Article By:
Dean Baker
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 3:00 AM EDT
Millions of people were able to refinance their mortgages at extraordinarily low rate from the start of the pandemic in March of 2020 until the Fed began raising rates in March of 2022.
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Article By:
Fredrik Arnold
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 1:10 AM EDT
Danone derives about 60% of its annual sales outside Western Europe, up from about just one-third in 2001.
In this article: DANOY
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ING Economics
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 12:25 AM EDT
Oil Markets are in wait-and-see mode following developments in the Middle East over the weekend. Clearly where oil prices go next will largely depend on Israel’s response to Iran’s attack.
In this article: OIL
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Michael Filighera
Monday, April 15, 2024 10:43 PM EDT
It will always be "an interesting day" so long as the market continues to reveal the most probable short term path.
In this video: NDX, SPX
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Article By:
Mish Shedlock
Monday, April 15, 2024 9:58 PM EDT
Gold is best viewed as a hedge against declining faith in central banks.
In this article: GLD
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Article By:
GreenDotStocks
Monday, April 15, 2024 7:42 PM EDT
Smartsheet has no debt and has been very selective and modest with acquisitions. That allowed it to generate an impressive 36% cash ROI last year.
In this article: SMAR
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Interest rates surged last week on the back of a hotter-than-expected inflation report that wasn’t actually that bad.
Looking at Q1 as a whole, total S&P 500 earnings are expected to be up +2.9% from the same period last year on +3.8% higher revenues.
The increase in leverage is not surprising, as it represents increased risk-taking by investors in the stock market.
During the first week of April 6 of the 10 stocks in the Index declined with the Index down 20.5% YTD. The decline broadened this past week with all 10 constituents declining with the Index now down 27.7% YTD.
