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Year 26. I’ve been posting the CBB for so long I barely remember what a normal Friday evening feels like. I face a dilemma this year. Potentially one of the most powerful individuals in human history takes office in 10 days. He is a most determined “disruptor” in a world deeply fractured, yet unified in […]
[Yahoo Finance] Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as jobs report blows past expectations [Reuters] US property and casualty insurers slide as Los Angeles wildfire losses mount [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Nears $80 on Report of More US Sanctions Against Russia [AP] US added a strong 256,000 jobs in December as unemployment rate dipped to […]
Precious metals started the year strong, with prices rising higher across the board. Let’s take a look at where prices stand as of January 9: The price of gold is up 1.2% currently sitting at around $2,656. Looking back at 2024, gold ended last year strong — moving up about 27% throughout the year. The […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasuries End Four-Day Selloff; UK Assets Tumble: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] UK Market Selloff Deepens With Pound Falling to Lowest in Year [Yahoo/Bloomberg] UK Minister Says Gilt Markets ‘Orderly’, Demand for Debt Strong [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Pound Trading Frenzy Shows Option Market’s Fear of Truss Redux [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies as Weaker Chinese Data Counters Tighter US Stocks […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Thousands Escape LA Area as Wildfires Seen Raging for Days [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Palisades Fire Burns Homes in Wealthy Los Angeles District [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bonds, Stocks Extend Selloff on US Tariff Anxiety: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] UK 10-Year Yields Hit Highest Since 2008 as Market Rout Deepens [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Boosts FX Support as Yuan Heads Toward Policy Red […]
Interest Rates Rise In Worldwide Competition For Liquidity Mag 7 Stocks Represent 70% Of Trading Volume Gold & Dollar Rise In 2024, What Does That Mean? “Yeah. I mean, breadth is the idea of how spread out the participation is in a market move to higher levels. Are all boats rising with the tide or […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Dollar Extends Losses; Nvidia Set for Fresh Gains: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Edges Higher on Dollar Weakness With Tariff Risk in Focus [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China’s Central Bank Buys More Gold as Prices Trade Near Record [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Edges Up as Supply Concerns Counter Signs of Overdone Rally [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Credit Markets Signal Warning for a Relentless […]
It’s not a simple word to say, and it’s used primarily in fairly informed conversation, but caricature is a massive part of modern life. Dictionary.com describes it as: 1) a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things, or 2) the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc. When […]
