Buzz on Business

Mixed Signals: Markets at All-Time Highs Despite Weakening Labor Market 

William Walsh
It was more of the same over the 4th of July holiday shortened week on Wall Street.  The indexes were mixed but the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ Composite...

Apple Soars, Analyst Who Downgraded it Looks Foolish (Again!)

William Walsh
Back in January, during fourth quarter earnings season, we questioned a report filed by some Wall Street analyst or other, who downgraded Apple stock ...

Oil Prices Plunge on OPEC Production Hike

William Walsh
The all-new bad news is bad news narrative continues to take hold on Wall Street. We’ll get to the numbers in just a few minutes but weakness in the...

The Battle Between Good News and Bad News: Why the Stock Market Can Be So Confusing

William Walsh
For some time now, we’ve taken note of the fact that good economic news is often bad news for the markets and vice versa. This is because, as the st...

From Rugrat to Big-Shot Lawyer: A Father-Son Story and the Dow at 40,000

William Walsh
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 40,000 for the first time ever on Friday. Quite the milestone and quite a tribute to American business a...

Gold Up Over 40% in Six Months: Is Inflation Lurking?

William Walsh
For some months now, we have wondered and worried on this podcast about the rapid increase in the price of Gold. In October and November of last year,...

Skeptical About Yesterday's Rally? Here's Why You Should Be

William Walsh
When stocks make a dramatic move, one way or the other, our reflexive, initial reaction is one of skepticism. Perhaps this is just part of our nature,...

The Ministry of Truth: Unveiling the Real Reasons Behind the Stock Market Sell-Off

William Walsh
Many commentators are explaining away the recent downdraft in stocks by pointing to geopolitical events in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere. Cle...

Good Jobs, Bad News? Markets Wait for Wednesday's Inflation Numbers

William Walsh
On Friday, the labor market complex came in well above expectations. The economy created 303,000 new jobs in March versus the 212,000 that Wall Street...

Stocks Up, Rates Up, Gold Up: Is There Room to Run in This Market Rally?

William Walsh
Stocks bounced on Friday, but volume was off, and markets finished with a loss for the week, which was only the fifth down week since this rally began...

No Rate Cuts Until June? Fed Talk Sends Stocks Sinking

William Walsh
Federal Reserve member Loretta Mester threw cold water on hopes of an early rate cut, spooking investors and triggering a broad market sell-off. We an...

Tech Gains, Dow Down, Bonds Up - But Was Anyone Really Watching?

William Walsh
Stocks finished mixed on Friday, but volume was very low, and we couldn’t help but get the feeling that traders took the day off, got out of town, a...
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