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Will Tech Stocks Turn Bearish Here?
Image Source: Unsplash Technology stocks have continue to lead the broader market higher in 2024, posting new high after new high.At the same time, this is the very reason we watch the Nasdaq-related indices very closely with each pause in the market. When leadership is strong, the market tends to remain strong. BUT, when leadership starts […]
Softs Report – Friday, May 31
COTTON General Comments: Cotton was sharply lower yesterday on follow-through selling. USDA said that 60% of the US crop was rated good to excellent on Tuesday afternoon. The weekly export sales report showed much improved sales last week. Wire reports indicate that speculators were covering short positions. Big storms are reported in Texas that could […]
Comparing Saudi Aramco’s $1.9T Valuation To Its Rivals
Putting Saudi Aramco’s Market Cap Into Perspective As of May 2024, there are just six trillion-dollar companies in the world, and only one of them is an oil company.In this graphic, we put Saudi Aramco’s market cap into perspective by comparing it to the rest of the world’s largest oil companies. Numbers were sourced from Companiesmarketcap.com, […]
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Edu
Image Source: Unsplash OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Edu, a specialized version of ChatGPT designed for universities. Powered by GPT-4o, this tool offers advanced capabilities in text and vision reasoning, data analysis, and enterprise-level security.According to OpenAI, universities have already begun successfully integrating ChatGPT into academic and operational tasks. For instance, Columbia has developed community-based strategies to […]
Lady Columbia Is Angry. The Corn & Ethanol Report
We kicked off the day with Export Sales, Core PCE Price Index MoM & YoY, PCE Price Index MoM & YoY, Personal Income MoM, and Personal Spending MoM at 7:30 A.M., Chicago PMI at 8:45 A.M., Baker Hughes Oil & Total Rig Count at 12:00 P.M., and Fed Bostic Speech at 5:15 P.M.Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash The […]
FTSE Heads For A Hat-Trick Of Monthly Gains
Image Source: Pexels London stocks saw a slight increase on Friday, heading for a third consecutive month of gains as investors digested inflation reports from Europe and the U.S., the FTSE 100 index, a blue-chip, rose by 0.3%. Despite experiencing a third week of declines, the index is still 1.4% higher for the month of May, […]
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure, PCE, Shows No Further Progress
Chart from the BEA, annotations by Mish Personal Income and Outlays, April 2024The BEA’s Personal Income and Outlays report for April shows no further progress on the inflation front and weakening consumer spending.PCE stands for Personal Consumption Expenditures. The PCE price index is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation.Key Income and Outlays Details Real Income was negative […]
Stocks Head For Weekly Losses, Monthly Wins
Stocks are mixed midday after this morning’s core CPE price index data matched the 0.2% estimate on a monthly basis and rose 0.1% higher than the expected 2.8% on an annualized basis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is modestly higher, while the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC) move lower as investors react […]
Large Caps Versus Small Caps: What Should You Trade?
Image Source: Unsplash Should you trade large-cap or small-cap stocks in the stock market? I’ll explore the unique characteristics, advantages, and risks associated with each category and how the stock market treats each.What You’ll Learn: – Key differences between large-cap and small-cap stocks – Liquidity, volatility, and growth potential of each category – Market cycles and how […]
Gold Stocks Catching Up
Image Source: Pixabay After getting off to a slow start in this upleg, gold miners’ stocks are beginning to catch up with their metal. Gold stocks lagged dreadfully early on, but are increasingly outperforming in gold’s remarkable breakout surge of recent months. These mounting gold-stock gains are boosting bullish sentiment, attracting in more traders accelerating the […]
