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Economy

“Labor Day Travel Seen Climbing 9% After Record US Summer”

“Bookings for domestic travel over the US Labor Day weekend are up 9% from last year, according to motor club AAA. While the estimate only includes travel booked through AAA, the data adds to a sanguine picture for summer fuel… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Air travel demand is breaking records. Airline profits are not”

“…Some airlines have forecast record demand, and in some cases, revenue. On Sunday, the Transportation Security Administration screened more than 3 million people, a one-day record. But higher labor and other costs have eaten into airlines’ bottom lines. To adapt to slower demand… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Technology stocks show signs of ‘breaking down’ ahead of Big Tech earnings”

“Technology stocks were broadly showing signs of “breaking down,” as the sector struggles in a slump this month that has deepened significantly, according to Bespoke Investment Group.  The S&P 500’s information-technology sector tumbled 7.3% last week, its biggest weekly drop… Continue Reading…

Stocks

[Breaking Point?] “A $10 Trillion Stock Market Rally Faces Crucial Test in Earnings”

“A near-$10 trillion rally for global stocks this year will face a make-or-break moment as hundreds of companies report earnings over the next few weeks. S&P 500 firms are expected to post a 9% drop in profits in the second… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“Credit card debt is at an all-time high, putting households near ‘breaking point,’ study shows”

“More consumers are leaning on credit cards to afford increasingly expensive necessities such as food and rent. That helped propel total credit card debt to a record $930.6 billion at the end of 2022, an 18.5% spike from a year… Continue Reading…

Energy

“Record-Breaking Gas Prices Prompt Iran To Boost Production”

“As great as Iran’s oil reserves are, its gas reserves are even greater, with official estimated proven natural gas reserves of 33.78 trillion cubic metres (Tcm), second only to Russia, 17 percent of the world’s total and more than one-third… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“One record-breaking stock can rally another 140%, chart suggests”

“The S&P 500 came frustratingly close to a record high but failed to cross that hurdle. Still, several stocks have managed to make new highs this week, including ADP, Target, eBay, T-Mobile and Nvidia… “We’ve been in a massive uptrend since 2015. We don’t show resistance until about $,1650. Nvidia… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Major Shortages are Breaking the U.S. Economy”

“The U.S. economy is trying to restart its engine after tumbling into its deepest recession in generations, but a variety of supply chain constraints are threatening the country’s rebound. The country faces major shortages in everything from labor to semiconductors,… Continue Reading…