S&P 500 would be in an ‘earnings recession’ if not for this one booming sector — but that may not last long

Fears of an actual recession are weighing on investors near the end of 2022, but there is another type of recession also in sight: an earnings recession. The S&P 500 index would already be in an e...

Opinion: Inflation is going to fall just as fast as it rose, and that’s investors’ cue to enter the stock market

When central banks, most notably the Federal Reserve these days, move too aggressively on interest-rate increases, things break. Believe it or not, this is bullish in the twisted thinking of Wall Stre...

Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Indicators Signal Key Upside Break

Litecoin is facing a major resistance near the $55.80 zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $54 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish...

Opinion: Technology stocks are booming, and these four companies have staying power for years to come

Shares of technology companies from chip makers to FAANGs slumped for a third quarter at the end of September, as softer revenue, profit warnings and fading CEO confidence added to the doom. The backd...

Global economy will ‘crumble’ if Fed doesn’t stop hiking interest rates, billionaire investor Sternlicht says

““They are going to cause unbelievable calamities if they keep up their action, and not just here, all over the globe,” ” — Barry Sternlicht, CEO, Starwood Capital Group  Billionaire Barry Sternlicht,...

Opinion: Your off-ramp for I-bonds is coming up soon if you bought the securities for their juicy 9.6% yield

You can hold on to Series I bonds for 30 years, but if you jumped in when the interest rate skyrocketed to 9.62%, you might be looking for an off-ramp well before then. If you were attracted primarily...

Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis: Indicators Suggest Increase To $0.50

ADA price seems to be forming a support base above the $0.415 level against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $0.45 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a ma...

Fed’s Williams sees steep decline in inflation ahead

Cooling global demand and steady improvements in supply should result in falling rates of inflation for goods over the next year, New York Fed President John Williams said Monday. “These factors shoul...

Opinion: Stock markets will drop another 40% as a severe stagflationary debt crisis hits an overleveraged global economy

NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—For a year now, I have argued that the increase in inflation would be persistent, that its causes include not only bad policies but also negative supply shocks, and that c...

This stock market strategist says the coming recession could be the biggest ever. ‘I recommend prayer.’

Keith McCullough, founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, isn’t one to mince words about financial markets, the Federal Reserve or the economy. Right now he has a few less-than-charitable things t...

U.N. Calls On Fed, Other Central Banks to Halt Interest-Rate Increases

The Federal Reserve and other central banks risk pushing the global economy into recession followed by prolonged stagnation if they keep raising interest rates, a United Nations agency said Monday. Th...

A housing ‘crash?’ What lower prices mean for homeowners and hopeful buyers.

Some would-be home buyers are rooting for a full-on housing market crash because prices have zoomed so far past the point of affordability. Please “crash faster so I might be able to own my own place ...

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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U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss Admits Mistake in Communicating Economic Plan

LONDON—U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss said that her government could have done a better job preparing financial markets for a surprise tax-cut plan funded by increased debt, but otherwise defended the ...

The major county in America where home prices just dropped the most is …

Buyers may be starting to see home price drops in some areas. (Getty Images) Home buyers have watched as home prices marched upwards for the past few years, but now many of you will finally get some r...

Despite Merge’s Sell-Off Ethereum Price Indicators Point to Buy

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage After the switch to proof-of-stake on the blockchain, the price of Ethereum (ETH) was predicted to skyrocket (PoS). Derivatives d...

‘Painfully slow capitulation’: Why investors keep getting inflation wrong

A brutal third quarter in financial markets came to a close on Friday and one thing is overwhelmingly clear: Inflation is the single most important factor driving asset valuations right now and yet fe...

‘We are in deep trouble’: Billionaire investor Druckenmiller believes Fed’s monetary tightening will push the economy into recession in 2023

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller sees a “hard landing” for the U.S. economy by the end of 2023 as the Federal Reserve’s aggressive monetary tightening will result in a recession.  “I will be...

Opinion: Market instability replaces inflation as the biggest risk, raising the chances of a pivot by the Federal Reserve

Market instability is the biggest risk to central banks globally, replacing inflation, owing to massive amounts of leverage. So far, the U.S. Federal Reserve is fortunate because there’s low volatilit...

Lucid Picks Up New Buy Rating. Stock Can Rise 60%.

Text size A Lucid Air gets up to 500 miles of range on one charge. Courtesy Lucid Motors Shares of luxury electric vehicle maker Lucid is rising Tuesday after a new bullish call from the Street. Canto...

Senators Propose Letting Americans Buy $30,000 in I Bonds

Two U.S. senators have proposed to increase cap on annual purchases of popular Treasury series I savings bonds, or I bonds, to $30,000 per person from $15,000. Sens. Deb Fischer (R., Neb.) and Mark Wa...

The U.K. Economy Is Having a Meltdown. Why It’s Going to Get Worse.

The recent sharp drop in the British pound and in U.K. government bonds means traders are at panic stations, with repercussions being felt across the globe. The spectacular drops in the past month wer...

Opinion: The Federal Reserve is missing a crucial turning point in its fight against inflation because it believes in flawed data

The Federal Reserve can’t see the probable economic crash that is coming because it’s still looking into the rearview mirror, where it sees nothing but high inflation. The danger arises because the co...

Why TIPS might be a smart place to park some money right now

Inflation is running at 8% or higher, depending on how you count it (and who’s counting). The Federal Reserve is clearly panicking. And the markets are clearly panicking too. So at this point, Uncle S...

If chip production is recovering, why are automakers still making fewer cars?

Automakers trimmed 76,000 vehicles from global production plans in mid-September, according to analysts from AutoForecast Solutions. They’ll produce about 3.23 million fewer this year than planned, th...

How to get a guaranteed return of 1.3% per year above inflation

TIPS in recent months have become an increasingly attractive option for the fixed-income portion of your retirement portfolio. I’m referring, of course, to the Treasury’s Inflation-Protected Securitie...

After Years of Low Mortgage Rates, Home Sellers Are Scarce

Homeowners with low mortgage rates are balking at the prospect of selling their homes to borrow at much higher rates for their next homes, a development that could limit the supply of houses for sale ...

Tumbling Markets Imperil Tech, the Dollar, and Private Equity

Text size Japan has had to intervene to support the sliding yen for the first time since 1998, even as it tries to keep its interest rates low. Akio Kon/Bloomberg The world has been hooked on cheap mo...

Bitcoin technical indicators roundup. More panic?

Bitcoin: The percent drawdown of the bitcoin price from the previous all-time high. Chart source. BTC_Supply on Exchanges (Native Units) Chart source. Weekly Crypto Asset Flows (US $m) Chart source. B...

5 Dividend Stocks to Beat Inflation and Rising Interest Rates

Dividend stocks are facing stiffer competition, thanks to a big spike in bond yields. A risk-free 10-Year Treasury note was recently yielding 3.7%, up from 1.63% at the start of 2021. That’s well abov...

6 in 10 people with credit-card debt say they’ve owed money for at least a year

Nearly half of all credit-card users say they’re carrying debt each month — and 60% of people with credit-card debt have owed money for at least a year, according to a new report from Bankrate’s Credi...