February 18, 2022
“Sales of previously owned homes in January rose 6.7% from December to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6.5 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That exceeded Wall Street expectations significantly. Sales were 2.3% lower compared with… Continue Reading…
February 16, 2022
“…Retail sales for the month rose 3.8%, much better than the 2.1% Dow Jones estimate. The numbers are not adjusted for inflation; the 0.6% rise in the consumer price index for the month helped push a reversal from the 2.5% sales… Continue Reading…
February 4, 2022
“…Nonfarm payrolls surged by 467,000 for the month, while the unemployment rate edged higher to 4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Dow Jones estimate was for payroll growth of 150,000 and a 3.9% unemployment rate… Along with the… Continue Reading…
September 30, 2021
“Natural gas futures dipped as much as 8% on Wednesday, pulling back from a more than seven-year high above $6 per million British thermal units hit during the prior session. The contract for November delivery fell to a low of… Continue Reading…
June 22, 2021
“Bitcoin dipped below the long-held support at $30,000 on Tuesday, hitting the lowest level since Jan. 28. The cryptocurrency traded at $29,700 shortly before press time, bringing the year-to-date gain down to just 3%, according to CoinDesk 20 data. The drop… Continue Reading…
December 29, 2020
“We’ll go over what that big money trading activity looks like in a bit. But the five stocks we see as long-term growth candidates are Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AAXN), Align Technology, Inc. (ALGN), CyberArk Software Ltd. (CYBR), GrowGeneration Corp. (GRWG),… Continue Reading…
December 29, 2020
“…But the five stocks I see as long-term dividend growth candidates are The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Target Corporation (TGT), Mastercard Incorporated (MA), and Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI)…” https://www.investopedia.com/best-dividend-stocks-4774650 I highlighted a smaller portion of this… Continue Reading…
February 20, 2020
“The numbers: The economy showed some more sizzle at the start of 2020, pointing to steady growth in the next several months, according to an index that measures the nation’s economic health. The leading economic index jumped 0.8% in January, the Conference… Continue Reading…
February 14, 2020
“The federal government set records for both the amount of taxes it collected and the amount of money it spent in the first four months of fiscal 2020 (October through January), according to data released today in the Monthly Treasury Statement.… Continue Reading…
February 10, 2020
“The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.6%, but for the right reason as the labor force participation rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 63.4%, matching its highest level since June 2013, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department…… Continue Reading…
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