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Economy

“The Coming Financial Crisis Will Be Worse Than 2008”

“EDITOR’S NOTE: Gains, Pains & Capital writes that we are headed for a worse financial crisis than 2008. While the piece provides plenty of worrying numbers and trends to back this assertion up, their main point is, “Put simply, the… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Dow sheds 500 points amid growing risks, on pace for its worst sell-off since July”

“U.S. stocks began the week deeply in the red as investors continued to move to the sidelines in September amid several emerging risks for the market. The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 500 points, or 1.4%, set for its biggest… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims total 1.5 million, worse than expected as economic pain persists”

“Weekly jobless claims stayed above 1 million for the 13th consecutive week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hammer at the U.S. economy. First-time claims totaled 1.5 million last week, higher than the 1.3 million that economists surveyed by Dow… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Retail sales plunge a record 16.4% in April, far worse than predicted”

“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…

Business

“Losses Are About To Get Much Worse At 11 Companies This Quarter”

“So far, analysts are forecasting 11 S&P 500 companies, including consumer discretionary companies Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM), plus industrial American Airlines (AAL) to lose $1 billion or more in the second quarter. This is according to an Investor’s Business Daily analysis of data… Continue Reading…

Economy, Stocks

“Dow drops nearly 3,000 points… worst day since ’87”

“The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 2,997.10 points lower, or 12.9%, at 20,188.52. The 30-stock Dow was briefly down more than 3,000 points in the final minutes of trading. The S&P 500 dropped 12% to 2,386.13 — hitting its lowest level since December 2018… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Bankruptcy filings rising across the country and it could get worse”

“According to data released last week by the ABI, US bankruptcy filings surged by 3 percent in July 2019 from July 2018. A total of 64,283 filings were reported for July, up from 62,241 for July 2018. And if the… Continue Reading…