Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE The land mines for the markets are becoming more numerous. Seasonal weakness is combining with continuing uncertainty over the impact of the delta variant on consumer behavior, high labor and material costs affecting pricing and delivery of goods, and poor data out of
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On the floor, a trader comforts another during a moment of silence on September 17, 2001. David L Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty Images As we reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and on the friends and family no longer with us, it’s important to remember that disaster was followed by one of
People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street on May 10, 2021 in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Every morning, when I arrive downtown a little before 7 a.m., there’s a group of people who live in the neighborhood walking their dogs in front of the New
Exterior view of the New York Stock Exchange and Wall Street on June 2, 2021. Kena Betancur | VIEW press | Corbis News | Getty Images The IPO pipeline this fall is filling up quickly. The IPO market has already had its busiest year since the internet bubble in 2000, and the fall will likely
In this article SCHW Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s good to be in an up market. A new Schwab report on self-directed brokerage accounts within 401(k) plans indicate that active traders have
A view of the New York Stock Exchange Building on Wall Street in Downtown Manhattan in New York City. Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images September is the worst month, and it may not matter. It’s an old trader saw: September is the worst month of the year. It’s true, since 1945
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., August 19, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The markets: it’s August, but it’s also covid. Normal August trading flows are being greatly complicated by the delta variant. A third but still important complication: increasingly authoritarian action in China is
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Source: NYSE Earnings season begins with two major tailwinds: sky-high prices and soaring expectations. On paper, second-quarter earnings season looks like the mother of all earnings reports, with estimates having risen steadily for the past six months, from expected 45% growth in January to 65% growth
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE I have several friends in the restaurant business. For the past few weeks, I’ve heard the same story every weekend: business is fabulous, and we can’t get enough help. This week, several of those restaurant people asked me what was going on with these Covid
In this article DAL Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), July 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A quarter of the way through earnings season, we are headed toward the best profit growth in over a decade. One-fourth of the S&P 500 has now reported second-quarter earnings. Overall earnings are
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