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The U.S. National Debt Broke a Record Again, Topping $34 Trillion.
Jan 08, 2024
It took only 3 months to reach new highs. Back in June 2023, Joe Biden suspended the national debt limit until Janu...
The Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF: Sector’s Revenue is on the Rise Again, so XLV May Be at its Inflection Point
Dec 26, 2023
The Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLV) has historically outperformed the S&P 500 Index and has been less...
New Israeli-Hamas Events Point to Increasing Chances of Further Oil Price Spikes
Oct 18, 2023
Tension escalated in the Middle East after hundreds were killed in a blast at a Gaza hospital, sparking concerns ab...
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Reported Record Q2 Sales and Profit, Beating Expectations
Jul 14, 2023
Delta is the first of the U.S. airlines to post its semiannual results, and its report sets an upbeat tone for the...
DXY Dollar Index Little Changed Despite Stalling Talks about Debt Ceiling Increase
May 10, 2023
The DXY Dollar Index Spot is trading nearly unchanged today at 101.72, seemingly ignoring the latest news about sta...
Philadelphia Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing Activities Keep Grossly Disappointing
Mar 22, 2023
Philly Fed Manufacturing Activity Index (I:PFMAI) is based on the monthly Business Outlook Survey of manufacturers...
Biden’s CHIPS Act Prompts to Take a More Detailed Look at Semiconductor Stocks and ETFs
Dec 01, 2022
The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), an exchange-traded fund holding 30 hot semiconductor stocks.
Diesel Fuel: Crunch Time Is Coming, Unless Something Changes
Oct 26, 2022
After a short pause, Diesel futures trading in New York surged almost back to the highest level in records going ba...
ITA: Defense Stocks as Apparent Pick amidst Escalation of Geopolitical Wars
Oct 12, 2022
The iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF is up 191% over the past 10 years but has been relatively flat over the pa...
OPEC+ To Cut Production By Two Million Barrels a Day
Oct 06, 2022
OPEC+ announced a much larger-than-expected production cut. The recommendation from the panel of OPEC+ ministers fo...
What’s Ahead for Nike after its Earnings Report on September 29?
Sep 27, 2022
Nike (NKE) as a component of Dow Jones will be highly in focus when it reports its Q1 '23 financial year earnings N...