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Huge New Prop under the Stock Market is a One-Time Affair

June 6, 2018

Huge New Prop under the Stock Market is a One-Time Affair Crash insurance with an expiration date. But its working while it lasts. In May, with great and perfectly orchestrated fanfare, US corporations announced plans to buy back $173.6 billion of their own shares sometime in the future. It was the largest monthly buyback announcement […]

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Stop the Fed Before it Kills Again

September 10, 2016

Stop the Fed Before it Kills Again  Why has the Fed created incentives for US corporations to loot their companies and drive them deeper into debt? Despite four consecutive quarters of negative earnings, weak demand and anemic sales, US corporations continue to load up on debt, buy back their own shares and hand out cash […]

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This Is Why It’s Going to Get Even Tougher

October 23, 2015

This Is Why It’s Going to Get Even Tougher The third quarter was tough for US corporations. Worse than the prior two quarters. They got waylaid by weak global demand and lack of pricing power. The easiest way to increase revenues and profits is to raise prices, so via inflation, but that strategy isn’t working […]

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Corporate America’s Millstone of Too Much Cash

April 24, 2015

Corporate America’s Millstone of Too Much Cash Corporate America is flush with cash. Amazing amounts of cash. According to research house FactSet, the combined cash balances of just the 500 companies in the S&P 500 is sitting at a record $1.4 trillion. That’s a mountain of cash, but here’s some perspective on just how much […]

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