Like us, Europeans are experiencing high petroleum prices. But they’re also facing serious shortages of natural gas, which they use to heat their homes, cook their food and run their factories.
Is it time to buy growth stocks? As stocks surge in the way of a multiweek downturn, Ted Bauman and Clint Lee tell you why it might be safe to get back in the market and share their two favorite ETF plays for cashing in on the market’s gains.
Most market participants knew that the Fed would increase interest rates by 0.25%. What they don’t know is if all this is leading to a recession. And if it does, how do you even plan for it? Today, Ted Bauman breaks down the Fed’s press release to answer your many questions.
In the first Matrix movie (1999 vintage), a black cat crossing a hallway triggers a case of déjà vu for Neo. It was a sign that something was amiss … and that things were about to go downhill fast. Now I’m having my own episode of déjà vu … and maybe you are too. Because it all sounds too familiar. COVID striking the heart of a key industrial hub in China. The Chinese government locking down millions of citizens to prevent the spread even further. The cascade effect goes on to wreak havoc on supply chains, disrupting key ports and shipping activity. That’s not a recap of 2020 … that’s the latest news from this Sunday.
Many young investors are only dimly aware of the subprime mortgage crisis and the dot-com bust. They can’t imagine a world with conditions like those. They take recent circumstances for granted. Now there’s another big shift underway … one that could be far more consequential for the economy, our politics and our pocketbooks than either of those two events. I’m talking about the collapse of globalization…
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