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Don’t Bank on a Black Friday Retail Stock Boost
Black Friday used to be one of the most anticipated days on the calendar. Unless, of course, you worked in retail. Then, it was the most feared day. Things are different from the early mornings when lines stretched around a store at 5 a.m. Deals are everywhere weeks...
Homebuyers Prove Market Concerns Are Overblown
Panic is setting in among potential homebuyers according to many media reports. NPR reported: The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has topped 7% for the first time in 20 years. Rates have more than doubled since the start of the year, making it much...
Semitruck Market Soars 91%: One Unknown Stock to Ride the Gains
In 1898, Alexander Winton invented the semitruck and sold the first one a year later. Today, these large commercial vehicles are instrumental in transporting goods and merchandise across the U.S. Growth in the commercial vehicle market is now spurred by an explosion...
Are You Ready for the Coming U.S. Government Default?
The vast herd of investors are a deluded crowd. Following the Federal Reserve’s much anticipated 75 basis point rate hike earlier this month the major stock market indexes jumped upward. Optimistic investors keyed in on the Federal Open Market Committee...
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4 Sectors to Carry You Through the Rest of 2022
Be careful what you wish for! For most of 2022, inflation was the biggest concern for investors. Apart from making life difficult for ordinary Americans, persistent high inflation has forced the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates and shrink its balance sheet at a...
Disney Stock’s Uncertain Fate After “Old Bob” Replaces “Newer Bob”
One Bob is out. An old Bob is in. Over the weekend, The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: ) surprised everyone by firing CEO Bob Chapek and appointing former CEO Bob Iger to the job. It’s been less than three years since Chapek replaced Iger, who was...
ARCC Stock: Fat 10% Yield With Major Bear Market Upside
In case you need a reminder that dividend investing works… Back in January, I recommended the shares of Ares Capital Corp. (NYSE: ). I noted at the time that Ares was a “steady eddy income machine” with a high yield at a time when most...
Where to Invest After Tech Stock Bust 2.0
The Consumer Price Index number for October threw us a bone on Thursday! The annualized inflation rate dropped to “only” 7.7% last month, which is still high by the standards of the past 40 years. But it’s an improvement… And it was enough to send virtually everything...
Midterms, Big Bets and the Used Car Market Collapse
While meeting in the basement of Money & Markets headquarters as Hurricane Nicole headed toward South Florida, we were talking about new ideas. And that’s why today’s Money & Markets Daily looks a little different. I want to give you an unfiltered look at...
Tales of an IPO Dropout: What the 2000s Tech Stock Crash Taught Me
I remember the dot-com bubble… I was in college at the time. And my roommate and I had hatched plans to make millions. He was a computer science major who, unlike the rest of us, actually understood how the internet worked at the time. And I was the finance major who...
AT&T Stock: A “Bullish” Dividend Turnaround Play
If you’re looking for a solid 6% yield and a payout that should keep up with inflation in the years ahead, look no further than telecom stalwart AT&T Inc. (NYSE: ). AT&T is one of the oldest companies in the S&P 500, tracing its...
In Gap’s Fight for Shoppers, Inflation Wins (GPS Stock Analysis)
First, I hope you were able to step back from the hustle and bustle and enjoy your Thanksgiving. Today is Black Friday — what used to be the busiest shopping day of the year. In 2022, retailers face significant headwinds with high inflation driving prices higher....
Semitruck Market Soars 91%: One Unknown Stock to Ride the Gains
In 1898, Alexander Winton invented the semitruck and sold the first one a year later. Today, these large commercial vehicles are instrumental in transporting goods and merchandise across the U.S. Growth in the commercial vehicle market is now spurred by an explosion...
97-Rated Trading Platform Stock: Invest in the Trader’s Choice
We all have different reasons why we invest in the stock market: Maybe you’re saving for retirement. Or you want to buy a house. Perhaps you’re working on a nest egg for your grandchildren. Whatever the reason, technology advances allow anyone to invest in the market...
3 out of 100: Our Worst-Rated Coffee Stock
I’ve never been big on waiting in line for a specialty coffee. I’d rather make one at home. It’s cheaper and doesn’t take as long. Coffee shops, however, are extremely popular. Reuters tells us there are more than 38,000 coffee shops in the U.S. While these cafes are...
Top 3 Energy Stocks to Buy Now
From the start of 2018 to its lowest point in March 2020, the Energy Select SPDR Fund (NYSE: ) dropped 67.4%. Energy stocks were, quite simply, the bottom of the stock market barrel. Since that low, however, energy stocks have roared back....
