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Energy

“U.S. crude oil falls to six-month low as market sells off on recession fears”

“U.S. crude oil closed below $73 per barrel, the lowest settlement since Feb. 5…” https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/05/crude-oil-prices-today.html

Stocks

“The stock market took a narrow road to record highs last month”

“…Just six large tech stocks contributed to more than 75% of the S&P 500’s gain in May, a move reminiscent of how the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks drove the market rally in 2023. Rises in Apple (AAPL), Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT),… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Fed’s Kashkari wants to see ‘many more months’ of positive inflation data before a rate cut”

“…The Federal Reserve should wait for significant progress on inflation before cutting interest rates, Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC on Tuesday. Asked what conditions were needed for the Fed to cut rates once or twice this year, Kashkari… Continue Reading…

Business

“Target to cut LGBTQ Pride month products from some stores after backlash: Bloomberg”

“Target is planning to cut LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride Month this June, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, after a backlash hit sales of the retailer last year… Target is likely to stock the products in about half… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Six-Month Federal Budget Deficit: $1.1 Trillion”

“Washington continues to spend like deficits and debt don’t matter, and the politicians would rather you don’t know. For the record, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday that the federal budget deficit for the first six months of fiscal 2024,… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Stock Market Surges to Start the Year: 22 Record Highs in 3 Months”

“The S&P 500, one of the most widely watched stock indexes in the world, has risen more than 10 percent over the first three months of 2024, buoyed by 22 record highs. Roughly 40 percent of the stocks in the index… Continue Reading…

Banking, Business

“NYCB says it lost 7% of deposits in the past month, slashes dividend to 1 cent”

“New York Community Bank said Thursday it lost 7% of its deposits in the turbulent month before announcing a $1 billion-plus capital injection from investors led by former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s Liberty Strategic Capital. The bank had $77.2 billion in deposits as… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“U.S. home prices climb for seventh month in a row to a record high, Case-Shiller says”

“…Home prices in the 20 major U.S. metro markets were up 3.9% in the past 12 months ending in September. The August report saw a 2.5% rise in home prices year-over-year. A broader measure of home prices, the national index,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Americans will run out of pandemic savings next month, Fed warns”

“…Research by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco found Covid-related savings in the US had fallen to less than $190bn (£149bn) in June. This was down from $2.1 trillion at its peak in August 2021, which was… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“68% of Americans couldn’t cover their living expenses for even a month if they lost their job, survey finds. The good news? Now is the best time in years to fix that.”

“Recession — and layoff — fears loom large over many households. Nearly half of U.S. adults feel the country is already in a recession, a Morning Consult report found. Economists say the chance of a recession in the next 12… Continue Reading…