News and Analysis

This week, the average price of a gallon of gas climbed to $3.83, the highest in 10 months. I swung by the gas station on Tuesday and paid $50 to fill up my tank. That hasn’t...

Manufacturing has been giving off recession vibes for a while. ISM data shows manufacturing activity has been in decline for nine months, a streak we haven’t seen since the...

Fitch — a prominent ratings agency — downgraded the US’ long-term debt to AA+ from AAA last night. It wasn’t a complete surprise. Fitch put US debt on watch in May, basically...

One of the most well-known phrases on Wall Street is “irrational exuberance.” It was coined by former Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan in 1996, around the time the...

Barbie and Oppenheimer just came out in theaters. But they’ve both been a hit in portfolios for a few months now. BEACH (booking, entertainment, airlines, cruise, and hotel)...

Costs have been corporate America’s worst enemy. But now that inflation is coming under control, costs could become the C-suite’s best friend. Sales have been surprisingly...

41% of retail investors are open to using or are already using AI to pick or alter investments in their portfolios; 71% of 18-44-year olds say the same 11% of U.S. retail...

The US economy is dealing with some challenges right now. But confidence isn’t one of them. At least not any more. Throughout 2022, the US economy suffered from a crisis of...

9 out of 10 retail investors plan on investing more or the same amount over the next 3 months 42% of 18-34 year old investors and 50% of 35-44 year old investors think a...

Last week, high spirits made it back to Wall Street. Options trading boomed, led by call trading. Market breadth widened out, disproving a bearish theory that the rally lacked...