SPOTLIGHT: 23 Banks and 1 Stock
By Staff Reporters *** *** The 23 biggest banks all passed a stress test that simulated a severe recession, the Federal Reserve said yesterday. CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource *** Markets:...
View ArticleKING IS CASH: In a Tough Interest Rate Ecosystem
By Staff Reporters *** *** Cash is king, especially in this tough interest rate environment. That’s proving true in the mergers and acquisitions market this year, according to PwC’s US Deals 2023...
View ArticleRecession, Interest Rates and Earnings?
By Staff Reporters *** *** Recession: Last October, economists surveyed by Bloomberg were predicting a 100% chance of a Recession. But currently, the Dow is riding a 10-day winning streak, and the...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Dow and Fed Up but Markets Down
By Staff Reporters *** *** The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate another 0.25% on Wednesday, reviving its inflation fight despite a significant cooldown of price increases in recent...
View ArticleINFLATION: The Interest Rate Balancing Act
By Staff Reporters *** *** Whether we’ll see another interest rate increase soon depends on what happens between now and the Fed’s next meeting in September. Jerome Powell will be watching to see if...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Mortgages Rates and the Markets are Up!
By Staff Reporters *** *** Home Mortgage rates just hit their highest mark since 2002, making home ownership even less attainable to potential buyers. Stagnation in the housing market could also put a...
View ArticleTHE U.S. DOLLAR: It is Strong!
By Staff Reporters *** *** The dollar’s still strong—and recent earnings reports have reflected that, for better or worse. Around this time last year, earnings took a significant forex hit. Power...
View ArticlePRIVATE COMPANIES: Raising Capital is Tough
By Staff Reporters SPONSOR: http://www.MARCINKOAssociates.com *** *** The markets are down again today and stocks continued their September slump with tech companies getting hit especially hard as...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: FOMC Rate Pauses the Markets
By Staff Reporters *** *** The Federal Reserve announced it was leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a 22-year high on Wednesday but signaled it could hike rates again in its fight to...
View Article10 YEAR T-BONDS: Hit Five Percent [5-%]
And … Bill Gross Speaks By Staff Reporters *** *** The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond shot above 5% in early trading yesterday—hitting its highest since 2007 and rattling investors—before...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Merck Up, KP and Junk Fees Down, Interest Rates Unchanged as...
SPONSOR: http://www.CertifiedMedicalPlanner.org *** http://www.MarcinkoAssociates.com Merck reported $640 million in sales for its Covid-19 drug, Lagevrio, in Q3 earnings, blowing past analyst...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Powell Speaks and Stock Markets Tumble
By Staff Reporters *** *** The NYSE and the NASDAQ will follow a regular schedule on Friday, the day before Veterans Day. The U.S. bond market, which may be poised for a big comeback next year if...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Interest Rate Cuts, CPA Holidays Spending Watch and the Markets
By Staff Reporters *** SPONSOR: http://www.MarcinkoAssociates.com *** Wall Street is gearing up for rate cuts. Yep! Twenty months after the Federal Reserve began a historic campaign against inflation,...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Apple Credit Card, Drug Prices and the Modest Stock Markets
By Staff Reporters *** SPONSOR: http://www.MarcinkoAssociates.com *** Apple is pulling the plug on its credit card partnership with Goldman Sachs Group, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday....
View ArticleJEROME POWELL: Speaks On “Premature” Interest Rate Cuts
By Staff Reporters *** *** With the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes to curb inflation looking like they’ve finally come to an end thanks to encouraging data on prices falling, investors are starting to...
View ArticleBONDS: Are Best Right Now?
By Staff Reporters *** CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource *** The bond market just finished its best month since 1985, according to the Financial Times, with investor optimism creating a surge...
View ArticleDAILY UPDATE: Health Care, FOMC and the Tepid Markets
By Staff Reporters *** SPONSOR: http://www.MarcinkoAssociates.com *** In healthcare, legislators could vote next week on a major health reform package that includes a ban on spread pricing in Medicaid...
View Article2024: FOMC Interest Rate Cuts?
By Staff Reporters *** *** The Dow hit an all-time high yesterday after the Federal Reserve hinted at plans to make multiple rate cuts next year. Not having such a good day was Pfizer, which touched a...
View ArticleDEFLATION: Another Holiday Surprise?
By Staff Reporters *** *** Deflation could be arriving this holiday season. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon recently said deflation may be on the horizon, citing a decline in the prices of grocery items...
View ArticleFOMC: Interest Rates Hold Steady
By Staff Reporters *** *** The FOMC just held interest rates steady and interest rates probably won’t go down in March. Most investors were expecting the Federal Reserve to finally start cutting...
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