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“Ford warns investors of an extra $1 billion in supply chain costs during the third quarter”

“Ford Motor on Monday warned investors that the company expects to incur an extra $1 billion in costs during the third quarter due to inflation and supply chain issues. Ford said supply problems have resulted in parts shortages affecting roughly 40,000… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Ether drops 15% since major Ethereum network upgrade as traders take profits and fret over rate hikes”

“…Since Sept. 15, the date the merge was completed, to Tuesday, ether is down 15.2%. Bitcoin has dropped 4.4% in the same period. Ahead of the network upgrade, the price of ether roughly doubled from the lows of the year in… Continue Reading…

Economy

“$4,408,452,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record Through August”

“…The federal government collected a record $4,408,452,000,000 in total taxes in the first eleven months of fiscal 2022 (October through August), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. That was up $525,658,170,000—or 13.5 percent–from the then-record $3,882,793,830,000 (in constant August 2022 dollars)… Continue Reading…

Economy

“”Dr. Doom” Roubini Expects a ‘Long, Ugly’ Recession and Stocks Sinking 40%”

“Economist Nouriel Roubini, who correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis, sees a “long and ugly” recession in the US and globally occurring at the end of 2022 that could last all of 2023 and a sharp correction in the S&P… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow slides 300 points as Fed policy meeting begins, rates surge”

“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 340 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 shed 1% and the Nasdaq Composite slid 0.7%. The Federal Open Markets Committee begins its September meeting on Tuesday, where central bankers are expected to announce a… Continue Reading…

Predictions, Opinions, & Comments, Stocks

Article: “Should I buy stocks now or wait?…” Plus my opinion

“…According to Investor’s Business Daily, this led the stock market to plunge to its worst one-day loss since June 2020, with total losses of over $1 trillion dollars. But does that mean you should run to your brokerage account and buy… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“More homebuilders lower prices as sentiment falls for ninth straight month”

“…Homebuilder sentiment in September fell 3 points to 46 in the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Anything below 50 is considered negative… That is the ninth straight month of declines and the lowest level since May… Continue Reading…

Economy

“55% of workers say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation….”

“…More than half, 55%, of respondents in a new survey from Bankrate.com say their incomes have not kept up with rising household expenses amid persistent high inflation. Only 33% of respondents said their incomes have either kept up with or exceeded higher… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Retail sales growth sluggish in August as consumers fight to keep up with inflation”

“…Advance retail sales for the month increased 0.3% from July, better than the Dow Jones estimate for no change. The total is not adjusted for inflation, which increased 0.1% in August, suggesting that spending outpaced price increases. Inflation as gauged by the consumer… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Expects Stocks to Fall 20% if Rates Rise to 4.5%”

“…Billionaire Ray Dalio, founder of one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, has predicted a sharp plunge in stock markets as the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates aggressively to tame inflation. “I estimate that a rise in rates from… Continue Reading…