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Banking, Economy, Personal Finance

“U.S. Credit-Card Balances Soar 16% to Pass $1 Trillion for 1st Time”

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/1f9b0a3e-858d-3724-bcb4-0dfe23a5d302/u-s-credit-card-balances.html This article is behind a pay wall but I want to comment on something. Now is the worst time ever to have bad debt. This is prime time to pay debt off. Keep some reserves. The biggest investment opportunity… Continue Reading…

Business

“Honda posts 78% rise in Q1 profit on U.S. sales jump”

“Japan’s Honda Motor reported a 78% rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by increased sales, especially in the North American market, and a weaker yen… Like other automakers, Honda said it benefited from strong sales to retail customers in… Continue Reading…

Banking

“2 California banks are merging into a new $36 billion bank. It’s the latest in a string of consolidations after a crisis rocked the US banking world in March.”

“Shares of Banc of California and PacWest Bancorp got a major boost from news Tuesday that the two lenders will merge in an all-stock deal to create a new bank. PacWest shares surged 31.3% to $10.10 apiece in after-hours trade after news… Continue Reading…

Economy, Precious Metals

“China Controls Minerals That Run the World—and It Just Fired a Warning Shot at U.S.”

“China’s decision this week to restrict the export of two minerals used in semiconductors, solar panels and missile systems was more than a trade salvo. It was a reminder of its dominant hold over the world’s mineral resources—and a warning of its… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Yellen’s latest trip helps set a new normal for the U.S.-China relationship”

“…“My purpose is to make sure we don’t engage in a series of unintended escalatory actions that will be harmful to our economic relationship with one another,” Yellen said in an interview that aired Saturday on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”…” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/10/yellens-latest-trip-helps-set-a-new-normal-for-us-china-ties.html… Continue Reading…

Banking

“The American banking landscape is on the cusp of a seismic shift. Expect more pain to come”

“…Rising interest rates will deepen losses on securities held by banks and motivate savers to pull cash from accounts, squeezing the main way these companies make money. Losses on commercial real estate and other loans have just begun to register for banks, further shrinking… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford’s U.S. sales jump 9.9% on big gains for its F-Series trucks”

“…The Detroit automaker Thursday reported sales of 531,662 vehicles from April through June, up from subdued results of 483,688 cars and trucks that were weighed down by supply chain problems in the year-ago period. Sales of Ford’s F-Series trucks jumped 34% during the… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“The Federal Reserve thinks catastrophe is coming for US businesses”

“…1. Researchers at the US central bank just published a paper warning that a historic surge in the percentage of distressed American companies could worsen the fallout from the Fed’s inflation battle. Plainly, they said high borrowing costs could cause a huge number of companies… Continue Reading…

Economy

“US economic growth last quarter is revised up sharply to a 2% annual rate”

“Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years… Despite the uptick, the government’s third… Continue Reading…

Economy

“India Emerging As US Manufacturing Hub Not About Upending China: Narendra Modi Says ‘Gaining Rightful Position In World'”

“India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that U.S. companies looking to move their global manufacturing supply chains to the South Asian country isn’t a conscious move to upend China but simply “India gaining its rightful position in the world.”…” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/india-emerging-us-manufacturing-hub-092629374.html There is… Continue Reading…