September 17, 2019
“As market volatility appears to be reaching extreme levels once again, similar to what we saw toward the end of 2018, a large number of investors worth a collective $588 Billion are now hedging their portfolios. A Bank of America… Continue Reading…
August 30, 2019
Maybe people say it’s impossible to “time the market.” I think this is a half truth. I’m speaking from experience when I say this because I have timed the market before. Now truth be told it could be luck, but… Continue Reading…
August 27, 2019
“Germany sold 30-year debt at a negative yield for the first time, as investors desperate for safe assets bet that further falls in yields will boost the value of the bonds in the future…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/germany-for-first-time-sells-30-year-bonds-offering-negative-yields-11566385847
August 15, 2019
“The federal government spent a record $3,355,970,000,000 in the first nine months of fiscal 2019 (October through June), according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. Prior to this fiscal year, the most the federal government had ever spent in the… Continue Reading…
August 2, 2019
” The number of people employed in the United States hit a record 157,288,000 in July, according to the employment report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics… The unemployment rate held steady in July at 3.7 percent, the same as it… Continue Reading…
July 11, 2019
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a record high on Thursday, led by UnitedHealth shares, after testimony by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that signaled easier monetary policy could be implemented later this month… Meanwhile, the S&P 500 rose 0.3% to trade back above… Continue Reading…
June 12, 2019
“For the first time in the history of the United States, the federal government has spent more than $3 trillion in the first eight months of the fiscal year, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today. The record $3,013,541,000,000 that… Continue Reading…
June 11, 2019
“Stocks have rallied on expectations that the Fed should be cutting interest rates in the near future, and that President Donald Trump would stand down from his threat to put tariffs on Mexico, as he did on Friday. The Dow Jones… Continue Reading…
April 19, 2019
“The nation’s largest city is losing population for the first time in more than a decade, new federal estimates show…” https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-citys-population-dips-for-first-time-in-over-a-decade-11555560060 This might not look like a business article at first glance. This is article is important in regards to… Continue Reading…
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