These four real estate investment trusts are now trading below their 200-day moving averages. It’s a sign of real weakness as these same names had hit new 52-week highs just a few months ago. That enough selling has taken place to move the price from highs to below a significant measure like the 200-dma is a problem. Although each REIT has its own factors, the overall issue might be interest rates and a change in expectations about them. Fed Chair Jerome P owell this week said inflation is likely to go up as a result of the Trump tariffs. He…

As trade tensions escalate between China and the United States, investors are grappling with potential impacts on their portfolios. Concerns about stagflation—a situation characterized by rising consumer prices combined with declining economic growth—are increasing. Historically, equities have performed well during periods of inflation because companies typically pass on higher input costs to consumers to preserve their operating margins. However, during stagflationary periods, consumer spending declines as economic weakness leads to job losses and a reduction in overall demand. Investors must adapt their strategies to navigate stagflation, targeting market sectors resilient enough to withstand both rising input costs and weakened consumer…

Funds focused on the VIX, the stock market’s so-called fear gauge, aren’t designed for novice investors, but can minimize losses if Trump’s next announcement sends stocks crashing. In a year when the stock market has primarily been driven by the whims of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and social media posts, it’s even harder than usual to forecast whether the market will move up or down in the next week, or even day.In a year where the stock market has primarily been driven by the whims of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and social media posts, it’s even harder than…

Key News Asian equities had a strong day on light volumes, except the Philippines, which was closed for Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper. Hong Kong and Stock Connect are closed tomorrow and Monday. It was a fairly quiet night as Hong Kong rebounded by the same names that led it lower yesterday, with Hong Kong’s most heavily traded Alibaba +3.13%, Tencent +2.23% after announcing an effort to help foreign firms tap the domestic market, Xiaomi +1.7%, Meituan +1.19%, and SMIC -1.32%. A Mainland media piece titled “Taobao ranks first in downloads in 16 countries…

SiriusXM Holdings has been named as a Top 25 dividend stock, according the most recent Dividend Channel ‘’DividendRank” report. The report noted that among the coverage universe, SIRI shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent SIRI share price of $20.08 represents a price-to-book ratio of 0.6 and an annual dividend yield of 5.38% — by comparison, the average company in Dividend Channel’s coverage universe yields 4.4% and trades at a price-to-book ratio of 2.3. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at SiriusXM Holdings Inc, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates…

Large corporations are entering a period of introspection when it comes to sustainability and corporate resilience. As United States (U.S.) policy on the environment and climate-related disclosures, both domestically and abroad, continues to shift to a much lighter touch, companies will need to further take it upon themselves to manage regulatory risks related to environmental, health, safety and sustainability-related issues. Increasingly, how effectively they manage that process will be judged not by regulators, but by investors, customers and employees. Put simply, the major resiliency risk that companies now face is more market-driven than regulatory, compared to just a few months…

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Are we having fun yet, my fellow income investor? We’re now in a bear market, whether the financial media or our intrepid politicians admit it or not. Peak to trough the S&P 500 dropped 21% intraday. Based on closing prices the decline was “only” 18%, however—not quite the technical 20% drop that defines a bear market. Regardless, let’s not split hairs and call this what it is—the third bear market of the 2020s. Three bears. And it’s only 2025! You may be wondering, as I was, if this is normal. It is not, my friend. Since 1900 we have averaged…

Shares in Sainsbury’s edged higher on Thursday as it announced retail operating profit north of £1 billion for the first time last year. Sainsbury’s – the UK’s second-biggest supermarket – saw its share price rise 3.3% in pre-Easter trading, to 256.2p. Group sales (excluding fuel) rose 3.1% to £31.6 billion during the 52 weeks to 1 March, it said. This was driven by a 4.2% revenues increase across the Sainsbury’s store network and website, to £26.6 billion. Grocery revenues increased 4.5% year on year, while general merchandise (GM) and clothing sales here flatlined. At Argos, its specialised GM division, revenues…

Key News Asian equities were lower as our “tariffs higher = markets down” theory was proven correct by Nvidia’s announcement that it will take a Q1 charge of $5.5 billion. The US government will require Nvidia to obtain an export license for its H20 chips. No word from AMD (yet), as their MI308 chips will also require an export license. There are small signs that the US and Chinese governments are slowly getting to a point of talking to one another, as China issued a statement saying that it would gladly negotiate once the US appoints a representative. Hong Kong,…