​​​​​​​Commercial jet orders hit records in 2023 as travel demand soared.

Several key companies that will give us insights into the US economy are set to report earnings. They may not be on the radar of many investors, but they should be.

Fed Funds futures are pricing in at least six rate cuts for 2024, with a roughly 60% chance for a seventh by December.

Gold appears to have built solid support above $2,000 an ounce, but momentum to move higher in the short term has eased with uncertainty about the timing of Federal Reserve rate hikes.

A short week for indices has opened with some modest selling, hardest felt in the Russell 2000, but common across all lead indices.

A steepening in the yield curve to above 0 and in a vertical fashion indicates an imminent recession. The yield curve has steepened to -0.17 and flashing yellow.

Gold and silver fell. VIX​​​​​​​ rose, but fell back in the afternoon as stocks managed to pare most of their losses.

Markets continue to discount early rate cuts, but central banks are pushing back against premature cuts and stressing the data-dependent approach.

Once again, we are seeing stocks struggle whenever the dollar catches a bid. But not all hope is lost for bulls, as various semiconductor stocks continue to hold up well.

Analysts expect AI-enabled personal computers to help PC sales bounce back in 2024 with PC manufacturers planning to roll out AI PCs to grab the growing opportunities in this category.

Equities have generally been consolidating to start out 2024, but one group that has gotten outright punished is those stocks that possess the highest levels of short interest.

A federal judge has blocked JetBlue Airways’ acquisition of Spirit Airlines, a move that is seen as a significant victory for the U.S. Justice Department.

Wall Street finished the first session of the holiday-shortened week lower.

A discussion about the complexities of the current economic environment.

Republicans keep claiming that if we just cut enough taxes on the rich, the wealth will “trickle down”. But it never works.

These three small-cap stocks are being shorted heavily currently.

It's a tough time to be an investor. There are cross-currents galore in the macro data, the financial headlines, policy decision-making, and market technicals.

Growth prospects in short term are being revised up. But how long can that persist when policy rates rise, oil prices stay low?

Technical analysis of the stock chart for MSFT.

The Western democracies seem to be settling in at inflation rates around 3 + %, having come down dramatically from peaks of 9-10 % in 2021-22.