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MarketBeat Week in Review – 4/17 - 4/21
Markets ended the week on a down note and are closing with a narrow weekly loss. Investors seem resigned to the likelihood of another one or more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. But it’s more
Buffett Reduces Taiwan Semiconductor Stake After This Happened
Economic pendulums swing from expansion to contraction and vice versa as cycles take over their natural processes. Whenever the pendulum swings too fast or too far one way, physics (and economics)
MarketBeat Week in Review – 4/3 - 4/7
The markets were closed in observance of Good Friday. The monthly jobs report, however, gave investors some information to chew on over this Easter weekend. Job creation came in slightly lower than
MarketBeat Week in Review – 3/27 - 3/31
The last day of the first quarter started with data that showed inflation is cooling down a little. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index came in just a tick lower than expected. Since
MarketBeat Week in Review – 3/20 - 3/24
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell raised interest rates by 25 basis points this week. Investors were expecting the interest rate hike, but it’s created a situation where the Fed’s words and
Be Cautious of Valens Semiconductor Analyst Estimates
The semiconductor industry has become a breeding ground for political battles and market share domination across the globe. The United States and China have entered into a cold war-like scenario
MarketBeat Week in Review – 3/13 - 3/17
It was quite a week for investors, and ended on the first triple-witching day of 2023. The week started with investors trying to make sense of the actual risk to the global banking industry after
Nordstrom's 35% Off Sale Puts the Stock on the Bargain Rack
On February 3rd, word that activist investor Ryan Cohen took a stake in Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) jettisoned the stock 25% higher in heavy volume. This extended a strong start to the year for the
Are There Opportunities In The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse?
Is it possible that something good will come from the run on Silicon Valley Bank, and the contagion spreading to other banks, such as Signature Bank and First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC)?
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Watch Out for Inflation Deceleration If You Own These Stocks
Inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.1% in June 2022. The acceleration of inflation prompted the U.S. Federal Reserve to implement monetary tightening to combat inflation. They aggressively raised
MarketBeat Week in Review – 3/6 - 3/10
Stocks are down sharply to end the week, and by now the reasons are all too familiar to investors. The bottom line is that the economy is struggling, and the Federal Reserve has no plans to come to
MarketBeat Week in Review – 2/27 - 3/3
Stocks are staging a rally to end the week. Of course, just because stocks start higher doesn’t mean that’s where they’ll finish. That’s the nature of a market that is hanging on every word spoken
Should Investors Be Worried About STEPN?
STEPN (CRYPTO: GMT) was one of the big breakout hits for crypto this year. When STEPN started trading in March, it immediately popularized the concept of the move-to-earn game. But there is trouble