Behind the Renewed Interest in Lumber Markets
Volatility in lumber prices has come off record highs the market experienced during the coronavirus pandemic, but questions around supply and demand still remain.
View ArticlePrivate Employment Increases By 192,000, Beats Forecasts: ‘Hiring Was...
U.S. private sector job creation in April exceeded forecasts, ADP Employment Report reveals.
View ArticleTake Notes: Orbisa on DJT
Orbisa insights dives into Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT), owners of Truth Social, which has seen volatile activity and significant fees in the lending market following the company’s NASDAQ...
View ArticleHow Markets Perform When Rates Are Rut
On the latest Investor Download, Duncan Lamont, Head of Strategic Research, takes us through what happens in markets when interest rates are cut.
View ArticleData-Centered
Microsoft shook on a mammoth deal with Brookfield Asset Management to add more renewable energy to the grid, all to support the tech titan’s power-hungry data centers.
View ArticleStocks Cry Wolf Ahead of Powell: May. 1, 2024
Stocks are crying wolf as investors await Fed Chair Powell’s update on monetary policy this afternoon and digest an abundant buffet of corporate earnings and economic data.
View ArticleHandling Options Chains
Throughout this article, I’ll present one method for retrieving an option chain programmatically.
View ArticleStuck with policy uncertainty
Fed Chair Powell gave market participants plenty to think about on the other side of his press conference. That may just be a near-term solution and an intermediate problem.
View Article#SocialStocks: First quarter earnings kicks off
EC brings proceedings to assess Meta compliance with Digital Services Act, Trump Media calls on shareholders and other notable stories from this week.
View ArticleThe rise of the vertical farm
Vertical farms help address the crucial future trend of security of food supply, a theme we have discussed and expect only to grow in importance.
View ArticleAmericans Overwhelmingly Reject Biden’s Plan To Tax Unsold Assets
In case you missed it, a $5 trillion tax hike looms over American households and businesses in President Joe Biden’s latest budget proposal, which would include a 25% annual minimum tax on unrealized...
View ArticleActive vs Passive Investments
Once you start researching investments, you may want to consider your future involvement as the portfolio comes together. How do your goals of the investment impact the strategy? Jose Torres,...
View ArticleThree Factors Weighing The Australian Dollar
The Australian dollar is currently down over 5.5% since the beginning of the year. Jim Iuorio, with TJM Institutional, says, "Economic developments in the U.S., Asia and in Australia's own economy is...
View ArticleWhenever You Call Me, I’ll Be There: May 2, 2024
Markets are reacting positively to yesterday’s interest rate decision by the Fed which was followed by a dovish press conference from Chair Powell.
View ArticleSocial Media, Analyst Behavior and Market Efficiency
Social media has become an increasingly popular forum for market participants to post and exchange their opinions about financial securities, especially since the inception of Twitter in 2006.
View ArticleSome Quick Thoughts About the FOMC and Failed Rallies
I’m trying for brevity today, as I have been busy attending this year’s Options Industry Conference as a speaker. It also meant that I couldn’t pay as careful attention as usual to Chair Powell’s...
View ArticleChart Advisor: Ten Year Yields: Potential Outcomes
This is the yearly perspective Ten-year Treasury. Note the break of the secular downtrend and the push above the 3.35% pivot. It’s worth noting that the MACD oscillator has turned higher for the first...
View ArticleChart Advisor: Starbucks Corp (SBUX)
Starbucks Corp (SBUX) shares dropped nearly 16% yesterday following their earnings release for fiscal Q2 which was worse than anticipated and marked a historically weak quarter. Starbucks was already...
View ArticleApril Job Report Shows Cooling Labor Market, Unemployment Hits 3.9%
The April job report, a significant indicator of the U.S. labor market's health, revealed a cooling trend with slower job growth.
View ArticleJob Market Cools In April: Payrolls Miss Forecasts, Wages Rise Less Than...
April U.S. job growth missed expectations: Nonfarm payrolls increased by 175,000, falling short of the expected 238,000.
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