U.S. Economy

Agrifood Analytics Lab: “Access to Food will be Challenge this Winter”

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. shoppers have encountered the effects of everything from supply chain disruptions to pandemic-related labor constraints which have led to more and more pronounced grocery store shortages.

Investing Ideas

Ford Motor’s Stock Has Good Chance to Outperform Tesla in 2022

Ford Motor Co (F) shares while remaining in the ascending channel, suddenly lost over 7% by Wednesday afternoon.

International

China’s PBOC Surprised by Countering Western Central Banks while Cutting Interest Rates

China lowered a key interest rate for the first time since the peak of the pandemic in 2020 as a property-market slump and repeated virus outbreaks dampened the nation’s growth outlook. Bonds rallied.

U.S. Economy

Make No Mistake: Current Inflation Snapshot and Outlook are Really Intimidating

U.S. consumers have been facing the steepest price increase in almost four decades, paying more for everything from cars to gasoline to food as uncomfortably hot inflation erodes most workers' wage gains.

Investing Ideas

Bank Stocks Should Not be Omitted Eyeing Fed’s Intention to Raise Rates

Equity markets are becoming increasingly bifurcated, as value stocks are outperforming growth stocks given the complex factors at play with the Federal Reserve and the economy.

U.S. Economy

Fed Minutes Scared Investors

Minutes from the Fed's December meeting released on Wednesday, January 5, showed that officials had discussed tapering the U.S. central bank’s asset holdings amid surging omicron infections setting new daily records as well as raising interest rates sooner than expected to fight inflation.

International

Turkey’s Lira Finished Worst Year in Two Decades under Erdogan

Turkey’s lira – by far the worst performer in emerging markets in 2021, as well as in the last few years – shed 44% of its value against the dollar over the year and 19% in the last week alone.

U.S. Economy

U.S. holiday retail sales rise 8.5% as online shopping booms – Mastercard

U.S. retail sales rose 8.5% during this year's holiday shopping season from Nov. 1 to Dec. 24, powered by soaring e-commerce sales, a report by Mastercard Inc said on Sunday.

Investing Ideas

Investing in Various Purpose ETFs Gains Popularity and Momentum

Investors piled a record $900 billion into ETFs this year — nearly double what they invested in all of 2020. Why is this happening?

Investing Ideas

Some Prominent Analysts Reiterate that Healthcare Sector is “The Place to Be”

On CNBC's "Options Action: The Final Call," Carter Braxton Worth said healthcare is “the place to be” and named Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund.

International

Inflation Continues to Beat Forecast in Great Britain, but BoE Has Hundred Reasons Not to Hike Immediately

According to the British ONS, UK inflation hit a decade high of 5.1% in November.

U.S. Economy

Big Companies’ CEOs Spotted Selling Their Shares Before Net Investment Income Tax Rules Come into Effect

Top executives and the company leaders like the Waltons, Mark Zuckerberg, and Google’s co-founders have sold $63.5 billion worth of stakes in their companies through November, up 50% from 2020.

U.S. Economy

Elon Musk Sees Problem Not in Too Many Teslas, but in Too Few Buyers

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wants people to have more babies. “There are not enough people,” Musk told a Wall Street Journal event this week.

Investing Ideas

Coupa Software Earnings Confirm Fundamental Attractiveness of Cloud Platforms

Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP) reported its Q3 earnings results on Monday, December 6, 2021.