Disney steps up as Big Tech steps back: What to know this week

aol.com Over the last two weeks, investors were deluged by earnings, economic data, and the Federal Reserve's latest policy announcement. In the week ahead, the earnings flow will…

The new power figures in hedge funds do not manage money

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Stock Market Crash Warning: Don’t Get Caught Holding These 3 Growth Stocks

investorplace.com Not all growth stocks are on equal footing — avoid these companies Bears haven’t caught a break in more than five years, starting with the 2019 flash crash, which triggered…

Why Regulators Should Embrace DeFi

dailyhodl.com Stress tests of major banks have repeatedly failed to uncover serious issues that have led to billions of dollars in losses – DeFi (decentralized finance) changes all of…

How the Fed weighs 'political risk' behind closed doors

aol.com Jay Powell said this past week that pending elections don't get discussed at Federal Reserve meetings, challenging reporters to read the transcripts for themselves. "I can't…

U.S. Money Supply Is Doing Something So Rare That It Hasn't Happened Since the Great Depression -- and a Big Move in Stocks May Follow

fool.com M2 money supply hasn't done this in nine decades. Over the previous four years, Wall Street has been a stomping ground for volatility. In successive years, beginning in…

Same job, $16 less per hour: Frustrated job hunters can’t find roles that pay as well as their old ones

finance.yahoo.com Martin-John Rubio had been job hunting for a year when he saw a posting in early 2024 for a role in talent acquisition that was similar to his previous job, which he had…

Are We Destroying The Economy On Purpose?

zerohedge.com Are We Destroying The Economy On Purpose? Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance In one of the most fascinating discussions I’ve had in a while, I spoke last weekend with my…

BRICS: Major Crash for US Economy Has Begun, Expert Says

watcher.guru With the BRICS alliance further pursuing its de-dollarization efforts, a major crash for the US economy has begun, according to one expert. Indeed, Robert Kiyosaki, the…

Wall Street big shots may be forced to cancel their summer vacations

businessinsider.com 2024 was supposed to be easy for Wall Street's speculators. There was an improving economic picture, a clear way to trade it, and the chance to take it easy while still…

Markets worry Treasury yields could jump back to levels that sparked chaos last October

markets.businessinsider.com The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is hovering below levels that caused a massive crash last fall. • Yet, persistent inflation and weak Treasury auctions could boost…

Bank of America Throws Its Weight Behind These 2 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks

finance.yahoo.com We’ve received some mixed messages from the market recently. The S&P 500 finished April with a 4% loss, its first monthly loss after five straight months of gains. But the…

Inflation is scrambling Americans' perceptions of middle class life

businessinsider.com Michael Raines Many Americans have come to feel that a middle-class lifestyle is out of reach. Blame inflation for bringing down the mood and making the economy seem much…

This Week in Coins: Bitcoin Battered But Rebounds As Meme Coin Mania Abides

decrypt.co It was a rough week for Bitcoin—and the wider crypto market—but as of yesterday, things were looking brighter. The price of Bitcoin is now at $63,107. It’s effectively where…

Top 5 things to watch in markets in the week ahead

investing.com Investing.com -- This week investors will get the chance to hear from several Federal Reserve officials after Friday’s employment report showed that jobs growth moderated…

1 Stock to Buy, 1 Stock to Sell This Week: Arista Networks, Rivian Automotive

investing.com Stocks on Wall Street surged to a higher close on Friday, after a softer-than-expected jobs report boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates…

Gold Price Forecast: Bearish Correction May Extend Further Before Turnaround

dailyfx.com None fell 1.55% this week, briefly touching their lowest level since early April • None The current downward correction shows potential for further extension despite…

2 Stocks That I'd Buy Even If a Recession Starts

finance.yahoo.com With inflation proving to be harder to control than many experts predicted, and consumers starting to clearly pump the brakes on spending, there is a real possibility of a…

Is It Time to Buy April's Worst-Performing Dow Jones Stocks?

finance.yahoo.com Last month wasn't a great one for the overall stock market, but it was a downright awful one for a handful of blue chip stocks. Most investors understand oversized dips can…

How gas prices have changed in Arizona in the last week

azfamily.com Gasoline prices have stalled over the past week on average across the country and remain highest in Western and Northeastern states as well as in Illinois, where taxes on…

‘The Dollar Will Be Worth Nothing’

forbes.com Bitcoin has bounced back following a "perfect storm" this week, helping by a shock BlackRock bombshell that could trigger bitcoin price chaos. Subscribe now to Forbes'…

Disney may give stocks reason to cheer

thestreet.com Sometimes bad news is good news. It certainly seemed that way on Friday. The Labor Department reported job growth in April waned from a big jump reported in March. Investors…

It’s ‘just what the Fed chair wanted’ as the economy adds fewer jobs and unemployment rises to 3.9%

fortune.com In a clear sign of labor-market cooling, U.S. employers added only 175,000 jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. That was down from March’s revised…

Crypto Market: Key Events To Watch This Week

coingape.com The crypto market witnessed a significant recovery last week, while the market participants are eagerly awaiting the key events this week. Notably, amid the recent mixed…

Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting: Warren Buffett talks Apple, AI, Paramount, and more

finance.yahoo.com The Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) annual shareholders meeting on Saturday was the first in a new era for the conglomerate. Saturday's meeting marked the first time CEO…

