February 18, 2021
“If inflation expectations remain upbeat, they could help to rebalance stock markets, sapping high-growth sectors like technology while boosting long unloved sectors such as financials and energy, which are typically more positively correlated with rising inflation…” https://www.ft.com/content/00c99cd2-7f9a-4a37-bb20-ce8d96f2527f?ftcamp=traffic/partner/feed_headline/us_yahoo/auddev This is extremely… Continue Reading…
January 25, 2021
“Sales of skateboards, Legos and other playthings propelled U.S. toy sales to $25.1 billion last year, a 16% increase from 2019, as consumers looked for ways to pass the time during the coronavirus pandemic, The NPD Group said Monday… Although May showed the… Continue Reading…
November 4, 2020
“U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday, led by tech shares… The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 610 points, or 2.2%. The S&P 500 traded 2.3% higher. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite popped 3.2% as investors crowded back into the trade that’s been… Continue Reading…
July 31, 2020
“The number of Americans who filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week totaled 1.434 million, the Labor Department reported Thursday, roughly in line with expectations, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the U.S. economy. It was the 19th straight… Continue Reading…
July 9, 2020
“U.S stocks rose on Wednesday and the Nasdaq hit a record closing high, supported by technology shares as early signs of an economic rebound… Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp provided the biggest boosts to the Dow and S&P 500, with… Continue Reading…
June 19, 2020
“The Federal Reserve’s assets shrank this week for the first time since February, reflecting a sharp drop in currency swaps with foreign central banks and a continued slackening in demand for other emergency credit facilities. The Fed’s balance sheet –… Continue Reading…
June 12, 2020
“The debt of the federal government topped $26 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, when it climbed from $25,960,547,920,986.11 to $26,003,751,512,344.91, according to data released today by the Treasury Department. The federal debt had topped $24 trillion for the first… Continue Reading…
June 8, 2020
“The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday also showed the jobless rate falling to 13.3% last month from 14.7% in April, a post World War Two high. But the improvement was unequal, with the unemployment rate for whites… Continue Reading…
June 5, 2020
“The Dow advanced more than 2% shortly after market open, adding more than 700 points. The 30-stock index hit its highest level since March 4. The S&P 500 also rose more than 2% and hit its highest level since February… Continue Reading…
May 15, 2020
“Consumer spending tumbled a record 16.4% in April as the backbone of the U.S. economy retrenched amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government report Friday. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones expected the advanced retail sales number to fall 12.3%… Continue Reading…
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