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Holy cow! Did you get a load of those inflation figures yesterday?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) surged 5% in May from a year ago. That was up sharply from 4.2% a month earlier and well ahead...
By Tony Sagami On June 11, 202106:00 AM Eastern
It’s said that “knowledge is power.” That’s truer today than ever because the world — you and me, too — are generating mountains of information every single day. The invention of Wi-Fi, the...
By Jon D. Markman On June 10, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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It was a third consecutive...
By Kelly Green On June 10, 202106:00 AM Eastern
As I sat down to check in with the market, one piece of news caught my eye. “Campbell Soup Co.shares drop 7% in premarket trading after cutting its adjusted EPS.”
News in the consumer staples...
By Jon D. Markman On June 9, 202102:15 PM Eastern
It feels like June. The markets are lazy and the trading range is narrow. It’s easy to get distracted when volatility slows. That’s a mistake. The most powerful stock market moves occur following...
By Sean Brodrick On June 9, 202111:25 AM Eastern
Gold has bounced higher over the past couple of months but has struggled recently. That’s OK. Nothing travels in a straight line. We’ll use this as an opportunity to bank some gains. This time, on...
By Jon D. Markman On June 9, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Schedule: We will skip publication Friday and Monday as I plan to visit my son and daughter-in-law in Austin, Tex., for an early Father’s Day — and play a couple of rounds of...
By Mike Larson On June 9, 202106:00 AM Eastern
You have to invest for the market environment you have, not the one you want.
Among all the investment lessons I’ve shared over the years, I think that may be the most important. Today, I want...
By Jon D. Markman On June 8, 202103:20 PM Eastern
Stocks are mixed ahead of the hot May inflation report this week, with government bond yields lower and oil futures higher in midday trading on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined...
By Sean Brodrick On June 8, 202111:28 AM Eastern
Precious metal and commodity prices have zigzagged higher after finding a bottom in late March. Rising consumer price data finally has the market pricing in higher inflation, which should help our...