Analysts Predict Biggest Altcoin Market Rally To $4 Trillion Market Cap

coingape.com Recent data releases from the US provided a visible lift to the market, also supported by a dovish Federal Reserve and the Quick Rate Adjustment (QRA). The employment data…

52% of Warren Buffett's $372 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in These 2 Magnificent Stocks

finance.yahoo.com If you've ever wondering why more than 40,000 people flock to Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) annual shareholder meeting each year, look no further than the…

Governments Cause Inflation And Hurt Bond Investors

zerohedge.com Governments Cause Inflation And Hurt Bond Investors Authored by Daniel Lacalle, The Fed’s preferred inflation measure rose 2.8% in March from a year ago. This is the core…

Stock Market Crash Warning: Don’t Get Caught Holding These 3 Nasdaq Stocks

investorplace.com With interest rates 'higher for longer,' consider these Nasdaq stocks to avoid Chair of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, has spoken, and Wall Street won’t like it. The…

Bitcoin Price Rebound Smashes $100 Million in Crypto Shorts

decrypt.co Bitcoin is back up again—and those betting on the price of the asset going down are hurting. In the past 24 hours, nearly $100 million in short positions for all…

Slowing Job Growth Could Signal Upcoming Recession

tftc.io Recent job growth numbers from the U.S. Labor Department indicate potential warning signs for the economy. The figures for April revealed that job growth totaled a mere…

Earnings will drive the market next week

cnbc.com Is the stock market rally here to stay after April's terrible month? With the Fed, Apple earnings and the jobs report passing with flying colors this week, the runway to…

Why April Was Supposed to be a Strong Month for the Market… Here’s What Happened Instead

investorplace.com Let’s take a look back at the month of April and why it was a bit of a disappointment… Editor’s Note: Hi, folks. Before we get into our Market 360 for the day, I wanted to…

Hayes: Bitcoin Bottom is In, Slow and Steady Growth Ahead

bitcoinnews.com Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has recently made predictions about bitcoin’s future trajectory. In a recent blog post, Hayes shares his analysis of the recent market…

Gold will weather this storm as investors sell the rallies

kitco.com The U.S. labor market has defied all expectations in 2024, but sentiment has started to shift as five months of consecutive outperformance come to an end. Heading into the…

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway trouncing the market this year and near a record heading into shareholder meeting

cnbc.com Berkshire Hathaway shares are near all-time highs ahead of the conglomerate's annual shareholder meeting, but a few worries are weighing on analysts' minds. Berkshire's…

This 41-year-old woman owes nearly $125,000 in debt and plans 'dying [in] my cubicle’

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Wall Street Analysts Predict 1000% Upside for These 7 Penny Stocks

investorplace.com If you still have an appetite for risk, these stocks offer a potential reward The Federal Reserve just threw a wet blanket on small-cap stocks in general and penny stocks in…

Wall Street joins Main Street in the bear cave for next week as gold’s price momentum wanes

kitco.com The gold market had plenty to digest this week, with manufacturing and services sector data, nonfarm payrolls, and the FOMC rate decision, and while precious metals prices…

Opportunity? Here’s Bitcoin’s ‘most optimal buy’ entry before parabolic rally

finbold.com The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has surged above the $60,000 mark, coinciding with a rise in the stock market amidst a weaker-than-expected US jobs report. Consequently, there is…

Airdrop Season's Main Event on Bankless

bankless.com Two of the largest, if not the largest, airdrops, EigenLayer and Friend.tech, debuted this week. largely disappointed users with plenty of quibbles over geo-blocking,…

Week in Review

marketbeat.com The market rally to close the week was brought to you by the letter "A." Two Dow components, Apple and Amgen, accounted for about 50% of the gains in the NYSE as markets…

$2.3B Crypto VC Investment Falls Short Of Bitcoin Price Surge, Here’s Why

coingape.com Crypto venture capitalists have not been keeping pace with the Bitcoin (BTC) price surge lately. Generally, the investment by crypto VCs align with the change in the Bitcoin…

Stock market today: US stocks end the week higher after solid earnings and Goldilocks jobs report

markets.businessinsider.com US stocks soared on Friday, with the Nasdaq 100 closing higher by about 1% for the week. • "The case for rate cuts got a little stronger today. Goldilocks could be making a…

Federal Reserve says interest rates will stay at two-decade high until inflation further cools

abcnews.go.com The Federal Reserve emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high and said it doesn’t plan to cut interest rates until it has “greater confidence” that price…

What will the Fed do after Friday's jobs report?

investing.com With Friday's jobs data showing the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than anticipated in April, the question now turns to what the Federal Reserve will do next. The report…

‘A literal biohazard’: This New Jersey woman was told by her parents to buy a cheap home for $250,000

aol.com The cost of homeownership isn’t cheap, especially these days. But if you’re looking for something within your budget, make sure you look closely at exactly what you’re…

4 Colossal Growth Stocks You'll Regret Not Buying in the New Nasdaq Bull Market

finance.yahoo.com Putting your money to work on Wall Street requires patience and perspective. Since this decade began, all three major stock indexes have vacillated between bear and bull…

Should the Bank of England cut interest rates with Britain’s economy in bloom?

theguardian.com It would come as a shock to most economists if the Bank of England opted to cut interest rates at its policy meeting this week. Financial markets, which were baying for a…