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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...
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...
Intel is Capitalizing on AI Opportunity in a Number of Ways, but Cash Burn Remains an Issue
Sep 05, 2023
Intel (INTC) has been, as it’s now trending to quote, “a sick man” of AI adoption.
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...
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...
Micron Technology Directly Benefits from Biden’s CHIPS Act, but Subpar Business Growth Limits Upside Potential
Oct 05, 2022
Micron Technology (MU) has agreed to invest as much as $100 billion to build a semiconductor-manufacturing campus i...
Nasdaq is Still Bearish. But Not as Bearish as Many Think
Sep 08, 2022
Dow 30, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 have started showing a divergence since the beginning of 2022.
SOXX: U.S. Microchip Makers To Benefit More From The CHIPS Act
Sep 02, 2022
In the meantime the WSTS (World Semiconductor Trade Statistics) predicts strong demand globally with the market exp...
World Markets Fret Again by Bad Inflation Data Worldwide as Jackson Hole Summit Approaching
Aug 23, 2022
U.S. equities indices posted their worst single-day plunge in two months on renewed concerns, spurred by the recent...