June 16, 2021
“EDITOR NOTE: A dire economic warning for America has been issued by Deutsche Bank, one of the few major financial institutions that have stood apart from mainstream opinion concerning inflation. With current inflationary levels already a burden to most Americans,… Continue Reading…
April 19, 2021
“U.S. employers might have trouble hiring workers fast enough in coming months to keep up with the projected burst of economic growth. Consumer spending at restaurants, hotels and salons is already starting to take off as the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic eases and… Continue Reading…
April 15, 2021
“U.S. stocks climbed to record levels on Thursday after key companies reported strong earnings and fresh economic data pointed to a rebound in consumer spending and the jobs market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 260 points to hit an… Continue Reading…
March 15, 2021
“* Futures up: Dow 0.4%, S&P 0.2%, Nasdaq 0.2% March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures climbed on Monday on optimism over a stimulus-fueled snapback in economic activity ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting meeting this week. The Dow… Continue Reading…
March 15, 2021
“President Joe Biden is planning the first major federal tax hike since 1993 to help pay for the long-term economic program designed as a follow-up to his pandemic-relief bill, according to people familiar with the matter. Unlike the $1.9 trillion… Continue Reading…
February 13, 2021
I’ve said this in previous articles. I don’t think the economy is going to do well for the foreseeable future. I also think it’s going to get a lot worse before it gets better but never fear I have some… Continue Reading…
October 29, 2020
“The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance print on third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: 3Q GDP, annualized quarter-over-quarter: 33.1%… Continue Reading…
June 18, 2020
“Weekly jobless claims stayed above 1 million for the 13th consecutive week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hammer at the U.S. economy. First-time claims totaled 1.5 million last week, higher than the 1.3 million that economists surveyed by Dow… Continue Reading…
April 30, 2020
“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 134 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 slid 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite rose marginally. Earlier in the session, the Dow dropped more than 300 points. A 3.8% jump in Boeing shares helped the Dow claw back some of its earlier… Continue Reading…
April 22, 2020
“In late February, the Trump administration said it planned to spend $2.5 billion to fight the coronavirus. A month and a half later, President Trump signed off on spending almost a thousand times as much — $2.35 trillion. And that amount… Continue Reading…
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