U.S. Economy

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This week
Thursday's Final Takeaways: Software Sees Strength, Memory Stocks Under Pressure
The ‘Hurricane’ Lurking Beneath the Markets & Tech Opportunities
Cohen: Gold Will End Year Down, Market Could See Midterms Correction
'Global Realignment' Good for Gold & Capitalizing on Metals in Portfolios
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Jay Woods on Volatile Trade Opportunities, Software 'Guilty Until Proven Innocent'
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Thummel: U.S. Energy Security to Offset Extreme Prices, AI More Intertwined in Sector
KG: 'Might Just be Getting Started' in Energy Volatility, AVGO & TTD Movers to Watch
Oil Spikes, Broadcom (AVGO) Beats Earnings
Closing Bell: Markets Advance on Hopes Iran Conflict Will Be Short Lived
Wednesday's Final Takeaways: ADP Beats Expectations & South Korea Sell-Off
KOSPI Volatility Tests Global Market Confidence
AVGO in Focus as NVDA Raises the Earnings Bar
Liz Ann Live | Liz Ann Sonders & Joe Mazzola | 3-2-26
'Goldilocks' ISM Services & 'Healthy' ADP Employment Dampen Market Volatility
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Finding Diverse Opportunities & Assessing Market ‘Complacency’
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Finding Opportunities in the ‘Old Economy’
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AI's 'New Chapter' in Value & Defensive Trades in Evolving Tech
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FOMC Focus Shifts Amid Private Credit Risks, Oil's Risk to Inflation
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International ETFs Surge: Todd Rosenbluth Explains What's Driving Global Push
Energy, $70K Bitcoin & CRWD Earnings: Movers Amid Evolving Iran Headlines
Tuesday's Final Takeaways: PINS Activist Investor & International Selling Pressure
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Ghabour: Small Caps, Housing & EEM Opportunities, AI Stocks Will Struggle
Repairing Technical Damage 'Will Take Time:' Iran's Impact on Energy & Markets
Iran Turmoil, Tariffs & $100 Crude Oil Potential Poised to Delay FOMC Rate Cuts
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Gen. Wesley Clark: Don't put a Timeline on Iran-U.S. War
Market Volatility Grows as Geopolitics Drive Rates Higher
Closing Bell: Oil Shock Lifts Energy and Defense as Rates Jump; Travel and Discretionary Slide
Monday's Final Takeaways: WBD & PSKY Consolidate, Manufacturing PMI Data
The Market Fallout of a Prolonged U.S./Iran Conflict
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Takeaways from February ISM: Labor Improvement, Inflation Ahead
Last week
WTI Crude Crosses $67 on Weekend Geopolitical Risk
Will the Fed Step in to Shore Up Private Credit?
Looking Into the Walled Gardens of Private Credit
How to Read the Latest Economic Tea Leaves: Inflation, Fed Decisions, Labor Market
Friday's Frantic Headlines: PPI, Iran Tensions & OpenAI's $110B Funding Round
Range-Bound and Rotating: The AI Trade Faces Its Test
Brace for Volatile End to February, CRWV Collapses & XYZ Slashes Workforce
XYZ, NFLX, PSKY See Premarket Gains
Why Commodities Could Replace the 60/40 Playbook
Muted Market Reaction After Nvidia Earnings
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Deep Dive in Inflation & Jobs Weakness Behind 4Q Economic Slowdown
Employers Have the Leverage in the Job Market; January’s Job Seeker Surge & AI Impact
Why the Fed’s ‘In a Pickle’ as the Consumer Starts to Crack
Tariffs & Treasuries: Upcoming Catalysts Impacting Fixed Income
U.S./China Trade Dynamics & Why the Fed Needs to Cut Rates to 3%
Why AI Capex Benefits NVDA & What Lower Mortgage Rates Mean
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Pelosky: U.S. Turning Into an Emerging Market
Tuesday's Final Takeaways: WBD Bidding War Continues & Consumer Confidence Improves
Closing Bell: AMD–Meta Deal Lifts Tech; Transports and Small Caps Lead as Volatility Cools
Technical Tuesday: SPX, SLB, SNOW
Why This Bull Market is Unloved
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Dickson: AI Trade is No Longer Driving the Market
Software New Consumer Staples? Joe Mazzola Examines Scale of Sell Off
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AI Capex Fears vs AI Disruption Fears: Which is Real?
KG on Consumer Sentiment, Financial Sector Woes & Crude Above $65
Pitcairn: Own ‘All Forms of Energy Right Now’ for AI Revolution
Anthropic Disruption & FOMC Commentary Take Market Attention
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Woods: AMD 'Nothing But Remarkable' as NVDA Earnings Ahead
AI Disruption Continues – Not Just Software
Market Gyration Narrative, AMD Rally, Crypto Crawls Lower
Last month
Supreme Court Rules Against Tariffs, Stays Silent on Refunds
Closing Bell: Tariff Relief Rally Offsets Geopolitical Risk; Metals Shine as Dollar Slips
Arthur Laffer: Tariff Setback Paves Way for Reshoring and Growth
Next Steps for Tariffs & Other Avenues for Trump After SCOTUS Shuts Down IEEPA
2% Inflation ‘Extremely Overzealous’ at Current Spending Levels
Finding Small Cap AI Winners & Tariffs Reaction
Markets Resilient in Tariff Volatility, NVDA Offers Next Catalyst
GDP, PCE Breakdown: What They Mean for Rate Cuts
Economic Trends by Generation: Why Gen Z is Prioritizing ‘Business Formation’ over Family
What’s Next After Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs & Looking Internationally
SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump's Tariffs, Volatility Hits Markets
Mid Caps ‘Better Quality’ Than Small, Finding AI Capex Opportunities
Core CPE & GDP Throw Wrench into Economic Picture
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Graham: Both GDP & PCE 'Rear View Mirror' Prints
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Tyner: 'Inflation Trend Moving in the Right Direction'
The Broad Market is Searching for Direction
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Brusuelas: 'What a Time to Be Alive' in the Markets
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling May Come Today
Thursday's Final Takeaways: Trade Deficit Narrows & Tech Rotation Continues
Hunting for Opportunities in Smid Caps & the Bullish Case for Agentic AI
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Siddell: Rates Can Fall by 75-100 Points by End of 2026, Buy Precious Metals & Nuclear
U.S. Picking Up Tariff 'Tab,' NVDA & CRM Earnings Center of AI Disruption
'Big Drop' in Jobless Claims, 'Big Jump' in Trade Deficit
Crude Oil Futures Surging On U.S.-Iran Tensions
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The Angie of Angie's List: Evolving Her Business & the Rise of Home Spending
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Booth: FOMC at 'Opposite Ends' of Labor Market Mandate
U.S./Iran Tensions Ramp
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Pan: American Investors are Making Good Choices
Breaking Down Geopolitical ‘Anvils’ Hanging Over a Market Rally
Where to Look in Fixed Income Markets
This year
Is the Silver Trade Over?