RingCentral Stock: From Pandemic Darling to “High-Risk” Stock to Avoid
“You’re on mute.” Tell me if you’ve heard that one after the COVID pandemic changed our lives. Not only did it change how we approach our health, but it also brought our work closer to home. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2019 and 2021, the percentage of...
Massive Oil Co. Crushes the S&P 500 — Buy Now
The S&P 500 has struggled over the last 12 months. The benchmark index is down more than 13%. One sector, however, has blown the doors off the broader market and its 10 sectors peers. It’s energy: Over the last year, the Energy Select SPDR Fund (NYSE:...
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Are You Ready for the Coming U.S. Government Default?
The vast herd of investors are a deluded crowd. Following the Federal Reserve’s much anticipated 75 basis point rate hike earlier this month the major stock market indexes jumped upward. Optimistic investors keyed in on the Federal Open Market Committee...
Target’s Turmoil Is Mainstream America’s Reality
I hate delivering bad news … most of all when it comes to money matters. So, I can sympathize with Target Corp. (NYSE: ) CEO Brian Cornell, who had to deliver one bomb of a quarterly earnings report last week. Adjusted earnings per share...
Freight Index Delivers Good Inflation News
Inflation finally appears to be easing. This is good (but not great) news. Prices are still rising. They are just going up at a slower rate than they were. The October Consumer Price Index confirmed this trend as prices rose 7.7% compared to a year ago. That hurts...
California Proves Inflation Is Crushing Families
Sometimes, government stimulus checks are gimmicks to buy votes. That seemed to be the case for the third COVID check that came in March 2021. Unemployment had already fallen from 14.7% to 6% and the economy was returning to normal. The first two rounds of payments...
Why Liquidity Is the Fed’s Latest Worry Beyond Inflation
Federal Reserve officials have been fighting inflation since March. Inflation was rising for a year before the Fed acted because economists believed higher prices were transitory. They thought supply chain issues would resolve quickly and the economy would soon return...
This Consumer Spending Trend Can’t Last
Some economists have a sense of humor. One seems to be Herb Stein. President Richard Nixon's economic adviser is also the father of funnyman Ben Stein. Many remember him for Stein's Law, which states: "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop." This seems silly...
Drama Is Bad for the UK and Its Investors
Liz Truss resigned as U.K. prime minister after just 44 days. It’s the shortest stint ever served in the position. While her tenure was brief, it was eventful. Truss began her term promising tax cuts designed to spur economic growth. This created a political storm she...
Don’t Bank on a Black Friday Retail Stock Boost
Black Friday used to be one of the most anticipated days on the calendar. Unless, of course, you worked in retail. Then, it was the most feared day. Things are different from the early mornings when lines stretched around a store at 5 a.m. Deals are everywhere weeks...
Homebuyers Prove Market Concerns Are Overblown
Panic is setting in among potential homebuyers according to many media reports. NPR reported: The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has topped 7% for the first time in 20 years. Rates have more than doubled since the start of the year, making it much...
Everybody’s Debt Crisis; FTX Crypto Crash Turned Contagion
I had no idea Americans had so much debt. A Federal Reserve report shows how much we owe … and it’s a pretty lofty total. Today, I dive into our debt crisis, the FTX/crypto debacle and share some other items that caught my attention this week. If you have ideas on any...
Death to Zombies
On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), inflated at an annual rate of 7.7% in October. Investors went bananas on this apparent pullback in the headline CPI. The stock market responded...
What’s Strange About the Latest Crypto Crash
Somehow Twitter’s business meltdown wasn’t the biggest financial news last week. The biggest story … perhaps of the year … relates to cryptocurrencies. What started as a buyout of crypto exchange FTX has turned into a story rife with theft, fraud and Ponzi schemes. It...
Manufacturing Data Shows Some Good Inflation News
One of the most followed economic reports is the Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®. The Institute for Supply Management releases the report on the first business day of every month. Economists and traders study this report because it offers the first glimpse of...
Gas Companies Are in Trouble: Story Behind BP’s $8.2B Profits
The headline was attention-grabbing: “BP rakes in quarterly profit of $8.2 billion as oil majors post another round of bumper earnings.” CNBC was reporting on BP PLC’s (NYSE: ) third-quarter earnings. A profit of more than $8 billion in...