Category: Earnings
Hot Inflation, Cold Chips
Hot inflation and an AI stocks selloff sank the Nasdaq 4.48% in the week of Oct. 12, while the Dow still eked out a gain. As Wall Street spent the week of October 12 learning that inflation is like a houseguest who promised to leave Sunday and is now asking for the Wi-Fi password. Hot…
If You Blinked
If you blinked this week, Wall Street did not. After last week’s first Federal Reserve hike in years, the United States spent September 21–25 proving the economy can jog and complain at the same time. Factories hummed, bonds threw a tantrum, two presidents posed for photos, and shoppers kept buying even while survey respondents muttered…
Wall Street Tests Nerves
Wall Street tests nerves after Labor Day and everyone’s portfolio. While Friday brought a collective sigh of relief.
Markets Endure A Wild Week
If you blinked this week, Wall Street probably charged you a fee for the privilege as the markets endure a wild week. September opened with oil flaring, bonds selling off like they had somewhere better to be, and the Federal Reserve’s September meeting turning into a coin flip that kept landing on its edge. By…
This Week’s Market Plot Twists
Markets spent the week trying to decipher various plot twists. Including whether to cheer artificial intelligence or worry about the Federal Reserve drawing a hard line. They ended up doing a little of both, which is Wall Street’s version of walking and chewing gum. The result was a choppy Friday after a tech-led bounce, with…
Kept Traders Guessing
This week delivered a classic mix of inflation relief, consumer caution, and central bank patience that kept traders guessing and stocks climbing. From softer U.S. price data to a surprising retail sales dip and steady policy decisions Down Under, the financial markets had plenty to chew on between August 11 and 14. The major closed…
Fresh Record Highs
What a week it was on Wall Street and beyond. Investors started August with a mix of geopolitical relief, fresh record highs, and a jobs report that left more than a few economists scratching their heads. The combination kept trading desks busy and coffee pots working overtime. Since last Friday’s close the S&P 500 gained…
Week of Market Whiplash
What a ride this week with neck snapping market whiplash. From the Federal Reserve’s carefully watched decision to a softer GDP print and a bruising stretch for tech stocks, investors barely had time to catch their breath. Geopolitical swings in oil prices added extra drama, turning what might have been a quiet late-July period into…
