1-18-2022: Are SPACs a Racket?
Special-purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are publicly traded stocks that raise capital from seed investors, promising to invest those proceeds into a privately held company. Today's Stocks & T...
19 Jan 202245min
1-14-2022: Estimates Project that Profits for S&P 500 Companies Rose 22% in the Fourth Quarter
Investors need to know that consumer demand, margins, and Fed policy will affect corporate profits. Today's Stocks & Topics: HBAN - Huntington Bancshares Inc., Retail Sales, Switching Careers, Amazon,...
15 Jan 202246min
1-13-2022: 3 Things Retirees Should Watch in 2022
Keep an eye on inflation, interest rates, and expected spending in the year ahead. Today's Stocks & Topics: ATVI - Activision Blizzard Inc., CFOs, Stock Market Getting Back to Normal, Inflation, CUBI ...
14 Jan 202246min
1-12-2022: Will Higher Inflation Readings Cause the Fed to Raise Interest Rates Early?
The December consumer price index showed a huge jump, and last month’s producer price index is slated to come next. Today's Stocks & Topics: HUM - Humana Inc., Personal Finance Resolutions, Cryptocurr...
13 Jan 202247min
1-11-2022: Can Stocks Can Withstand Rising Yields?
One strategist says that sectors such as technology will “struggle to outperform going forward,” but there may be good news for banks, autos, and other cyclical areas of the equity market. Today's Sto...
12 Jan 202245min
1-10-2022: What the "Phillips Curve" Says About Soaring Inflation in the COVID Economy
The Phillips curve is an economic concept describing the relationship between inflation - that is, how much prices are increasing on a year-over-year basis - and nationwide unemployment. Today's Stock...
11 Jan 202247min
1-7-2022: U.S. Stocks Posted a Third Year of Double-Digit Gains but Bonds Faltered
The U.S. market gained 9.5% in the final three months of 2021, its best quarter since fourth-quarter 2020. Today's Stocks & Topics: PHM - PulteGroup Inc., Jobs Report, Retail Investors, Gold, C - Citi...
8 Jan 202246min
1-6-2022: Mortgage Rates Hit A 9-month high, And Loan Demand Drops Further
Applications for mortgages to purchase homes fell 4% from two weeks earlier and were 12% lower year-over-year. Today's Stocks & Topics: FDX - FedEx Corp., Domestic Market, Trade Deficit, Cryptocurrenc...
7 Jan 202246min
