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Stocks Slide After Republicans Pause Debt Ceiling Negotiations

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.35%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.45%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -0.36%. GOP negotiators halted debt ceiling discussions with the White...

Barchart · May 19, 2023

FBI: International's Fly Team Is Geared Up For A Fight In First Look At Season 2 Finale, But Can They Win?

New photos from FBI: International's Season 2 finale reveal the team locked and loaded for a huge new threat, and that's not all.

Cinemablend · May 18, 2023

Banking Stress, Manufacturing Index and Other Key Themes to Watch This Week

Another week, another bank is on the brink of collapse. This past week Pacific Western Bank was in the news for being on the brink of collapse.

Barchart · May 14, 2023

Will the Next Fed Announcement Be Bullish or Bearish?

Investors have been in a state of limbo all year long trying to determine if still in a bear market or has the new bull already emerged? 4,200 on the S&P 500 (SPY) being the key level. Interestingly, the Fed announcement on Wednesday 5/3 could be the key catalyst to…

StockNews.com · May 3, 2023

Earnings, Bank Woes and Other Key Themes to Watch This Week

This week we have more excitement on deck with earnings, we also have the beginning of the month on Monday and plenty of potentially market-moving news the rest of the week. Sprinkle in the Fed Funds rate on Wednesday and it's possible we will have a really tradable week on…

Barchart · Apr 30, 2023

In a blow to Fox News, judge rules network committed ‘discovery misconduct’ over withheld Giuliani tape

Fox News was cited for “discovery misconduct” by the judge in the $1.6 billion defamation case filed by Dominion Voting Systems after learning that recorded conversations with former president Donald Trump’s attorneys were not turned over as evidence.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2023

4 Key Lessons Learned From Q1 in the Stock Market…

While I think the bulls have made major strides in the first quarter, I think it's too early to say we're completely out of the woods. So I thought this would be the perfect time to look back at the Q1 of 2023 and review the factors that influence the…

StockNews.com · Apr 9, 2023

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Diversity! Mandating Adherence to a Secular Creed," by Prof. Matthew Finkin (Illinois)

Just published in volume 2, issue 2 of the Journal of Free Speech Law, and available here; here's the Introduction: The academy is rife with contention over the conditioning of faculty ap­pointments on an attestation to or a record of support for a secular trinity: "Di­ver­si­ty, Equity, Inclusion." These DEI…

Reason · Mar 28, 2023

The Fed Speaks- Inflation Remains the Enemy

The U.S. central bank remains unphased by the recent upheaval in the banking sector as it continues to battle inflation by tightening credit. The Fed allowed inflationary pressure to mount in 2021, waiting too long to boost interest rates, pushing inflation to the highest level in four decades. In 2023,…

Barchart · Mar 26, 2023

Why This Key Buy Signal Is Making Me Nervous About Current Market Conditions…

This week, we had the latest meeting by the Federal Reserve. The central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points, and indicated that we're likely close to a pause. You'd imagine the stock market (SPY) would cheer... But I'm seeing something else that's making me nervous. Read on.

StockNews.com · Mar 26, 2023