In his latest article, the Calafia Beach Pundit notes that the U.S. economy has achieved its longest expansion period in its history. However, since 2009, economic growth has been modest at about 2% per annum. Although there are some troubling signs, many indicators point to a continuation of slow but steady growth ahead. [more]

October traditionally marks the start of a seven month positive period for the general market. Of course, there are always exceptions. However, this year, October has been exceptional with the S&P 500 Index beginning the month of November at an all-time high. [more]

Cannabis companies saw their stock prices fall quarter after quarter as the top nine cannabis companies are currently on average half the value of what they were one year ago. [more]

Apple beat from services growth and Facebook showed growing advertisement and cloud revenues, while Google beat-the-street on revenue but missed on earnings from higher traffic acquisition costs. [more]

RASI rose almost 22% this past week, from 557 to 678. It is now within hailing distance (18%) of overhead resistance at 800. Question is: If the Index reaches 800, will this turn out to be a Triple Top or will the Index break through with aplomb and continue its journey higher? [more]

Organic Garage plans to continue scaling its business while it focuses on targeting positive cash flows with higher margins and developing partnerships with vendors for innovative programs. [more]

Three Cheers for the S&P 500 Index, which on Monday established a new all-time high. It remains to be seen if the SPX can “drag” other key indexes such as the DJIA, the NASDAQ Composite, and the Russell 2000 also into new all-time high territory. [more]

The agreement, not yet signed, of a Phase One trade accord between the United States and China that was announced with the greatest of fanfare does not seem to be the great break-through intimated by both sides. This Project Syndicate article suggests a different reality to the one being promoted. [more]