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What’s your jam?
When you think of fun, are you running an Arctic marathon? Biking to your favorite burger place? Gaming with friends…
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Sibling discord.
Stocks and bonds are two of the better-known asset classes in the family of potential investments. Last week, they were…
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Is it good news or bad news?
The answer depends on your perspective. Last week, we learned that: Consumer sentiment is at its highest level in more…
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Brace for a bumpy ride.
There were some unwelcome surprises in last week’s economic data that caused markets to reassess expectations for 2023. For example:…
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This time may be different…or it may not be.
There has been a lot of speculation about how the Federal Reserve’s policies will affect the United States economy. Economists…
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What do Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and the current economic expansion have in common?
Author and humorist Twain was prematurely reported to be dead. It first happened in 1897. Twain was on a speaking…
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“It’s hard to be a contrarian for very long these days …
…because the consensus seems to change so quickly,” opined Ed Yardeni via LinkedIn last week. We’ve certainly seen a shift…
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Bullish or Bearish?
After last year’s geopolitical turmoil, economic malaise, and tumultuous stock market decline, many financial professionals – from investors to asset…
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It’s being called the “Goldilocks” report.
Last Friday, we learned that demand for workers in the United States remained strong in 2022. The unemployment rate dropped…