Wall Street thinks inflation peaked. Main Street expects more pain

Shoppers are seen in a Kroger supermarket on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | AFP | Getty Images More players in the stock market and among the ranks of professional economist...

How shortening the week could change office life

The idea of a four-day or shorter workweek is gaining momentum worldwide — a big thanks to the remote work boom during the Covid-19 pandemic. A recent study from 4 Day Week Global, a nonprofit group t...

Inflation backdrop may increase appetite for this roughed-up bond play

The appetite for Treasury inflation-protected securities ETFs, otherwise known as TIPS, may soon increase. According to Charles Schwab’s D.J. Tierney, these investments are becoming more appeali...

Keurig Dr Pepper Makes a Move Against Coke, Celsius, Monster

New energy drink products promising to give one that wake-up boost are popping up at seemingly every corner while the energy drink market is poised to reach $65.53 billion globally by 2028.  Compared ...

Elon Musk Sounds a Dire Warning About the Economy

Elon Musk is worried about the economy.  For several months now, the richest man in the world has continued to sound the alarm, warning that the economy risks a deep recession if the central bank̵...

A Look Back at Cathie Wood’s Disastrous Year

Celebrity money manager Cathie Wood, chief executive of Ark Investment Management, has offered plenty of interesting ideas about the economy and stock market this year. But for her clients, Mama Cathi...

Meme Coin Economy Heals After the FTX Fiasco Swelling by $1.4 Billion in 30 Days – Market Updates Bitcoin News

The meme coin economy has seen its value increase 7.77% against the U.S. dollar during the last month, as the meme token market leader dogecoin jumped 29.4% higher in 30 days. Dogecoin has also manage...

Netflix, Lululemon, DocuSign and more

SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Lululemon — Shares of Lululemon fell 12% after the athletic apparel company gave a weaker-than-expecte...

Some Simple Ways To Improve Regulation And Boost Economic Growth

Stressed out African American female freelancer working from home using her laptop and encountering … [+] some problems concerning her business getty Nearly halfway through his first term, Presi...

Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November, more than expected, despite hopes that inflation is cooling

Wholesale prices rose more than expected in November, dampening hopes that inflation could be headed lower, the Labor Department reported Friday. The producer price index, a measure of what companies ...

What a Santa Claus rally means for investors

Santa Claus looks on at the 98th Annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 1, 2021 in New York. Bryan R. Smith | Afp | Getty Images If history is a guide, stock in...

Lululemon, Costco, Broadcom and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Lululemon (LULU) – Lululemon slid 7.1% in the premarket after the athletic apparel maker issued a weaker-than-expected outlook. Lululemon repo...

Jim Cramer just blasted Jamie Dimon’s outlook on the US economy, says he has no tolerance for ‘fear-mongering’ — here are 2 bullish ideas

‘I didn’t like his attitude’: Jim Cramer just blasted Jamie Dimon’s outlook on the US economy, says he has no tolerance for ‘fear-mongering’ — here are 2 bullish ideas JPMorgan CEO J...

Jim Cramer says the economy is stabilizing and can avoid a recession

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that the economy could be on pace for a soft landing, despite what Wall Street bears might believe. “It doesn’t have to be a recession. The economy...

Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Lululemon, Costco and more

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a Lululemon store in San Francisco, California, on Monday, March 29, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making he...

The Fed’s Balance Sheet Shows What’s Happening To The Economy

The Federal Reserve Building in downtown Washington DC. HDR image. getty The mother of all charts is below. This is the Federal Reserve balance sheet history straight from their website: The Federal R...

Long Covid is distorting the labor market, hurting the U.S. economy

Charlotte Hultquist Charlotte Hultquist Weeks after Charlotte Hultquist got Covid-19 in November 2020, she developed a severe pain in her right ear. “It felt like someone was sticking a knife in...

Used vehicle demand and prices continue to decline from record highs

A pedestrian walks past a certified pre-owned car sales lot in Alhambra, California on January 12, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Wholesale prices of used vehicles reached thei...

Saudi Arabia reports first budget surplus in nearly 10 years

The Kingdom Tower (center) stands on the skyline above the King Fahd highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi Arabia reported its first budget surplus in nearly 1...

Challenging Times Are The Perfect Time To Invest In Startups

By Rachel ten Brink Great ideas and solid business foundations can still find pathways to success in an uncertain … [+] economy. getty The last few months have brought a dramatic shift in the ma...

Aptos & Livepeer collaborate & boost next-gen creator economy

The mutually beneficial collaboration of Livepeer and Aptos is good news. Incidentally, Livepeer is a decentralized video-streaming network, joining up with Aptos. It will now be in the position of of...

Ciena, GameStop, Rent The Runway and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Ciena (CIEN) – The networking equipment maker’s stock surged 19.1% after a substantial top and bottom line beat in its latest quarter. C...

How This New Shopping App Aims To Revolutionize The Local Retail Economy

New shopping app Arive brings local stores to your door in under two hours. Arive How do you balance convenience shopping with sustainability and support for the local retail economy? That was the pro...

Carvana, MongoDB, TripAdvisor, Toll Brothers and more

A mascot of TripAdvisor is seen at its display at a trade fair. Axel Schmidt | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Carvana — Shares of the online car dealership fell mo...

Wells Fargo, BofA CEOs say consumer demand is cooling, recession looms

Many shoppers say they plan to spend less this Black Friday as the cost-of-living crisis bites. Richard Baker | In Pictures | Getty Images American consumers are tapping the brakes on spending as the ...

Politburo Emphasizes Domestic Consumption As China Trade Data Gives Global Economy Thumbs Down

China Last Night KraneShares Key News While not a day that will live in infamy, Asian equities had a rough outing following the Nasdaq’s -2% drop yesterday, with the Goldman Sachs CEO’s pessimis...

Campbell Soup, Pinterest, Toll Brothers and others

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – Campbell Soup beat estimates by 14 cents with adjusted quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share. Revenue also beat consensu...

What Is It, Why Did People Protest And What Comes Next?

Topline China announced broad changes to its zero-Covid policy on Wednesday, a major policy shift and a significant step towards reopening as pressure on officials to reassess the increasingly unsusta...

Oil plunge, tech collapse and Fed cuts? Strategist shares possible 2023 market ‘surprises’

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, August 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters After a tumultuous year for financial markets, Standard Chartered outlin...

Walmart, JPMorgan, GM CEOs talk about possible slowdown

General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks during a visit of the US president to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan on November 17, 2021. Mandel Ngan | AFP ...

Fed may wreck one of greatest booms in history of Main Street America

The Census Bureau reported almost 433,000 new business applications in October, up from 313,000 in December 2019, before the Covid pandemic began, and 413,000 as recently as June. Mint Images | Mint I...

How the U.S. became a global corn superpower

The United States has just about 90 million planted acres of corn, and there’s a reason people refer to the crop as yellow gold. In 2021, U.S. corn was worth over $86 billion, according to calcu...