So here’s what we learned from the official notes from the meeting… #-ad_banner-#As it stands, the central bank still holds about $3.8 trillion in Treasury bonds on its balance sheet. The “balance sheet reduction” program, where the Fed was holding U.S. government bonds to maturity without making any new repurchases, will likely conclude at the end of the year. (Remember QE, or quantitative easing? Well, this was quantitative “tightening,” if you will.) Still with me? Good,… Read More

The S&P 500 remained above its 200-day moving average (MA) last week. The index is now up about 19% in the past eight weeks.  At Friday’s close, the index was at an important resistance level. That’s the dashed blue line in the chart below. I expect a quick move of at least 5% over the next few weeks. The question is whether the move will be up or down. —Recommended Link— Americans Are Ignoring This Proven Investing Method What’s proven to be safer than stocks and bonds, provides immediate payouts (of as much as $2,800… Read More

The S&P 500 remained above its 200-day moving average (MA) last week. The index is now up about 19% in the past eight weeks.  At Friday’s close, the index was at an important resistance level. That’s the dashed blue line in the chart below. I expect a quick move of at least 5% over the next few weeks. The question is whether the move will be up or down. —Recommended Link— Americans Are Ignoring This Proven Investing Method What’s proven to be safer than stocks and bonds, provides immediate payouts (of as much as $2,800 or more), and can be done every week? Come see the one thing that beats every income investment opportunity I’ve come across in 3 decades of research. This brief report has all the details. ​News should provide the catalyst for a price move. While we normally can’t predict when “news” will occur, we can safely assume there will be something about the approaching China trade war deadline.  On Sunday, CNBC noted…  U.S. and Chinese negotiators met for over seven hours on Saturday to resolve their trade dispute and avoid an escalation of the tit-for-tat tariffs that have… Read More