At the close of trading Monday the S&P 500 Index is up 100.22% on a price only basis from its March 23, 2020 low of 2,237.40. It took the market 353 trading…
Today's NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for July is further evidence that unfilled jobs is impacting business conditions. The small business survey noted…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a series high for job openings in June to 10.1 million positions. The job openings level is on top of the strong July…
Dogs Of The Dow Lose Ground To Market Since First Quarter
With the market's close this past Friday, July has come to an end and it has been four months since that last article. Through the first seven months of this…
Although the S&P 500 Index is only down .61% from its recent high, under the surface, a large number of stocks have seen significant drawdowns from their own…
The Conference Board's Tuesday report on consumer confidence suggests economic activity in this third quarter remains robust. The July consumer confidence…
The Census Bureaus report for June new home sales were reported at an annual rate of 676,000. This is the lowest level since April 2020 sales of 582,000…
The S&P 500 Index closed down 1.59% on Monday and the Dow Jones Industrial Index was down 2.09%. At the low, and late in the trading session, the S&P 500 Index…
This past week's advance report on retail sales for June shows sales increased at a .6% rate versus May and a 18% increase on a year over year basis. Total…
The challenges around hiring employees was a common theme in June's NFIB Small Business Optimism report among those firms that responded to the survey. The…
Higher Inflation Contributing To Higher Equity Risk Premium
The recent focus of investors and strategists has centered on the higher level of inflation seen in the economy driven in part by higher home prices, higher…
Today's Department of Labor report on jobless claims (PDF) came in higher than expectations at 373,000 which is a 2,000 increase from the prior week's revised…
