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The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDP Now tracker now predicts that second-quarter GDP will contract by 1%.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  ROKU - Roku Inc. Cl A, Goldman Sachs, Supply Chains Improvements, RIO - Rio Tinto PLC ADR, AVGO - Broadcom Inc., OXY - Occidental Petroleum Corp., Warrants, Market Timers, SOFI - SoFi Technologies Inc., GM - General Motors Co., CRI - Carter's Inc....

Carbon removal amounts to a process of storing carbon dioxide that’s already been emitted.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  MJ - ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF, Value Investing, Pension Funds, Value Stocks, Cryptocurrency, BYDDF - BYD Co. Ltd., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., FND - Floor & Decor Holdings Inc. Cl A, QDEL – Quidel Ortho Corp., Bond Exposure. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and us...

When you have many years until retirement, market volatility should be easy to shrug off, but it isn't always.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  LEN - Lennar Corp. Cl A, DHI - D.R. Horton Inc., Job Offers, CEOs and Recession, European Factories and Natural Gas, Individual Bonds, AMZN - Amazon.com Inc., BSM - Black Stone Minerals L.P., BKE - Buckle Inc., NET - Cloudflare Inc. Cl A, Energy Sec...

Historically, high-quality bonds have been pretty good ballast for stocks during recessionary periods, but a rising interest-rate environment complicates things.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  DASH – Door Dash Inc. Cl A, Inflation, Housing Prices, Electric Cars, OXY - Occidental Petroleum Corp., IPI - Intrepid Potash Inc, Portfolio Management, EWGS - iShares MSCI Germany Small-Cap ETF, STOR -...

SPACs, once Wall Street’s hottest tickets, have become one of the most hated trades this year.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  VRTX - Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc., Muni-Funds, EEFT - Euronet Worldwide Inc. MO - Altria Group Inc., VEIPX - Vanguard Equity Income Fund Investor, PARWX - Parnassus Endeavor Fund Investor, How Do You know When a Stocks Has Too Much Debt, SRS - ProShares UltraShort Rea...

Today’s bear market has been fueled by several factors including inflation, fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war, a slowdown in China's economy and recession fears.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  COUP - Coupa Software Inc., New Home Sales, Warren Buffett, S&P 500, ORI - Old Republic International Corp., KO - Coca-Cola Co., DE - Deere & Co., CAT - Caterpillar Inc., GT - Goodyear Tir...

One opinion frames the argument this way: "The longer-term structural issue is the fact that we grew the money supply by six and a half trillion dollars".   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Gas Prices and Gasoline Demand, Supply Chain, Companies and Financing Costs, MOS - Mosaic Co., Hedge Funds, UBER - Uber Technologies Inc., DQ - Daqo New Energy Corp. ADR, FBALX - Fidelity Balanced Fund...

Those who are new to investing could benefit by buying stocks cheaply and holding them long term.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  ARCB - ArcBest Corp., Shipping Rates, The Crypto Market, High Gas Prices, LNG - Cheniere Energy Inc., ABR - Arbor Realty Trust Inc., ABR - Arbor Realty Trust Inc., SLV - iShares Silver Trust, The Yen, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Proposed Changes, MSSMX...

The U.S. has experienced at least 30 recessions throughout history, dating back as early as 1857. Today's Stocks & Topics:  T - AT&T Inc., WBD - Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Series A, Tech Stocks, BA - Boeing Co., CGNX - Cognex Corp., Goldman Sachs, USB - U.S. Bancorp, BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corp., SLG - SL Green Realty Corp., XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., BIG - Big Lots Inc., SBGSY -...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Low Risk Investment, Roth I-R-A, Options & Covered Calls, Corporate Bonds, Buying Real Estate, Selling Personal Residence, Setting Up an Account, Cryptocurrency Law, Selling Put Options, Sell...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Options, 401k, S&P Index Fund, KPP Management & Newsletter, International Investing, Trading Accounts, Strong Support, Dollar Cost Average, Day Trading, Small vs. Mid Cap, Investing for K...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: X - United States Steel Corp., Money Market Rate, I-Bonds, Dividends, Gains, Covered Calls, 401k, Ethereum Cryptocurrency, Investing, 401k & Roth I-R-A, Special-Purpose Acquisition Company –...

The financial system is unfathomably complex and preparing for every scenario is impossible as the FED embarks on its most ambitious QT program to date.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  CTS - CTS Corp., Rates, Retail Sales, JP Morgan, SYF - Synchrony Financial, VALE - Vale S.A. ADR, BGFV - Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp., Portfolio Management, CAMT - Camtek Ltd., NEM - Newmont Corp., Investing in th...