Warsh to Head Fed? Dollar Rises, Gold Plummets
Blagrove: ‘Don’t Know if Rates Are Going Down’, Trimming Large Caps to Manage Risk
What Makes Trump's Fed Chair Pick 'Puzzling' & Case Against Rate Cuts
Volatility in Gold, Silver; Why Trump Picked Warsh
Trump Picks Warsh for Fed, AAPL Margins in Question
Earnings Matter Again as Tech Fractures Near the Highs
Warsh Nominated to Fed Chair, AAPL Falls Post-Earnings
Closing Bell: Microsoft Sell-Off Turns Stocks Lower on Thursday
Thursday's Final Takeaways: Softness in Software & Productivity in Focus
Gold's 2026 Trends: Portfolio Positioning Amid Sharp Rally & Global Volatility
Riesgo: Fundamentals of U.S. & Global Economies are Strong
‘Only Real Weakness’ in U.S. Economy is Labor Market Data
Avoiding 'Monolithic' Investments & Measuring International ETF Inflows
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Firings, Hirings & Labor Market Latest
Thursday's Market Playbook, Reaction to META & MSFT
TSLA, META Pop Post-Earnings, AAPL Ahead
Wednesday's Final Takeaways: Gold Glimmers, Muscle in Memory & Market Resilience
Jobs Market Clouds Fed Picture, Market in ‘Much Healthier’ Place
Questions Into Mag 7 Earnings & Case for 'Cheering' on 4-Year Low U.S. Dollar
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'Nervousness' Ahead of FOMC Decision, Why Waller Could Replace Powell
Market Setup for Today: FOMC Decision, Tech Earnings
META, TSLA Earnings & Fed Day
Tuesday's Final Takeaways: Cancelled Home Closings Spike & Mag 7 Earnings Preview
Closing Bell: Mega Caps Lift S&P Toward 7,000 as Dollar Slips; Dow Drags on UNH and Boeing
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Dr. Cherry’s Diversified Energy Pick: EOG Resources (EOG)
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‘Moving from Bits to Atoms’: Tech Rotation Trade & Capex Concerns
Technical Tuesday: SPX, APP, STLD
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Gold's Dominance Drivers & 'Beginning of the End' of U.S. Dollar Global Strength
Equal Weight is ‘Participation Trophy’ Trade, ‘Don’t be Shy’ About Small & Mid Caps
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Final Takeaways from 2025
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Swirski: Unemployment Angst Will Pressure Markets in 2026
Moser: Small Cap Outperformance in 2026, Likes Biotech Including PCRX, SIBN
David Wagner’s 2026 Market Theme: 'American Psycho'
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2026 Bond Market Returns May Lag 2025
‘Positive Signs’ in Jobless Claims, Tailwinds for Solar Energy in 2026
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A.I. Leads to Cloudy Investment Outlook
New Year’s Eve Stock Movers: NVDA, TSLA
New Year's Eve: NVDA China Orders Ramp
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Dryden Pence's 2026 Mag 7 Bull Case, 'Constructive Across the Board' for SPX
Supreme Court Ruling Could Trigger $100B in Tariff Refunds for American Companies
Tuesday's Final Takeaways: International Outperformance & FOMC Minutes
2026 Portfolio Positioning: Big Tech, Underappreciated Stocks & Sectors to Watch
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Supply & Demand: AI's Double-Edged Sword in Retail
SPX Consolidation, Silver & Gold Rebound Take Focus in Tuesday Trading
Home Prices & Fed Minutes Ahead
Monday's Final Takeaways: Narrative Shifts in Housing & Metals
Market Outlook 2026: Earnings, Diversification, & AI in Emerging Markets
Tariffs & AI: Navigating Economic Stagflation in 2026
'Soft Savings:' How Gen Z & Millennials Redefine Retirement Planning
Recent Data Points to a Stronger Consumer Outlook in 2026
FOMC, 'Favorable' Investments & Economic Data for 2026
Metals Pull Back from Record Highs & 'Thin' Ecodata on Docket
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Market Weighs Earnings to Valuation Balance, FOMC's 'Negative Equity' Issue
Markets Brace for Geopolitical Shifts Ahead
Expect Low Volume Trading This Week Amid Silver & Gold Pullback
Steeper Curve, Stronger Trade Balance: Markets Find Year-End Footing
S&P 500 Near Highs; Can Bulls Muster a Breakout before Year’s End?
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2026 Set Up for Continuation Rally
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It’s Not Just Rates: Why the Fed Balance Sheet is Critical for 2026

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