May 31, 2019 – On Thursday May 30, President Trump unexpectedly announced new tariffs on imports from Mexico, tying the policy to illegal immigration.
New Proposed Tariffs on Mexico Imports Add to Risk
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Theresa May Resigns—What’s Next for the UK and Brexit?
May 29, 2019—On May 24, Theresa May announced that she would resign as Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister (PM), effective June 7. She said that she would stay on as caretaker until a new leader is elected, which is expected by the end of July.
Health Care Stocks: Left for Dead?
May 23, 2019—Four months into 2019 and the S&P 500 is up 17% (price return), making it the seventh best start to the year for the index since 1929. One sector is just barely eking out a positive return: health care. The return spread between health care and the best-performing sector—technology—over just the first four months of the year is a staggering 24%.
There are two main reasons why the health care sector appears to be on life support.
