A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Flat Week After a four-week string of mostly positive gains during mid-April, for the second week in a row, the major indexes barely changed. This week was basically flatter than the Earth (Kyrie Irving gets it). The Dow and NASDAQ posted slightly negative weekly […]
For the past few weeks, much of the focus on the stock market has been around rising bond yields, specifically the 10-year Treasury note. As bond yields have risen, stock prices have slipped and investors have become increasingly sensitive to the activities of the bond market. But what does this mean for stocks? Why are […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Mixed Feelings Investors’ feelings toward the market this week were more mixed than our feelings about John Walker after that finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Investors couldn’t make up their mind on what mattered more between Biden’s proposal to sharply increase […]
On March 23rd, 2021 a container ship called the Ever Given got stuck in the Suez Canal, a crucial waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. This caused waves of adverse effects to the economies of hundreds of countries on both sides of the world. Four days later there were over 300 […]
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Malthusian Trap is a theory which argues that, unchecked, population growth will outpace increases in food production and inevitably lead to global famine. The theory is named after Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834), the economist who proposed this principle in 1798. Malthus failed to account for agricultural innovation, which has helped bring […]
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Belle Époque (“Beautiful Era”) was a period of European history that dates from 1871 to 1914. During this time, Western countries experienced rapid economic growth, made major scientific breakthroughs, and improved political and human rights. For most Europeans, these developments led to a higher quality of life, and so these years are […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Spending Splurge Helps Economy The market had a robust week as bullish investors added fuel to their fire. All major indexes finished around 1% higher than the past week, with the Dow Jones topping 34,000 points for the first time in history. Like mothers […]
This post originally comes from BrainFeed.co. The Elephant Graph shows changes in global incomes over the 20-year period from 1988-2008. It demonstrates who has gained from global trade — and who hasn’t — since the Cold War. The big winners are the global middle class, especially in Asian countries, and the ultrarich. Meanwhile, incomes have stagnated among European […]
A recap of the past week in three short headlines. 1. Robust Heading into Finals Week After refueling the past few weeks, bullish investors once again took over the market as the S&P, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones all rose of over 2% this past week. Large-cap growth stocks outperformed so-called value stocks for the second week […]
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Growth and Tech Stocks Back on Solid Ground Tech investors were able to finally catch their breath during this week as the Nasdaq outperformed other indexes and finished the week 3% higher. From the outside, it appears as if the feud between the rising […]