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Market Update: Big Earnings Week
About a third of the S&P 500 companies are reporting earnings this week. Portfolio managers are likely waiting for…
Monday Outlook: Housing and Equities
This week, the focus is on housing markets as the FHFA Index is announced Tuesday followed by new home…
Market Update: Earnings and Revenues
We’re very close to seeing some sort of asset allocation as corporate earnings are announced, and revenues increase. Jack…
Monday Outlook: A Spring Thaw for Consumers
U.S. retail sales for March were released today, and the news is good. Overall retail sales saw a 1.1…
Market Update: A Temporary Bounce?
After last week’s volatility, we’re off to a different start this week. After dovish comments from European Central Bank…
Market Update: Extreme Volatility in Stocks
It’s been a volatile week for equities markets, led by the Nasdaq which saw one of its worst weeks…
Market Update: Oil, Gas & Russia
There’s a sell-off surrounding some of the world’s geopolitical events right now, namely the situation with Russia and Ukraine….
MONDAY OUTLOOK: INDIA’S NEXT PRIME MINISTER
India begins voting for its next Prime Minister today, which will likely have an effect on financial markets and…
Market Update: A Goldilocks Number
192,000 payroll jobs were created in March, and the reaction in the marketplace was fairly muted. But there’s a…
Market Update: Here Comes the Employment Report
With the beginning of the quarter out of the way, Jack says we can look at fundamentals to drive…
Market Update: Strong Start to Q2
We’ve seen new all time highs in all the major indices, setting the stage for what could be a…
Monday Outlook: A New Year for USDA Reports
The USDA released today the highly anticipated Prospective Plantings report. The headline figure might be the 91.7 million acre…