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Roblox Faces Hindenburg Short Attack: Why This Could Be A Buying Opportunity

Roblox Faces Hindenburg Short Attack: Why This Could Be A Buying Opportunity

Image Source: Pexels Roblox shares are under pressure during trading today as Hindenburg Research has made public its short position in the company’s stock.Hindenburg Research, a firm known for crashing stock prices after taking short positions in stocks, has raised questions about the company’s recent insider selling record as well as its potential for profitability. What […]
Key Watchpoints For Japan As Shigeru Ishiba Takes The Helm As Prime Minister

Key Watchpoints For Japan As Shigeru Ishiba Takes The Helm As Prime Minister

Yen. Image Source: Pixabay Shigeru Ishiba has been announced as the new prime minister of Japan, and has called a snap election for Oct. 27. This announcement of an election is customary for new LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) leaders.Markets have seen elevated volatility since the announcement on uncertainty around policy priorities. Prior to being elected, Ishiba […]
Dow, Nasdaq Surge Triple Digits As Oil Cools

Dow, Nasdaq Surge Triple Digits As Oil Cools

Oil prices are easing after an impressive multi-day surge amid escalating Middle East tensions, sending markets higher for the day. Wall Street’s rebound was welcome after yesterday’s finish in the red, with tech stocks leading the charge. Treasury yields also cooled from recent highs as investors look to the upcoming earnings deluge, which will begin with big […]
The Average Person Works 34.2 Hours, How Many Do You Work?

The Average Person Works 34.2 Hours, How Many Do You Work?

Average Weekly Hours vs Year Ago Total Private: 34.2 Down 0.2 Manufacturing: 40.0 Down 0.1 Construction: 39.2 Up 0.1 Production and Nonsupervisory: 33.7 Down 0.1 Retail Trade: 29.5 Down 0.3 Leisure and Hospitality: 25.3 Down 0.4 Total private down 0.2 hours may not sound like much. However, total private employment is 161,864,000. That works out […]
Asian Stock: Pakuwon Jati

Asian Stock: Pakuwon Jati

Company: PT Pakuwon Jati TbkBloomberg ticker: PWON IJMarket cap: US$1,558mBackground: PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk is an Indonesian real estate developer. The company develops retail, residential, commercial, and hospitality developments focused around Surabaya, Jakarta, Bekasi, Yogyakarta, Solo, Bali, and Batam. PWON is known for its Superblock concept, a large-scale integrated mixed-use development of retail shopping mall, offices, condominiums, and hotels. […]
Why This Semiconductor Stock Is A Top Buy In October

Why This Semiconductor Stock Is A Top Buy In October

Image Source: UnsplashSemiconductor stocks have been a dominant force in the market in recent years, with juggernauts like NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA), Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO), and ARM Holdings (Nasdaq: ARM) generating massive returns.ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) has not been one of those high fliers, but there is good reason to think that it will outperform its competitors over […]
Bitcoin Price Turns Green In October Once Again, Is The Bull Run Here?

Bitcoin Price Turns Green In October Once Again, Is The Bull Run Here?

Image Source: Unsplash The Bitcoin price started out the month of October on a rather bearish note with a notable 10% drop in price from $66,000 back down to $60,000. This put a damper on the “Uptober” sentiment as selling pressure mounted. However, the weekend turned out to be bullish for the Bitcoin price and the pioneer cryptocurrency […]
Credit Card Spending Tanked In August; The American Consumer Tapped Out?

Credit Card Spending Tanked In August; The American Consumer Tapped Out?

Image Source: Unsplash How close are Americans to hitting their credit card limits?That’s hard to say, but based on the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve, they may be getting closer.Over the last several months, American consumers have been yo-yo-ing between slowing credit card spending and going on spending sprees. In July, revolving credit, […]
Small Businesses Fearing The Election

Small Businesses Fearing The Election

Early this morning, the NFIB published small business sentiment data for September. The Small Business Optimism Index ticked up from 91.2 to 91.5. While stronger, that wasn’t as large of an uptick as was expected as the consensus forecast expected an increase to 92.0.Regardless, sentiment remains historically low in the bottom quintile of historical readings […]
Realty Bubble Bursting As Power Of Sales Spread

Realty Bubble Bursting As Power Of Sales Spread

In September, across the Greater Toronto Area, there were 204 power-of-sale listings, more than double the 96 reported in September 2023, an increase of 112% year over year and more than triple pre-pandemic levels (chart below since 2020). See, Power-of-sale listings more than double as mortgage lenders repossess homes from over-leveraged buyers. Finally, reality is dawning for […]