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Business, Stocks

“Nvidia nears elite trillion-dollar market cap club of Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon”

“…The chipmaker saw its shares surge 25% on Thursday, bringing its market value to just under the $1 trillion mark at around $951 billion per FactSet. It was $755 billion at Wednesday’s close. Nvidia would become the fifth publicly traded U.S.… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Job growth totals 236,000 in March, near expectations as hiring pace slows”

“…The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls grew by 236,000 for the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for 238,000 and below the upwardly revised 326,000 in February. The unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.5%, against expectations that it… 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…

Economy, Energy

“Wholesale prices shoot up near-record 11.3% in June on surge in energy costs”

“…The producer price index, a measure of the prices received for final demand products, increased 11.3% from a year ago, the highest reading since the record 11.6% in March. Of that gain, almost 90% came from a 10% increase in… Continue Reading…

Cryptocurrencies

“Crypto hedge fund at center of crisis faces risk of default as deadline to repay $670 million nears”

“Three Arrows Capital, a crypto-focused hedge fund, has to meet a deadline on Monday to repay more than $670 million in loans or face default, in a case that could have a ripple effect across the digital asset market. 3AC,… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Canada inflation rate gallops to near 40-year high, calls for supersized rate hike mount”

“Canadian consumer prices increased in May at rates not seen since January 1983, surging past analyst forecasts, largely driven by pricey gasoline, official data showed on Wednesday, upping the pressure on the central bank to hike rates “more forcefully” Canada’s… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks trade near record highs as investors digest Fed’s latest move”

“U.S. stocks rose slightly in early trading Thursday trading the Federal Reserve signaled it would be aggressive on tapering and sees three interest rate hikes in 2022. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 137 points. The S&P 500 was flat and within… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Gold price hits another record high, closing in on $2,000”

“Gold prices are steady to slightly higher in early U.S. trading Monday but did hit another record high of $1,997.00, basis October Comex futures. Silver prices are also firmer. Same story: Good safe-haven demand and bullish charts are keeping buying interest… Continue Reading…

Banking, Economy

“Federal Budget Deficit Nears $2 Trillion For Fiscal Year”

“The U.S. budget gap more than doubled in May, pushing the deficit for the fiscal year to near $2 trillion, as federal revenues plunged and government spending soared to help combat the coronavirus pandemic…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-budget-deficit-nears-2-trillion-for-fiscal-year-11591630088

Banking, Economy

“10-year Treasury yield erases recent gains as S&P 500 books near 6% loss”

“What are Treasurys doing? The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, 0.767% slumped 9.3 basis points to 0.651%, its lowest since May 29, falling below where it traded before the release of Friday’s jobs report. The benchmark maturity saw its biggest daily drop since… Continue Reading…