This week’s The Market Pulse dives right into a brewing market storm. Remember those rosy "soft landing" scenarios? Citigroup just threw a bucket of cold water on that optimism, predicting a hard economic landing instead. They even foresee a dramatic Fed reversal with multiple rate cuts this year –...
Ready for Tactical Tuesday? Today, we're zeroing in on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and its tantalizing approach to the 40,000 mark. It seems that the wall of investor psychology has it playing hard to get. But history suggests a breakthrough could mean above-average performance for the Dow!
Speaking of...
After a long drought, the past couple of months have ushered in a new round of IPOs, including chip design firm Arm Holdings (ARM), Instacart (CART) and most recently, the iconic sandal Birkenstock (BIRK).
Each of these stocks came to market in search of high valuations, but soon came back...
As we head into the fourth week of a significant pullback in the major market averages, the investment landscape is more turbulent than ever. What started as fears of prolonged inflation and relentless interest rate hikes has now morphed into concerns about an impending recession. The narrative has shifted,...
After a 3-year drought, crypto bulls are once again basking in the limelight as bitcoin and its altcoin peers continue to take out fresh highs. Bitcoin hit a 24-hour high of $38,737.65 on Friday, coming within touching distance of its all-time high of $41,940 that it set just over...
The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be a major boon for the gaming industry, particularly video games and eSports in the so-called pandemic gold rush. With traditional sports only recently returning to some semblance of normalcy albeit to mostly empty stadiums, online gaming has been able to pick up...
A failed ocean in what is now the Amazon rainforest could soon help solve Brazil’s biggest agriculture problem
But to grow that food, Brazil depends on other nations for its most essential fertilizer — a mineral called potash.
In fact, Brazil imports about 98% of this critical nutrient from tens of...
After a year of IPO doldrums,things are starting to heat up. Last week, we covered the pending IPO of Arm Holdings, the semiconductor design company. This week, the popular grocery delivery service, Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) announced it will be listing soon.According to a report from CNBC, Instacart is seeking...
The market's feel-good rally has hit a wall of worry. After weeks of defying gravity, stocks are starting to crack under the strain of stubborn inflation, rising yields, and a looming wave of Big Tech earnings.
This week could be a pivotal moment. Critical economic data will either soothe investor...
As we kick off the final week of the month and second quarter, the S&P 500 is flirting with record highs despite a slight wobble in tech stocks like Nvidia. For equity bulls, the stars seem aligned with seasonal factors providing a supportive backdrop.
In today’s issue, we dive into...
