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Are Banks Beginning To Choke On Their Commercial Real Estate Exposure?
Article By:
Adem Tumerkan
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Monday, February 12, 2024 4:17 AM EDT
Last April I wrote about the mounting fragility in the commercial real estate sector. And specifically how exposed the smaller-medium banks were. A poor market and higher interest rates are all weighing on the sector and whoever financed them.
In this article: NYCB
Thoughts For Thursday: Traders Have A Short Term Grail Quest
Article By:
David Marshall
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Thursday, February 8, 2024 7:58 AM EDT
Almost doesn't count, certainly not when it comes to financial pinnacles like the one facing the S&P 500. It tried to reach its current challenge yesterday but closed shy of 5,000 at 4,995.
Market Briefing For Thursday, February 8
Article By:
Gene Inger
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Thursday, February 8, 2024 3:14 AM EDT
On the brink of the S&P 500 hitting 5000 with Futures already above that, you have a market bereft of excitement, as all available money seems hellbent on achieving that goal.
In this article: SPX
I Have A Serious Question For You
Article By:
Graham Summers
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024 9:17 AM EDT
The economic data in the US is telling us that the economy is booming. GDP growth is roaring at annualized rate of over 4%. Unemployment is collapsing, with over 300,000 new jobs being created last month. Believing it?
What Is A Void Check?
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Finance Brokerage
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Sunday, February 4, 2024 6:36 AM EDT
A voided check has the word “VOID” written across it, indicating that it cannot be used for payment. Voiding a check ensures it won’t be used by anyone, such as thieves who may write in a large amount for themselves.
Not, Thinking About Money
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 7:38 AM EDT
It’s tempting to abolish the word entirely. J.W. Mason offers a bang-up post on economists’ thinking about money, how economists have thought and talked about it over decades and centuries.
Companies Turn To AI Because Real Intelligence Is Hard To Find
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024 4:59 AM EDT
Today, UPS announced it will use Artificial Intelligence to reduce office workers. It Joins Google, Amazon, and others in the shift. If only we could do the same for government.
Inflation Fell To The Fed’s Target-Or Is That A Moving Target?
Article By:
Michele Schneider
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 11:00 AM EDT
Mission accomplished on inflation. Yahoo Finance reported Friday: “The Fed's preferred inflation measure — a "core" Personal Consumption Expenditures index that excludes volatile food and energy prices — clocked in at 2.9% for the month of December".
Why Americans Do Not See A Strong Economy
Article By:
Daniel Lacalle
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 10:30 AM EDT
The euphoria with the fourth quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figure makes no sense. The headline champions say that real GDP increased at an annual rate of 3.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Bureau of Economic Statistics.
Nasdaq 100 Forecast: Nasdaq 100 Continues To Rocket Higher
Article By:
Christopher Lewis
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 9:00 AM EDT
Pullbacks at this point in time has to be looked at through the prism of a potential value play and you would be remiss to think that you have an opportunity to sell this market because quite frankly, it's just ripping straight in the air.
The Rent Is Still Too Damned High
Podcast By:
Felix Salmon
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 7:50 AM EDT
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss record-breaking rents that see most renters forking over more than 30% of their dough. Also: Infant apparel brand Kyte Baby’s maternity leave scandal, and why Josh wine is such a hit.
What About Gradualism?
Article By:
Scott Sumner
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Sunday, January 28, 2024 6:39 AM EDT
Back in the early 1980s, the Fed tried to gradually squeeze high inflation out of the economy, so as to avoid a bout of high unemployment. They failed.
Toyota Chairman Says Electric Cars Will Never Dominate Global Market
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024 5:26 AM EDT
Toyota's chairman and former CEO, Akio Toyoda, is at it again: providing the public with a dose of reality that electric vehicles will never dominate the global car market.