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By Jon D. Markman On December 3, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Just a quick note today because I am traveling. We will be back in your inbox on Monday or Tuesday. Bulls logged a solid rebound on Thursday as bargain hunters scooped up fallen cyclicals. The...
By Jon D. Markman On December 2, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks jumped midday Thursday with financials and energy in the lead, while crude oil futures rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped 1.9% to 34,678.10, with the S&P 500 up by 1.7%...
By Kelly Green On December 2, 202107:00 AM Eastern
Hunting for one last ingredient led me to the Weiss Ratings website and a search for companies with grocery delivery.
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By Jon D. Markman On December 2, 202106:30 AM Eastern
Every year, traders anxiously await the first data on Thanksgiving retail sales. The information shapes analyst models and investment narratives. This year, online sales were flat throughout...
By Jon D. Markman On December 1, 202102:16 PM Eastern
U.S. manufacturing sector growth expanded in November as new orders and production increased despite supply chain constraints, the Institute for Supply Management said on Wednesday. The...
By Sean Brodrick On December 1, 202101:00 PM Eastern
I wrote a whole issue about how people panicking over the Omicron variant of COVID-19 shouldn’t be trusted with Monopoly money, and how Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s market-crippling words...
By Mike Larson On December 1, 202107:00 AM Eastern
Alarming headlines about COVID-19’s Omicron variant have jolted markets. Here’s what investors can do.
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By Jon D. Markman On December 1, 202106:28 AM Eastern
It was another rough ride for bulls on Tuesday as stocks opened sharply lower. The catalyst was a Financial Times interview with the CEO at Moderna (MRNA), a leading vaccine maker. Based on...
By Jon D. Markman On November 30, 202103:18 PM Eastern
Stocks are sinking midday Tuesday alongside government bond yields and crude oil as the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant dimmed optimism about ending the pandemic, while Federal Reserve Chair...
By Jon D. Markman On November 30, 202112:37 PM Eastern
Investors are freaking out over the Omicron COVID-19 variant. Many bears say the mutation that started in South Africa will lead to a repeat of February 2020 and that we’re at the start of big...