Buzz on Business

Earnings Continue to Shine, But Can They Overcome a Slowing Economy?

William Walsh
The commentary, if not the buying and selling of stocks and bonds, was dominated in the last seven days by the unexpectedly weak Gross Domestic Produc...

Is Inflation a Calculation Error? Economist Scott Granis Says Yes

William Walsh
As regular listeners know, we are dubious, to put it mildly, about financial analysts and journalists, especially when they issue predictions. The ide...

Wall Street Washed in April Showers: Is a May Flower Rally Coming?

William Walsh
The question, the most important question on the minds of traders and investors is this: Do April showers bring May flowers? Because to mix a metaphor...

End of the Rate Cut Dream? Will the Fed Hike Rates Before Cutting Them?

William Walsh
Given the results of Friday’s trading, which we’ll get to in just a minute, Wall Street seems to finally be coming to grips with the now undeniabl...

Inflation Numbers Met Expectations, But Are Still Too High: Financial Animal

William Walsh
The inflation numbers came in on Friday and came in just about as expected. We’ll have more on that in a minute. But markets were closed, and we cou...

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...

Stocks Down, But Resilient? Economist Makes Case for Fed Action.

William Walsh
Lots of red numbers on the Giant Quote machine on Friday, but, to be honest, while stocks are down since the unexpectedly hot inflation numbers came i...

Inflation Spikes, Stocks Yawn

William Walsh
There’s no getting around it. The economic news that was released before the bell yesterday was pretty bad. Retail Sales missed expectations and wer...

Inflation Watch: Producer Price Index on Tap Today

William Walsh
A strange day on Wall Street. Stocks traded in a narrow range. Volume was decent. Advancers led decliners. And  by mid-afternoon, we had mostly green...

Confounding Inflation Rally: Market Shrugs Off Higher Prices, Bets on Continued Growth

William Walsh
Inflation came in higher than expected for February, and as we all gathered around the telescreens, everyone here at the Ministry of Truth thought, oh...

Politicians Urge Rate Cuts? William Walsh Says "Absolutely Not!" on The Buzz

William Walsh
Stocks opened sharply lower on Monday morning but fought back throughout most of the day to finish mixed with small gains and small losses. Advancers ...

Market Rollercoaster: Jobs Report Ignites Rally, Triple Witching Sparks Sell-Off

William Walsh
Not too hot. Not too cold. The economic data that came out on Friday just might have been perfect. Perfect if you’re worried about an overheating ec...

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