The bond market may be raising recession fears, but don’t expect one anytime soon
A trend in the bond market that has a long history of foreboding accuracy has kindled talk of a recession, but it could be a long conversation. Current conditions suggest little danger of a significant economic downturn. Consumers and business...
IMF: World economy likely to grow 3.9% this year
The International Monetary Fund is keeping its forecast for global economic growth unchanged at 3.9 percent this year despite worries about rising trade tensions and higher oil prices. But the lending agency is downgrading the outlook for Europe and Japan....
AMD shares rise after Stifel predicts higher profitability for chipmaker
AMD’s new chips will boost the company’s profit margin in its third quarter, according to Stifel. The firm raised its price target for AMD’s stock to $21 from $17 and reiterated its buy rating for the company’s shares. The new...
Business inventories rise; sales gain biggest in eight months
U.S. business inventories rose steadily in May and sales recorded their biggest increase in eight months, government data showed on Monday. The Commerce Department said business inventories increased 0.4 percent after an unrevised 0.3 percent gain in April. May’s rise...
US sales and employment are likely to grow, a survey of economists shows
Most U.S. business economists expect corporate sales to grow over the next three months and hiring and pay to rise with them. But a majority of the economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics say the corporate tax...
Europeans are giving Trump a defiant runaround on trade and security
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump began telling the Europeans in 2015 that they had to: (a) cut their systematic and excessive trade surpluses with the U.S., (b) eliminate discriminatory trade rules and practices to open up markets for American...
Here’s what the DOJ needs to happen to win its appeal against AT&T
The Department of Justice has not given up: It’s still trying to block AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner (now named Warner Media). And it probably dooms Comcast’s chances of buying Fox. For Comcast it doesn’t really matter that the only...
Coinbase considers adding five new coins to its platform
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., is considering adding five new tokens to its platform. The five digital coins include cardano, basic attention token, stellar lumens, Zcash and 0x. “It wouldn’t surprise me to see these things up...
People are ‘numb’ to Trump’s behavior, says Wall Street veteran
President Donald Trump’s unorthodox behavior continues, but veteran Wall Street banker Evan Newmark told CNBC that it doesn’t really matter. “In a weird way, Trump can basically do whatever he wants, and the market doesn’t even wince,” Newmark, an investor...
We’re in a ‘stealth bull market’ with new all-time highs ahead: Raymond James’ Jeff Saut
Wall Street veteran Jeffrey Saut is sticking with his call that there are new all-time highs ahead for the stock market. “The major averages have kind of lulled investors to sleep, thinking the market hasn’t done much this year,” the...
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