Roger Scot

Global markets and U.S. stocks fell this morning after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates at their record, near-zero low, warning that the virus isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.  Even Fed Chairman Jerome Powell cautioned that rising U.S. cases, which have caused some states to reimpose anti-virus precautions, […]

World markets are trading in narrow ranges this morning as investors and traders continue to eye the U.S. Federal Reserve for hints concerning the economic outlook.  As of right now, it’s expected that they’ll keep short-term interest rates at their record, near-zero low. That makes sense because central banks have […]

Amid U.S. stocks’ overnight advancement and gold’s price retreating after yesterday’s surge, global markets are mixed yet again this morning.  At the same time, investors are eyeballing the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting that begins today. They’re anxiously awaiting a verdict on whether central banks will raise or lower interest […]

Chip makers have undoubtedly been one of the hottest sectors of 2020… The PHLX Semiconductor Index is up about 14.5% year to date, and lately, it has a lot of traders feeling extremely bullish.  While I know everyone has been eyeing names like AMD and Intel, I have two other […]

Global markets are rather mixed this morning as the price of gold soars to a record high amid increased tensions between China and the U.S. and rising pandemic concerns.  In fact, major indices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong edged lower while Frankfurt and Shanghai experienced the opposite. Despite a […]

I’m doing something a little different today…  Over the past several months, I’ve given you a handful of stocks to help you ride out the current economic storm, but today… I’m sharing two stocks that could do some major damage to your portfolio. So, if you currently have them, get […]

Whether you know it or not, your computer, phone, and tablet are always under some type of cyber attack… One example is malware, which can embed itself n any device and track your data without you even knowing it! Sadly, these types of devices constantly roam the net, waiting to […]

It’s been an extremely interesting year, especially for IPOs…  So far, we’ve already seen 70 new public offerings in less than eight months!  And while I typically give a new IPO a year or so before paying too much attention to its value and price, there are a few on […]