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Now that the votes have been tallied from the midterm elections, investors are shifting their attention to what the fallout from the midterms will be for the stock market. The early returns on a divided Congress are positive, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) trading higher by 2...

Each American voter has Congressional seats, local government positions and ballot propositions to consider Tuesday. For investors looking at the big picture of the midterm elections, Height Capital Markets broke down the key races for investors to watch when the vote tallies start streaming in...

Americans and investors have a lot riding on Tuesday’s midterm elections, but the health care industry in particular is hanging in the balance. On Monday, Height Capital Markets named four themes in the health care sector that will be shaped by the election outcome: A Democratic majority in...

Love him or hate him, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may be the best and last hope for Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) investors. Mnuchin’s ability to assemble a “dream team” of cooperators as heads of Fannie Mae...

Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) investors received more bad news last week when U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth dismissed the majority of the claims against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in a shareholder lawsuit against the two...

Opioid legislation recently passed in the House of Representatives includes a temporary lift on the ban on Medicaid funding for substance use disorder and the definition of eligible institutions for mental disease facilities, according to Height Capital Markets.  The Thesis The bill...

The Food and Drug Administration is eyeing the creation of a regulatory framework for e-cigarettes, a product that government data shows is increasingly popular with teenagers — and tobacco stocks are reacting to the downside.  The FDA started the largest-ever tobacco compliance...

President Donald Trump is upping the ante in his criticism of major U.S. tech companies. Trump is reportedly preparing an executive order that calls for antitrust investigations of tech companies such as Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (...

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Washington, D.C. Wednesday to continue talks on a trade deal between the U.S. and Canada. The sticking point of the talks relates to Canada’s “Class 7” milk pricing system, but Canada is motivated to get a deal...

The public comment period on $200 billion in proposed tariffs on Chinese goods has closed, and Height Capital Markets expects President Donald Trump to move forward with the new taxes.  What To Know Height expects Trump to reiterate his intention to proceed with the next round of China...

The reversal of PAPSA, the federal ban on sports betting enacted in 1992, marks a new era in American sports culture. What legal sports betting will ultimately look like is up for debate by lawmakers, and it does not appear it will be made available as quickly as some had hoped. What Happened...

After the announcement of the updated trade deal between the U.S. and Mexico on Monday, Canada’s involvement was up in the air throughout the week before the business day ended Friday without a deal.  President Donald Trump had reportedly issued a Friday deadline for the...

Donald Trump's presidency hasn’t provided the beacon of hope Federal National Mortgage Association (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC) investors had hoped it would.  A major leadership transition in Washington could be imminent, and Height Capital Markets...

President Donald Trump said in a CNBC interview Friday morning that he is willing to ramp up his trade war with China as far as it can go. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports — goods worth roughly $505 billion in 2017. What He Said When asked about the trade...

The international trade war among the U.S., China and Europe may have investors uneasy, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at market volatility. After spiking back in February, the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index is down about 30 percent in the past three months, suggesting the market...