The Traderszone Network

The postelection market push delivered a welcomed shock to those fearing the worst-case scenario with a Donald Trump win. Now, many of those same investors are looking for the Trump bump to shift to Trump dump over the course of his presidency.

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BlackRock honcho Larry Fink warns CEOs of S&P 500 companies against using any cash repatriated under the Trump administration’s tax proposals for buybacks designed solely to provide a near-term lift to share prices.
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What makes one small-cap value index fund a winner and another a loser?
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Revisions were due for both manufacturing an non-manufacturing
The revisions are normal for the ISM as they adjust their seasonal models annually.

Lower revisions
– Main index lowered to 56.6 from 57.2
– Prices paid lowered to 56.1 from 57.0
– New orders 60.7 from 61.6
– Employment 52.7 from 53.8

These numbers . They’re not usually revised until the subsequent release so they either found something strange or it’s part of the annual benchmark revision.

Man gets ear bitten off after argument over President Trump

By Nick Cardona, Buzz60

An argument between roommates over President Trump turns violent causing one man’s ear to be bitten off.

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Strategy

• Markets are often wrong. So are investors. (bloomberg.com)
• Is it possible to identify activist targets ahead of time?

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