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Walmart Parts Ways With Capital One

Walmart Parts Ways With Capital One

Image Source: Mike Mozart, Flickr Walmart Inc. ended its years-long partnership with Capital One today. An overview of what it means for Walmart Consumer Credit Cards holders. Walmart stock is in green following the news on Friday morning. Walmart Inc. (WMT) is in the green at writing after announcing an end to its years-long agreement with […]
Think Ahead: What If US Inflation Is Much Lower Than We Think?

Think Ahead: What If US Inflation Is Much Lower Than We Think?

Image source: Pixabay What if US inflation is much lower than we think?  Here’s something that might surprise you: US core inflation is at 2% and has been since last July.That might sound like a parallel universe. Certainly, it goes against everything we’ve heard about US inflation so far this year.But here’s the thing, official data published […]
Silver Has New Support At $30

Silver Has New Support At $30

Image Source: PixabayIn this episode, Peter recounts silver’s notable rise above $30/oz and addresses the latest FOMC minutes that were released this week, in which the Fed signaled that rate cuts could be delayed even further. Peter also calls out the SchiffGold Silver Breakout Sale to celebrate the metal’s long-awaited breakout. Silver’s rise to $32.50 on Monday has established […]
Micron Technology Stock Gains After Samsung’s HBM Chips Fail

Micron Technology Stock Gains After Samsung’s HBM Chips Fail

Image Source: UnsplashSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is facing a significant setback as its latest high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips have reportedly failed to pass Nvidia Corporation’s (NVDA) rigorous testing process. The issues, which include heat and power consumption problems, affect Samsung’s HBM3 and HBM3E chips, the latter of which was introduced this year. The South Korean tech giant […]
AI’s Disruptive Effect On Traditional Assets

AI’s Disruptive Effect On Traditional Assets

Photo by Steve Johnson on UnsplashArtificial Intelligence has already had an incredibly disruptive effect on many industries. It has allowed inexperienced workers the ability to increase their productivity and outpace older workers with less tech-savvy. It has begun to help some companies make efficient decisions that they would have been blinded to if they had only considered their own industry conventions. AI is different from […]
How Are Households Holding Up, Debtwise?

How Are Households Holding Up, Debtwise?

Image Source: PexelsCNN published an article today, entitled “What’s really happening in America’s economy”. Most points are conventional, but one graph was interesting – credit card debt:Source: “What’s really happening in America’s economy”.Besides the usual complaints that this number was not normalized by disposable personal income, or GDP, this struck me as a funny indicator to glom onto. […]
Are Cracks Starting To Appear As Stocks Fly Into The Holiday Weekend?

Are Cracks Starting To Appear As Stocks Fly Into The Holiday Weekend?

Image Source: UnsplashStocks had an ugly bearish reversal on Thursday. Are cracks evident even after Friday’s bounce?In this week’s video, we’ll review the latest charts and data to help us answer the question: Are cracks appearing as stocks fly into the holiday weekend?Video Length: 00:27:08More By This Author:Post-CPI: False Move Or Sustained Breakout? The Important Message […]
First McDonald’s, Now Burger King Admits Consumers Are Broke With Planned Reintroduction Of $5 Meal Deal

First McDonald’s, Now Burger King Admits Consumers Are Broke With Planned Reintroduction Of $5 Meal Deal

Image Source: PixabayA recent trend of mega corporations rolling back prices and reintroducing deals has emerged. Whether this is potentially due to pressure from the White House ahead of elections or, as Goldman pointed out, “Consumer caution mounts as cracks in resilience theme emerge,” there’s growing evidence that working poor consumers are struggling in the era of failed […]
Retail Earnings & Consumer Spending: A Closer Look

Retail Earnings & Consumer Spending: A Closer Look

Image Source: UnsplashThe U.S. economy is chugging along, with the growth pace moderately decelerating under the weight of the Fed’s tight monetary policy.Many in the market had hoped that at the start of the year, the central bank would have started easing by now. But then inflation readings started misbehaving in the first few months of […]
3 Big Winners From Earnings Season

3 Big Winners From Earnings Season

Image Source: PixabayEarnings season is slowly winding down, underpinned by a strong performance from technology companies, especially Nvidia and Arista Networks. But it’s not just all tech — footwear maker Crocs showed strong earnings this quarter. Nvidia (NVDA – Free Report), Arista Networks (ANET – Free Report), and Crocs (CROX – Free Report) all positively surprised investors, with shares of each enjoying buying […]