What To Invest In During A Recession

 [View in browser]( [Option Beast]( 05/12/2020 [What To Invest In During A Recession]( Investing during a recession can be frightening at times, but it doesn't have to be unnerving - if you know what to look for. Choosing the best investments during... [Continue article...]( SPONSORED CONTENT [Should You Get Out of Government Cash Now?]( Maryland multimillionaire explains why a whole new era of capitalism is coming to America, and the #1 way to make sure you're not left behind. [Read more...]( [Wells Fargo: 2 Big 16% Dividend Stocks To Buy (And 1 To Avoid)]( The coronavirus epidemic, and the economic and society lockdowns put in place to combat it, have body-slammed the financial world; the S&P 500 is still down 13% even after a 5 week rally, while oil prices are stuck in a doldrums, with Brent trading at just $30 and WTI at $25. Corporate earnings season has been grim, and some 120 S&P companies have rescinded their 2020 guidance while others have canceled dividend payments or stock buybacks. So, investors are confused; they aren't seeing the usual... [Read more...]( [iPhone Sales Crash 77% In April, Hammered By COVID-19 Lockdowns]( KeyBanc Capital Markets outlines in a new report, using internal credit card data, that Apple's iPhone sales recorded a "sharp decline" in April as coronavirus-related shutdowns crimped consumer spending and kept many of the company's brick and mortar stores closed. The report says iPhone sales plunged 77% on a year-over-year basis in April and were down 56% over the previous month. Apple closed US retail stores on March 14, which contributed to a significant deterioration in iPhone sales through April. Shipments in the month declined 57% year-over-year basis and 37% on a month-over-month basis. [Continue...]( [A New Reality: Pandemic-Induced Layoffs May Be Permanent]( A new report from the University of Chicago found that pandemic-induced layoffs will result in permanent job loss, which shreds the Wall Street narrative of how many of these lost jobs will return once lockdowns are lifted. As if the Wall Street consensus has a damn clue about the job situation in the back half of the year. The U.S. economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April, and the unemployment rate spiked to 14.7%. Optimism on Wall Street last Friday ramped stocks higher as Wall Street cheered more than 18 million of those jobs lost were considered temporary reductions and were likely to come back once restrictions were lifted quickly. [More...]( [Meat Exports To China Soar As US Supplies Dwindle & Workers Risk COVID-19 Infection]( As wholesale beef prices exploded to record highs and President Trump ordered workers at meatpacking plants around the US to get back to work after COVID-19 outbreaks prompted ~1/3rd of them to close (as we explained at the time, meatpacking plants are veritable breeding grounds for SARS-CoV-2), the plants that were still on-line continued to churn to try and prevent the US "food-supply chain from breaking". However, rather than doing their patriotic duty, a Reuters investigation has found that... SPONSORED CONTENT [11-Hour Options: The Ultimate Income Trading System [Free eBook]]( In this eBook, Dave shows you exactly how he, and other traders, enjoy a 94.8% win-rate over the last 727 trades by focusing on high-probability trades. You're typically only in the trade for about 11 hours. And the goal is to make 4%, 5% or 6% on each trade (average has been 5.3%). 5.3% may not seem like a lot. But when you win 94.8% of the time, it adds up quickly! [CLICK HERE for instant access.]( [Option Beast] Send this to a Friend. [Click here.]( | Not a Subscriber Yet? [Click here.]( All content © 2020 Option Beast Neptune Ave 300 Main Street #711 USA Madison, NJ 07940 Welcome to Option Beast, an e-mail service that replaces many of our previous alerts. We hope you enjoy it. If you do not wish to receive this daily service, please [click to unsubscribe.](