Even though WTI crude just saw its worst week in more than two months, the oil trade may have more juice left in the tank. Mirae Asset Securities’ Chris Hempstead told CNBC’s “ETF Ed...
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Moody’s Mark Zandi sees relief within 6 months
The U.S. will see inflation cut in half within six months, according to Mark Zandi of Moody’s Analytics. His call, which comes on the cusp of another key inflation report, hinges on oil prices s...
Car Sales Are Down But The Outlook Isn’t So Bad
Car sales at levels usually seen in recessions. Dr. Bill Conerly based on data from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Car sales remain low, at levels usually seen only in recessions. Rising interest ra...
Why Interest Rates Are Rising Everywhere—Except Your Savings Account
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‘I’m paycheck to paycheck.’ I make $350K a year, but have $88K in student loans, $170K in car loans and a mortgage I pay $4,500 a month on. Do I need professional help?
I’m the first of my generation to own a home and the first to earn this much annually and don’t want to mess this up. How, specifically, can a financial adviser help me? Getty Images Question: By the ...
What will happen with inflation, interest rates and housing? Here’s what to expect in the next two years, and what could go wrong.
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Electric Bills Soar Across the Country as Winter Looms
U.S. utility customers, faced with some of their largest bills in years, are set to pay even more this winter as natural-gas prices continue to climb. Natural-gas prices have more than doubled this ye...
Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite rising battery costs
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Even though battery costs are rising, auto companies are rolling out more affordable electric vehicles that should widen their appeal to a larger group of buyers. The latest came ...
Ford Confirms Layoffs, Says It Is Cutting About 3,000 Jobs
Updated Aug. 22, 2022 4:58 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Ford Motor confirmed Monday it is laying off roughly 3,000 white-collar and contract employees, marking the latest in its efforts to slas...
Walmart Jumps Over 5% After Solid Earnings And Further ‘Progress’ Reducing Inventory Levels
Topline Shares of the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart, surged over 5% on Tuesday after the company reported revenue and profits that came in above Wall Street expectations, while management also ci...
UK cash withdrawals hit a record high as Brits grapple with inflation
Post Office has attributed the record amount for personal cash withdrawals at its 11,500 branches to more staycations in the U.K. and people using cash to manage their budgets. Gannet77 | Getty Images...
Robinhood, Carvana And More—These Stocks Are Surging After Announcing Cost Cuts
Topline Shares of Carvana and Beyond Meat surged Friday, making them the latest companies to be rewarded by investors after announcing layoffs or cost cuts in recent weeks amid a challenging economic ...
Market jump after Fed hike is ‘trap,’ Morgan Stanley warns investors
Morgan Stanley is urging investors to resist putting their money to work in stocks despite the market’s post-Fed-decision jump. Mike Wilson, the firm’s chief U.S. equity strategist and chi...
Walmart Shares Plunge Nearly 10% After Company Warns Of Profit Slowdown Due To Inflation
Topline Shares of Walmart fell nearly 10% in after-hours trading on Monday after the company slashed its profit outlook for the second quarter and rest of the year, warning that high inflation is havi...
Bed Bath & Beyond Followed a Winning Playbook—and Lost
Mark Tritton arrived at Bed Bath & Beyond in 2019 with a plan to revive the home-goods retailer and ward off competition from Amazon.com Inc., Target Corp. and other large chains: sell what nobody...
What Online Retailers Got Wrong about Algorithms and AI
What Online Retailers Got Wrong about Algorithms and AI getty Around the time that the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in 2020, a group of ecommerce, direct-to-consumer fashion, personal care, and prepare...
What’s The Highest Price You’d Pay For That 12-Pack? Retailers Are Finding Out In Real Time.
Coca-Cola, Frito-Lay and Hershey are watching how customers respond to price increases in real time. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images More consumer products companies and reta...
‘I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband’: I pay all the bills and gave the down payment for our home, and all he does is buy stuff and contribute to his 401(k)
I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband. I have been married for almost 10 years. When my husband and I were first married, he convinced me to stop working after the first year or so, which I r...
More Spending In 2022, Cutbacks In 2024
Personal savings 2019-2022 Dr. Bill Conerly based on data from Bureau of Economic Analysis Consumers in America will keep spending in 2022 despite inflation running higher than wage gains. Average hou...
Retail Stocks Rebound But ‘Feast Or Famine Environment’ May Persist Amid Shift In Consumer Spending, Experts Warn
Topline The retail sector has been hard-hit by a selloff in recent weeks amid warnings from major companies that surging inflation has impacted profits, and despite a rebound on Wednesday, experts pre...
Stephen Roach gives stagflation warning, calls peak inflation absurd
Stagflation is making a comeback, according to former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach. He warns the U.S. is on a dangerous path that leads to higher prices coupled with slower growth. ̶...
If Inflation Is So Scary, Why Are Consumers Still Spending?
If Inflation Is So Scary, Why Are Consumers Still Spending? getty Just as the pandemic seemed to be receding as an imminent threat to us all, there comes a new boogeyman — inflation. That was the head...
GoodRx Beat Quartely Estimates. Here’s Why the Stock Is Falling.
Text size GoodRx had a strong first quarter but effectively removed 2022 guidance. Piksel/Dreamstime News that a large grocer is no longer accepting GoodRx’s pharmacy discount cards has wrecked the st...
Weekend reads: How the Fed’s punishing policy can set you up for massive gains in the stock market
During a long bear market, investors’ moods can be so bleak and muddy that they cannot envision better times. But they always come. Warren Buffett has shown repeatedly over the decades how to enhance ...