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Yahoo FinanceStumbles for retail and tech are part of the same economic story
Retail and tech have come under pressure, and both sectors are dealing with the same problem: pandemic-era trends that didn't stick around.
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Why the Fed matters to regular Americans, in one stunning chart
Here's what to watch in the markets on Friday, May 20, 2022.
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There's a high bar for an August jobs report surprise
In just a few hours, the Labor Department will release the August jobs report, and expectations are that hiring slowed down last month.
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Delta variant or no, the manufacturing demand crunch won't let up
For months now, Morning Brief readers have been reminded, time and again, that the economy is in no way suffering from a demand problem.
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The final look at a consumer summer swoon
The Conference Board's look at consumer confidence in August told us what we already knew: the pandemic has been a drag on the American public's sentiment.
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Now, August is good for stocks
When August began, investors were warned that history has not been kind to the stock market during the summer's final full month.
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Watch what consumers do
Over the last month, we've spent considerable time in this newsletter following the seeming ebbs and flows of the U.S. consumer.
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What to expect from Jay Powell
For the second straight year, the annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium hosted by the Kansas City Fed will be held virtually and away from the scenic backdrop of Grand Teton National Park.
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Companies are stepping back into the market
In the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the biggest sources of buying power in the stock market were the companies themselves.
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Wall Street is chasing stocks higher
The calendar today reads August 25, but it's starting to feel like the year is over.
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Retail powers through a Delta slowdown
Last week, two main stories featured prominently for markets and the economy: data showing the economic recovery slowing down and retailers reporting blowout second quarter results.
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'Gains will be harder to come by' for US economy hit by Delta variant
On Thursday morning, we noted that challenges were emerging for the health of the economic expansion, mostly due to the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic.
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Delta-related economic downgrades are on the rise: Morning Brief
Top news and what to watch in the markets on Thursday, August 19, 2021.
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Housing's summer swoon continues
The housing market has been in a frenzied state for over a year now, but the cracks in this market have been evident for some time.
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Companies pull out all the stops to fill jobs in a market 'like we have never seen'
The hiring logjam showed some signs of easing in July.
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What's bothering US consumers?
On Friday morning, our Morning Brief newsletter noted that research from Bank of America suggested a consumer slowdown is likely to be reflected in July's retail sales report, due out Tuesday morning.
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July's retail sales data might be ugly
Before the market opens next Tuesday, the July report on retail sales will be released — and the numbers could be ugly.
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July data reveals 'significant cooling in transitory inflation'
In a July press conference, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was asked to define this summer's biggest buzzword in markets: transitory.
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2021 has been a record year for the golf business
In August 2020, we wrote in The Morning Brief that the golf business was booming during the pandemic.
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The most impressive labor market chart around
The number of jobs open in America continues to explode.
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