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Economy, Stocks

“Stocks drop 1,000+ points over interest rate fears”

“A sharp sell-off left the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 1,000 points lower Thursday, wiping out the gains from Wall Street’s biggest rally in two years, as worries grow that the higher interest rates the Federal Reserve is using… Continue Reading…

Economy

“…Labor Force Participation and Number of Employed People Fall; Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.6%”

“Non-farm payrolls added 428,000 jobs in April, in line with the the consensus estimate of around 400,000, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday. The number of employed people fell to 158,105,000, a decrease of 353,000 from… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Worker output fell 7.5% in the first quarter, the biggest decline since 1947”

“…Nonfarm productivity, a measure of output against hours worked, declined 7.5% from January through March, the biggest fall since the third quarter of 1947. At the same time, unit labor costs soared 11.6%, bringing the increase over the past four… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Bank of England hikes interest rates to 13-year high, sees inflation hitting 10%”

“…The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee approved a 25-basis point increase by a majority of 6-3, taking the base interest rate up to 1%. The Bank said the members in the minority preferred to increase interest rates by 0.5 percentage points… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

“…can’t afford to pay the loan… 57-year-old widow with $67K in student loan debt…”

“… I’m a military wife, and my husband died on active duty, so I’m now a widow. My student loan is sitting at $67,000. I’m 57 and I can’t afford to pay the loan because I’m on a fixed income…” https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/i-cant-afford-to-pay-the-loan-because-im-on-a-fixed-income-im-a-57-year-old-widow-with-67k-in-student-loan-debt-can-you-help-me-get-rid-of-it-01651010285?siteid=yhoof2… Continue Reading…

Economy

“A Record Number Of Americans Just Quit Their Job, As Job Openings Surpass Unemployed Workers By A Record 5.6 Million”

“…Last month, the BLS reported that the US job market was plagued by a near record 11.27 million job openings. Then moments ago, the BLS published its latest, March JOLTS report according to which job openings just hit a new all time high 11.549… Continue Reading…

Economy, Energy

“Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills”

“…Already frustrated and angry about high gasoline prices, many Americans are being hit by rapidly rising electricity bills, compounding inflation’s financial toll on people and businesses. The national average residential electricity rate was up 8 percent in January from a… Continue Reading…

Stocks

[Big Tech] “‘Bubble’ hitting 50% of market, top investor warns as Fed gets ready to meet”

“…Despite Monday’s tech comeback, money manager Dan Suzuki of Richard Bernstein Advisors warns the group is in a “bubble.” “Go back and look at the history of bubbles. They don’t softly correct and then are off to the races six… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Foreclosure filings are up 132% from a year prior. Here’s what that means for the housing market…”

“When we were reading through real estate data this month, three stats caught our eye. The first: That the number of active foreclosures (this is when the foreclosure process has begun on a seriously delinquent loan, but it has yet… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Biggest Treasury Buyer Outside U.S. Quietly Selling Billions”

“…Japanese institutional managers — known for their legendary U.S. debt buying sprees in recent decades — are now fueling the great bond selloff just as the Federal Reserve pares its $9 trillion balance sheet. The latest data from BMO Capital… Continue Reading…