Dec. 16, 2016Featured GuestsLouis Navellier & Arch Crawford                              Show HighlightsLouis Navellier of Navellier & Associates presents stocking stuffers to Goldseek.com Radio listeners in the form of stock candidates (Figure 1.1.). The list stems from the free Navellier Portfolio Grader service - the host reviews 20 stocks advancing from the hold to the buy designation. Topping the list, Honeywell (HON) impresses with strong projected sales and solid earnings, despite the recent erosion of multinational profits. The largest oil company, Exxon (XOM) has solid sales / earnings due in part to the cold winter weather and the resulting boost in natural gas demand. Energy company Cimarex Energy (XEC) has strong projected sales of 19% and earnings of 320% plus the Permian basin exposure. Major delivery service, FedEx (FED) is benefiting from holiday sales and the enormous trend towards online retailing. In an ironic twist, the top online retailer Amazon (AMZN) is making a push into the brick and mortar retail / grocery space. Our guest highlights a favorite stock candidate, engineering firm MasTec (MTZ) and materials company Vulcan Materials (VMC) a concrete company. Technology companies like Nvidia (NVDA) supports top level GPU / graphical user interface technology including the CUDA language.Our guest expects the impending referendum vote in France to be the next economic shock, potentially revamping the PMs sector.  Arch Crawford, head of Crawford Perspectives notes the waning momentum in the US equities markets.Although the technical picture is less appealing, a Santa Claus rally seems likely in the last half of this month. The discussion includes the global theme of currency devaluation.Our guest notes that the Indian currency event could be the most significant, current economic development. Venezuela just followed India's lead, dropping the 100 Bolivar note from circulation this week, now that it is only worth two US cents. Venezuelans had only 2 days to exchange their Bolivars. Such methods only stem the economic tide in the near-term; the long-term ramifications include food shortages, economic slowdown and runaway inflation. Arch notes that crude oil could continue to climb in 2017 in tandem with the CRB commodities index. Fed officials fears of an overheating economy and inflation are viewed as a positive sign for the PMs sector. The topic veers outside the box into a highly speculative yet intriguing discussion on the nature / implications of artificial post-human intellects.