A Friday surge pushed stocks solidly into positive territory last week, ignited by cooling in an inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve.
The Fed's challenge since they began raising rates in March 2022 has been to strike a balance between beating inflation and preventing a recession, i.e., achieving a so-called "soft landing."
Equity compensation is an attractive benefit that many companies offer to their employees. It can be a valuable way to reward and motivate employees by giving them a share of the company’s ownership.
Stocks moved to the rhythm of earnings season last week, initially rising on positive earnings surprises and faltering later in the week on key earnings disappointments.
Big question: how’s the economy doing so far in 2023? With the year more than half over and markets on a spree, it's an important question to consider.
Better-than-expected updates last week on consumer and wholesale price inflation buoyed investor sentiment, driving stocks higher and lowering bond yields.
It was a winning week all around - literally. All 11 S&P 500 sectors finished higher; the major indices all finished higher; and the value stocks as a class finished higher as did the growth stocks.
The world has been abuzz over artificial intelligence and the possible benefits and threats. These range from the practical such as better tools for knowledge workers and ways for students to avoid writing papers, to the philosophical including what it means to be sentient and the impact on human civilization.
Weekly Market Recap – August Job Growth, Rising Oil Prices & Interest Rates, & Next Week’s Fed Meeting