Episodes

Aug. 22, 2024

Stocks Wobble Waiting On Powell Speech

Powell speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on Friday, July home sales rise for first time in five months, Mr Mortgage Man Scott W Thompson on mortgages
Aug. 21, 2024

Markets Await Fed Minutes

Briefing.com Strategist Patrick O'Hare Talks About the Markets, The S and P 500 inched higher as traders seek further insight into the prospect of an interest rate cut, Target jumped more than 15 percent after reporting earnings that exceeded expectations
Aug. 20, 2024

Markets Falter After An Eight Day Win Streak

Give it up for the S and P 500 and the Nasdaq which both clinched their longest winning streaks of the year yesterday with eight days, Strong retail sales data and a soft inflation report helped soothe investors’ fears on the economy, This week is...
Aug. 19, 2024

Best of Rob Black Strategies

Helpful ideas from the past couple months outlined on The Rob Black show, Strategies for 2024, Financial strategies in an election year
Aug. 16, 2024

Big Run This Week

Since August 5th the Stock Market has seen a big run, Looking back at one of the best weeks of the year, Looking back over past recessions and strategies
Aug. 15, 2024

New Economic Data Dispels Fears Of Recession

Wal-Mart’s numbers eased fears about a slowdown in consumer spending-the largest contributor to economic growth, Weekly jobless claims fell suggesting a still-healthy labor market, Warren Buffet bought 266 million dollars of Ulta Beauty
Aug. 14, 2024

Stocks Little Changed As Inflation Rate Slows

Consumer prices increased 2.9 percent year over year down from 3 percent in June and the lowest reading since 2021, Mars to acquire snack maker Kellanova in 36 billion dollar deal bringing massive brands like Pringles, CheezIts and nutri grain bars to...
Aug. 13, 2024

Stocks Rise As Inflation Report Comes In Light

Briefing.com Strategist Patrick O'Hare Talks About the Markets, The Producer Price Index encouraged investors ahead of the more widely followed Consumer Price Index out Wednesday morning, Starbucks surged more than 21 percent after the coffee chain...
Aug. 12, 2024

Stocks Wobble As Markets Struggle To Recover

Wednesday’s consumer price index report for July will be a pivotal cue as to whether the economy remains sound, US crude oil tops 77 dollars as Pentagon sends more forces to Middle East, The Average consumer carries 6,329 dollars in credit card debt
Aug. 9, 2024

Strategies

Looking back at a weird week, Taylor Swift cancels Eras Tour shows in Austria over apparent attack plot, Mr Mortgage Man Scott W Thompson on mortgages
Aug. 8, 2024

Comeback Rally Gains Steam

Stocks climbed after new labor market data boosted investors’ confidence in the US economy after a sharp market sell off earlier in the week, Three Disney films could top 1 billion dollars this year after box office rut, Dolce and Gabbana new...
Aug. 7, 2024

Stocks Rally For A Second Day

Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Advanced Micro Devices all gained more than 2 percent, Disney reported an earnings and revenue beat but its U.S. theme parks business was weighed down by lower consumer demand and inflation, Uber profits as consumers’ gig...
Aug. 6, 2024

Stocks Are On Track For A Sizable Rebound

S and P 500  shed around 6 percent in the past three sessions bringing year to date gains back to around 9 percent, Stocks got crushed on concern over the health of the US economy and its labor market, A US judge has ruled that Google violated...
Aug. 5, 2024

Stocks Fell Sharply As Part Of Global Market Sell Off

Investors are also concerned that the Federal Reserve is behind in cutting interest rates to bolster an economic slowdown, Chevron is moving its headquarters from San Ramon where it’s been since 2002 to Houston, The US is having a small car renaissance
Aug. 2, 2024

Better Investment Ideas

Best Financial Research, Thinking about having a great retirement, Avoiding financial pitfalls
Aug. 1, 2024

Stocks Turn Lower Amid Signs Of Cooling Economy

The economic data keep rolling on in the direction of a downturn if not recession, Amtrak, the national railroad will break its annual ridership record this year, Food delivery fees are rising and pinching
July 31, 2024

Stocks Rally Before The Fed Decision

Boeing added 1.7 percent after announcing a new chief executive officer, TV ratings for the Paris Olympics are up 79 percent over 2021’s Tokyo Games, Briefing.com Strategist Patrick O'Hare Talks About the Markets
July 30, 2024

Investors Wait For Microsoft As Fed Decision Looms

CrowdStrike shares fell more than 8 percent after Delta Air Lines hired attorney to seek damages  after an outage led to thousands of flight cancellations, The earnings season has been solid so far of the more than 230 S and P 500 names that have...
July 29, 2024

A Busy Week Of Corporate Earnings

When Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta report, investors will be looking to see whether the trio’s multibillion dollar AI investments are paying off, McDonald’s results missed analyst expectations, Another key event this week will be the Federal Reserve...
July 25, 2024

Markets Turn Higher As Volatility Picks Up

The S and P 500’s 356 day streak of avoiding a 2 percent decline has officially ended, The Nasdaq turned higher after suffering its worst day since October 22 yesterday, Credit card delinquency rates hit a nearly 12 year high
July 24, 2024

Earnings Season Overall Is Off To A Strong Start

Stocks slide as Tesla and Alphabet Disappoint, More than 25 percent of  companies have reported with roughly 80 percent of them topping expectations, Briefing.com Strategist Patrick O'Hare Talks About the Markets,
July 23, 2024

Time For Earnings Reports From Major Companies

S and P 500 rises as investors wait for tech earnings, Crypto currency Ethereum ETFs are set to launch today, Home Sales Had Their Worst June in 25 Years
July 22, 2024

Tech Stock Leads Markets After Biden Backs Out

The S and P 500 and the Nasdaq rose more than 1 percent with both coming off their worst weekly losses since April, Earnings season is about to kick into higher gear headlined by Alphabet, Tesla, and Chipotle, Soda cans are exploding on Southwest...
July 19, 2024

Looking Back At An Interesting Week In The Markets

CrowdStrike Outage pandemonium, Responding to your emails, Some possible investing ideas