U.S. GDP Growth: The Bulls and Bears Can’t Both Be Right
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis U.S. gross domestic product could grow just 1.7 percent in 2013, according to a downwardly-revised forecast from the International Monetary Fund. According to...
View ArticleFriday Trading Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories That Moved Markets
U.S. stocks declined on Friday following a weak retail sales report and a decline in producer prices. At the close: DJIA: +0.00% to 14,865.10 S&P 500: -0.28% to 1,588.86 NASDAQ: -0.16% to 1,588.86...
View ArticleWednesday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
The major stocks were rising Wednesday, following a surprisingly pessimistic GDP report. As of 12 p.m.: DIJA: +0.54% to 14839.83 S&P 500: +0.56% to 1596.90 NASDAQ: +0.62% to 3368.64 Gold: -3.54%...
View ArticleVisualizing GDP: The Consumer Is Key
The chart below is my way to visualize real GDP change since 2007. I’ve used a stacked column chart to segment the four major components of GDP with a dashed line overlay to show the sum of the four,...
View ArticleThursday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Markets advanced in Asia on Thursday. In Japan, the Nikkei broke a three-day losing streak with a 1.22 percent gain and closed at 14,799.1o following news that the nation’s government may cut...
View ArticleThursday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlajholt/ It’s Thursday, November 7, and the big news this morning is the U.S. gross domestic product report. More on that later, though. First, we turn to Asia,...
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