The bond market hasn’t been this popular for over a decade. For almost 15 years after the financial crisis of 2008, bond yields remained low and the U.S. stock market was much more appealing. That’s no longer the case. Treasury bills TMUBMUSD01Y, 5.246%, which are arguably the safest debt, are…
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Artificial Intelligence is not only the latest and hottest stock-market buzz term, it promises to lead a long-term drive toward new capabilities and efficiency. Some people are already frightened of the new technology and some are already making a lot of money from it.The broad stock indexes are heavily loaded…
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While debt-ceiling negotiations could grind through the Memorial Day weekend, members of the military and veterans are some of the people who could suffer financially if lawmakers don’t reach an agreement soon.As early as June 1, if there is no deal on the debt limit, the U.S. government might no…
More than 199,000 global tech-sector employees have been laid off since the start of 2023, according to data compiled by the website Layoffs.fyi, and the number of global tech layoffs has risen almost eightfold since mid-January. So where did those workers end up? Former tech and media workers have landed new…
Entry-level hiring is slowing. Hiring for entry-level positions in the U.S is down 32% on the year in April for jobs that require a college degree and down 22% in April for jobs that do not require a college degree, according to a LinkedIn report released Monday. Hiring slowed across…
First-quarter earnings season is just about over for the S&P 500. Then again, with about 20% of the companies having fiscal quarters that don’t match the calendar, it seems the flow of earnings reports never ends. It might seem from media reports that the economy is always facing some sort…
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