Markets were already expecting that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again at next week’s policy meeting ahead of yesterday’s ADP estimate of private non-farm payrolls for November.
Live cattle futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts up 47 cents to $1.10. Open interest was down just 906 contracts. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,508...
November ADP data allows us to guesstimate nonfarm payroll employment, while the Fed’s data for industrial and manufacturing production in September gives us more of a reading on September.
December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.02%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are down -0.01% this morning, taking a breather after recent gains, while investors look ahead to U.S. jobless claims data, which will offer fresh i...
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A surprise drop in private-sector jobs pushed rate-cut expectations even higher and lifted stocks, even as fresh doubts about enterprise AI spending knocked Microsoft lower. Under the surface, chipmakers, retailers, and high-growth software names showed just how narrow and rotational this market still is.
President Donald Trump is reportedly contemplating appointing U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his chief economic adviser if incumbent Kevin Hassett is chosen as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
The US Federal Reserve, through its ultra-loose monetary policies, has inflated a series of asset bubbles – AI Bubble, Housing Bubble (HB) 2.0, and the Bond Bubble – and the bursting of these bubbles is very likely to start in 2026.
Financial expert Anthony Joseph Amaradio notes that choosing the right repayment strategy can ease the burden, making it possible to gradually reduce and eventually eliminate these financial obligations.
Market indexes shook off any lingering doubts they had through morning trading hours and shifted into solid, steady gains before tapering off slightly toward the end of the session.
As the Q3 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the health insurance providers industry, including CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and its peers.
Wrapping up Q3 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the property & casualty insurance stocks, including NMI Holdings (NASDAQ:NMIH) and its peers.
