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Post-Pandemic Latin American Immigration And The Unemployment Rate

Post-Pandemic Latin American Immigration And The Unemployment Rate

One week ago, in analyzing the jobs report, I noted the continuing severe disconnect between the Establishment Survey, which continues to show strong growth, and the Household Survey, which has been downright recessionary.I expanded on that analysis Monday and Tuesday, noting that “ At the end of Q4 2022, the Establishment Survey showed gains of 3.0% […]
Battle Of The Bad News Stories – Brazil Or Mexico?

Battle Of The Bad News Stories – Brazil Or Mexico?

It’s been a rocky couple of weeks for Mexico and Brazil. Here we look to contrast the two and identify both similarities and key differences. It’s the best of a bad lot, but we identify a greater comfort factor in Mexico over Brazil. Despite the pressures of late, Mexico still has considerable rate cut room […]
10 Value Stocks With Low Debt And Strong Growth

10 Value Stocks With Low Debt And Strong Growth

Image Source: Pixabay In this video, Chuck Carnevale, Co-Founder of FAST Graphs, a.k.a. Mr. Valuation will go over 10 value stocks with low debt and strong growth with very consistent operating histories over time, but best of all, they are in value today. One of the problems we are facing as a value investor is an […]
Nasdaq Marks 5 Straight Record Closes

Nasdaq Marks 5 Straight Record Closes

Stocks were choppy and volatile to close out a data-driven week, with all three major indexes paring steeper losses from the morning. The Dow failed to capture a daily or weekly win, and with a fourth-straight loss, is now mired in its worst losing streak since April. The tech-heavy Nasdaq secured wins for the day and […]
Netflix Stock Is Up 40% Year-to-date: Is It Too Late To Buy?

Netflix Stock Is Up 40% Year-to-date: Is It Too Late To Buy?

Image Source: Pixabay Netflix Inc (Nasdaq: NFLX) has gained more than 40% this year but an Evercore ISI analyst is convinced it’s not out of juice just yet. Netflix stock could climb further to $700 Mark Mahaney reiterated his “outperform” rating on Netflix stock in a recent research note and raised his price target to $700 […]
Friday Recap And DARP Update

Friday Recap And DARP Update

Image Source: Pexels CEO Joe Calhoun reviews the big market news of the week and updates DARP.Video Length: 00:07:36More By This Author:Employment Gains Overstated Question Time: Is the Stock Market Actually the Stock Market? De-Globalization And Tariffs
These 3 Clinical-Stage Biotech Stocks Can Offer Exponential Gains

These 3 Clinical-Stage Biotech Stocks Can Offer Exponential Gains

Image courtesy of 123rf.com Often enough, some biotech stocks propel through expectations and invite investor frenzy. This week, it happened to Longeveron (Nasdaq: LGVN). Owing to the prospective treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) in the Phase 2 trial, the clinical-stage firm gained a 234% value boost over the week.Once again, investors are reminded that […]
Bitcoin battles to maintain $65,000, but market prospect remains positive

Bitcoin battles to maintain $65,000, but market prospect remains positive

Bitcoin (BTC) is close to losing the $65,000 price level at the time of writing, losing 2.7% in the last 24 hours. The price slump comes nearly 48 hours after the FOMC announced it would hold interest rates in the US, a decision that reflects the Fed’s focus on balancing inflation control with economic stability. […]
S&P 500 Index Funds See Largest Weekly Outflow On Record

S&P 500 Index Funds See Largest Weekly Outflow On Record

During LSEG Lipper’s fund-flows week that ended June 12, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the seventh week in eight, adding a net $6.3 billion.This past week, money market funds (+$20.3 billion), taxable bond funds (+$5.8 billion), alternative investments (+$264 million), and tax-exempt bond funds […]
Federal Reserve Wants To Cut Rates, Appears Trapped By Inflation

Federal Reserve Wants To Cut Rates, Appears Trapped By Inflation

Image source: Pixabay As the Fed keeps hopes alive for at least one rate cut this year, metals investors are weighing the inflation outlook. Gold and silver markets have recently been giving back some of their impressive gains this year. So far, it looks like a normal correction after a big rally.  The summer months often deliver choppy […]