What to Make of the Mixed Economic Data

In a recent article I pointed out that market volatility is most likely here to stay. That can make investors uncomfortable with sharp day to day swings in either… Read more

Why the Wealthy Are NOT Spending

The retail sales report earlier this week was definitely good news. Leave to researchers at Harvard to put a damper on it. Economists at Harvard have been tracking U.S…. Read more

Dow Drops 10% in 5 Days, Up 7% in 2: What It Means for Your Money

Last week the Dow dropped 10% in just five days. Now, it is up 7% in just two days. What gives? In a word: Volatility. But savvy investors are… Read more

Top 3 States with Surging New Cases

America is emerging from “stay-at-home” orders but new cases are surging in certain hotspots. Covid-19 cases appear to be falling in states across the Northeast and Midwest. And places… Read more

Why the Dow Is Soaring 700 Points Today

Stocks are off to a solid start after May’s retail sales report blew all expectations out of the water. Economists believed we’d see a bump in retail sales as… Read more

Are Dividend Cuts Always Bad News?

Dividend cuts are often not good news, especially if you own a stock precisely for its dividend. But, sometimes, a cut isn’t actually bad news, but that mostly depends… Read more

Stocks Rattled by Risk of Second Wave of Covid-19 Cases

Four weeks after easing “stay at home” orders . . . many states are beginning to see a large and rapid increase in Covid-19 cases. During the last two… Read more

New Coronavirus Cases: Inside the 36% Surge

After a wave of optimism that states would finally be reopening, it looks as though that optimism might have been premature. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports… Read more

New York City Reopens Today

100 days after the first case of coronavirus . . . New York City is beginning to reopen today. The Big Apple has had a total of 205,000 cases… Read more

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