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#133 - Uncertainty During a Growing Economy
Season 1 Episode 133
The stock market is currently selling off over concerns of pending tariffs, similar to the investor fears that led to the 2022 selloff. In 2022, investors sold stocks in anticipation of the Federal R…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
#132 - It's Not Over Yet
Season 1 Episode 132
George Foreman affectionately known as "Big George" died this week on March 21 at the young age of 76. He has many accolades to be remembered by that include his boxing career, business successes, f…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
#131 - Case for Staying Invested
Season 1 Episode 131
For the past week, major media outlets have opined on the stock market volatility speculating whether this is the beginning of a significant stock market selloff and if the US economy is entering a d…
Published on 8 months ago
#130 - Falling Markets in Stable Economy
Season 1 Episode 130
Since December 6, 2024, the US stock market has been trading in a flat range up to February 19. However, the flat trading range weakened on January 27 when DeepSeek announced it had developed AI le…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
#129 - Consumers Climb Wall of Worry
Season 1 Episode 129
The University of Michigan released on Friday their Surveys of Consumers reports. The February report indicated that consumers' concerns are building after January's index decline that has continued …
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
#128 - Positive but Rocky Start for 2025
Season 1 Episode 128
Investors entered 2025 with cautious optimism as stocks continued their strong rally, led by tech and AI. Despite a brief selloff in January, momentum remains positive, and new buying opportuniti…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
#127 -Manufacturing Orders Up and Job Availability Down
Season 1 Episode 127
The US economy continues to improve in many areas that would indicate continued positive momentum and continued growth. In this UPdate we will focus on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
#126 - Market Fragile After Two Year Rally
Season 1 Episode 126
After two consecutive years of robust US stock market gains, investors are nervous about stock values and meeting high growth expectations, especially in the tech sector. For reference, the major in…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
#125 - Freedom is the Secret Sauce of America
Season 1 Episode 125
We have mentioned in past UPdates the importance of monitoring the financial and sentiment of US consumers. The primary reason is American spending represents a whopping 67.9% of America's Gross Dom…
Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago
#123 - Start the Year Strong
Season 1 Episode 123
It may be just physiological, but I really enjoy January. Granted it's just another 30-day period like any other month. But January is motivating to me because it's the start of a new year to achie…
Published on 10 months ago