Fixing the broken domestic supply chain is a national priority as inflation surges and states are competing to lead the way.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Mutual Funds, VMNFX - Vanguard Market Neutral Fund Investor, ADDYY - Adidas AG ADR, Recession, Oil & Gas, GNR - SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF, The Fed Meeting, Market Bottom, PBR - Petroleo Brasileiro S/A ADR, FSLR - First...

To boost competition, the plan would require trading firms to directly compete when executing trades from retail investors.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  TMST – Timken Steel Corp., IIIN - Insteel Industries Inc., Bonds, European Industry, The Japanese Yen, MTDR - Matador Resources Co., Roth I-R-A Max Contributions, ZBRA - Zebra Technologies Corp. Cl A, Investing, DOW - Dow Inc., TSN - Tyson...

To boost competition, the plan would require trading firms to directly compete when executing trades from retail investors.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Cash, TGT - Target Corp., PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc., Dividends & Taxes, Schedule K-1, DOW - Dow Inc., Consumer Price Index (CPI), Oil Prices, Shanghai Lockdown, XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., DAC - Danaos Corp. Plus: Key Benchmark Numbers a...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Economic Indicators, S&P Index Fund, How Do Stock Market Grow, Investing Strategy, Investing for Retirement, Small Cap Funds, Interest Rates, Value Funds, P.E. Ratio, Real Estate Sale, FED an...

The World Bank slashed its global growth forecast and warned that many countries could fall into recession as the economy slips into a period of stagflation reminiscent of the 1970s   Today's Stocks & Topics:  Fracking, Where Cash Flows, Payment for Order Flow, Commercial Property, The Wash Rule, Energy Sector Profits, OXY - Occidental Petroleum Corp., CVX - Chevron Corp., VIVO - Meridian...

For now, China’s “zero COVID” measures on trucking and cross-city transport limitations continue to slow manufacturing and logistics.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  XLE - Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF, Jobs Report, The World Bank, Equity Market, T - AT&T Inc., MGV - Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF, VTV - Vanguard Value ETF, MCW - Mister Car Wash Inc., SPYD - SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Di...

BMO Harris Bank says that 36% of Americans have already seen their savings hit by inflation.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  ZIM - ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., Best Stocks During Inflation, Annuities, IDXXI - DEXX Laboratories Inc., CLF - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., NNI - Nelnet Inc. Cl A, Roth I-R-A Contributions, XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp., BIG - Big Lots Inc., MLI - Mueller Industries Inc...

Most thematic funds prove to be one-hit wonders or don't live long enough to see their investment theses pan out.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  LUMN - Lumen Technologies Inc., New Accounting Rules, Government Bonds, Stock Prices and Evaluation, WDS - Woodside Energy Group Ltd. ADR, Roth I-R-A, NVST - Envista Holdings Corp., Private Equity, Bank Earnings.    Plus: Key Benchmark Numbers an...

Past correlations can be considered a hazardous guide for the future.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  CNC - Centene Corp., Fuel Prices, DIS - Walt Disney Co., BBY - Best Buy Co. Inc., U.S. Manufacturing, Treasuries, BKE - Buckle Inc., AND - Advent Technologies Holdings Inc.  Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/invest for a great deal: https://www.anthropic.com * Check...

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage stood at 3.29% at the start of January and ended March at 4.67%-- is it too late for you to jump in the game?   Today's Stocks & Topics:  STLA - Stellantis N.V., Market Bargains, Food Prices, Global Rates, YUM - Yum! Brands Inc., IIPR - Innovative Industrial Properties Inc., HYLB - Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF, HYT - BlackRock C...

Stocks have been more jittery than usual, but volatility is to be expected.   Today's Stocks & Topics:  MU - Micron Technology Inc., Goldman Sachs and Inflation, Supply Chain Problems, AA - Alcoa Corp., AAPL - Apple Inc., EIX - Edison International, Mortgage Insurance, GOOG - Alphabet Inc. Cl C, 10 Year Treasury Bond, REK - ProShares Short Real Estate, C - Citigroup Inc.    TRIVIA QUESTION...

In this compilation program, Steve Peasley and Justin Klein field a variety of finance and investment questions from callers across the United States and around the world. Today's Stocks & Topics: Economic Indicators, S&P Index Fund, How Do Stock Market Grow, Investing Strategy, Investing for Retirement, Small Cap Funds, Interest Rates, Value Funds, P.E. Ratio, Real Estate Sale, FED an...