Economy

“Worker output fell 7.5% in the first quarter, the biggest decline since 1947”

“…Nonfarm productivity, a measure of output against hours worked, declined 7.5% from January through March, the biggest fall since the third quarter of 1947. At the same time, unit labor costs soared 11.6%, bringing the increase over the past four… Continue Reading…

Banking

“Bank of England hikes interest rates to 13-year high, sees inflation hitting 10%”

“…The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee approved a 25-basis point increase by a majority of 6-3, taking the base interest rate up to 1%. The Bank said the members in the minority preferred to increase interest rates by 0.5 percentage points… Continue Reading…

Stocks

[Big Tech] “‘Bubble’ hitting 50% of market, top investor warns as Fed gets ready to meet”

“…Despite Monday’s tech comeback, money manager Dan Suzuki of Richard Bernstein Advisors warns the group is in a “bubble.” “Go back and look at the history of bubbles. They don’t softly correct and then are off to the races six… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Foreclosure filings are up 132% from a year prior. Here’s what that means for the housing market…”

“When we were reading through real estate data this month, three stats caught our eye. The first: That the number of active foreclosures (this is when the foreclosure process has begun on a seriously delinquent loan, but it has yet… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“2 “Strong Buy” Dividend Stocks With at Least 7% Dividend Yield”

“OneMain Holdings (OMF)… In line with this comments, Kaye rates OMF stock an Overweight (i.e. Buy), with a $70 price target that indicates room for ~41% upside in the coming year… While upbeat, Kaye’s take on OneMain in certainly not… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Netflix stock plunges 37% on shocking subscriber loss”

“Shares of Netflix plunged 37% Wednesday morning after the streamer reported earnings Tuesday evening that showed it lost subscribers for the first time in more than ten years. The results and weak outlook led to a wave of downgrades from Wall Street over fears… Continue Reading…

Economy, Personal Finance

“42% of women investors say they got started during the pandemic, survey shows”

“…Roughly 2 in 5 (42%) current female investors took the plunge either in 2020 or 2021, according to a recent survey from social investing app eToro. And half of all women said they have become more interested in investing during the… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Surging interest rates push mortgage demand down more than 40% from a year ago”

“…Total mortgage application volume fell another 6% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. Volume was down 41% from the same week one year ago. The average contract interest rate for… Continue Reading…

Business

“Ford’s first quarter sales fell 17% as the automaker battled a chip shortage”

“Ford Motor’s U.S. sales of new vehicles declined 17% during the first quarter, including a 26% slide last month, as the automaker continues to battle a global shortage of semiconductor chips. The automaker on Monday reported first quarter sales of 432,132… Continue Reading…

Banking

“The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rose 5.4% in March, the highest since 1983”

“…Excluding food and energy prices, the personal consumption expenditures price index increased 5.4% from the same period in 2021, the biggest jump going back to April 1983. Including gas and groceries, the headline PCE measure jumped 6.4%, the fastest pace since January… Continue Reading…