Stocks rallied in the immediate aftermath of Friday’s dismal jobs report, with the S&P500 jumping 0.5% to an all-time high of 6,532 when the market opened at 9:30AM. While this gain faded to a loss by the end of the day, the initial surge can only be rationalized in one way: investors bought stocks in the hope that weak economic data would force the Fed ... Show More
Feb 23
The Investment Implications of the Tariff Decision
On Friday, the Supreme Court released a long-awaited decision, ruling that the President’s imposition of tariffs, using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, otherwise known as IEEPA, was illegal. The President held a press conference that afternoon and issued a p ... Show More
10m 39s
Feb 17
Detangling Solution for the Economic Outlook
Between taking a shower when I get up in the morning and another when I get home from running, I am a significant consumer of detangling solution. In my youth, an unruly shock of hair required liberal doses of the substance just to bring some order to my muppet-like locks. Today, ... Show More
10m 55s
Dec 2024
BREAKING NEWS: Dow Plunges 1,100 Points: First 10-Day Losing Streak Since 1974
The U.S. central bank reduced its overnight borrowing rate by a quarter point to a target range of 4.25% to 4.5%, as expected.
However, new quarterly forecasts showed several officials penciled in fewer rate cuts for next year than they estimated just a few months ago, and saw in ... Show More
5m 51s
Aug 2024
The Dividend Cafe Wednesday - August 28, 2024
<p>Midweek Market Recap and NVIDIA Earnings Breakdown - August 28, 2023</p>
<p>In this episode of Dividend Cafe, Brian Szytel discusses the performance of the stock market on a relatively uneventful day, with the Dow dropping 159 points, the S&P 500 down by 0.6%, and the NASD ... Show More
3m 45s
Mar 2025
Stocks Wrap Up Volatile Week… And Dissecting The Tech Wreck 3/7/25
<p>Stocks bouncing back Friday after a very volatile week. The S&P posting its worst week since September as a weak jobs report, Fed comments, and more tariff headlines rock markets. So will the volatility continue? And A take on Tech, as Meta erases nearly all of its record rall ... Show More
43m 45s
Aug 2024
What to expect after the global stock market slump
<p>A global market sell-off kicked off the week, marking the biggest sell-off in decades.</p>
<p>Japan’s Nikkei started things off, dropping 12 per cent, which was the index’s worst day since the Black Monday crash of 1987. Following this, the rest of the world followed suit.</p> ... Show More
13m 45s
Feb 2020
Understanding This Week’s Market Whiplash, Featuring Scott Melker
After weeks of not reacting to Coronavirus, the markets took a profound turn for the worse this week, leading ultimately to the fastest correction - i.e. loss of 10% - in recorded history.
In this episode of The Breakdown, @NLW is joined by crypto trader, DJ, and broad market t ... Show More
24m 2s
<p>Although markets have recovered over the last few weeks after a sudden drop, our Head of Corporate Credit Research warns that investors are still skeptical about the growth outlook.</p><p><br></p><p>----- Transcript -----</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm ... Show More
