December 8, 2023
“After surging over 8% in October, mortgage rates are falling back toward 7% again, and that is jump-starting the refinance market… As a result, applications to refinance a home loan increased 14% from the previous week and were 10% higher… Continue Reading…
November 28, 2023
“…A gallon of gasoline now costs $3.25 on average in the US, more than 60 cents below the year’s peak in mid-September and about 30 cents cheaper than this time last year, according to data from the American Automobile Association.… Continue Reading…
November 17, 2023
“Cisco shares closed down 9.8% Thursday, marking the worst day since May 19, 2022 when the stock slipped 13.7%. The fall comes a day after the company reported its quarterly earnings that beat on the top and bottom lines but gave weaker-than-expected revenue… Continue Reading…
November 13, 2023
“Renewable energy firms are mostly suffering a dire earnings season as struggling supply chains, manufacturing faults and rising production costs eat into profits…” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/13/wind-power-industry-in-moment-of-reckoning-as-stocks-fall.html Good. Does anyone know how many birds are killed by windmills a year? I’ll give you… Continue Reading…
November 10, 2023
“The Federal Reserve’s efforts to drain liquidity from the financial system have finally pushed inflows into a critical central bank tool below the $1 trillion mark for the first time since late summer 2021. Cash from money market funds and… Continue Reading…
November 1, 2023
“BP the oil and gas company, missed analyst estimates for profit in the third quarter. It goes to show how hard it is for Big Oil to keep investors happy after making record profits last year. London-based BP (ticker: BP)… Continue Reading…
October 12, 2023
“Crude futures fell more than 2% following a hotter-than-expected Producer Price Index inflation print and signs that a conflict between Israel and Hamas may not extend to other countries, namely Iran… “While uncertainty is high, war in Israel is unlikely… Continue Reading…
August 29, 2023
“…Total beer sales in the U.S. were up 2.2% in dollar sales for the week ending Aug. 19, but three brands saw double-digit increases in both sales and volume: Miller Lite was up 18.5% in sales and 12.3% in volume, Coors Light… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“…But BP stock rose Tuesday following results, helped by a 10% dividend hike and buyback. Shares flirted with a possible early entry with crude oil prices on the rebound. CVX and XOM reported on Friday that second-quarter sales fell around 30%… Continue Reading…
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