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My POTW (pick of the week) dropping in 3…2..
Just a reminder my next Bullseye of the Week is dropping pre-market – Jeff Williams will be running down this week’s Market Outlook with you during today’s 11am EST session…and on that note JW is also launching Atomic Trades on Tuesday- save your seat NOW ? Tuesday, June 13th at 3pm EST, Jeff Williams…
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Food-delivery workers in New York set to earn $18 minimum wage next month and ore drivers under 30 are falling behind on car payments
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘This is something huge for us’: Food-delivery workers in New York set to earn $18 minimum wage next month Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub are not pleased with the outcome, which they call “extreme” — while some worker advocates say the city fell short. ‘Remote work doesn’t work’: David…
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Here’s the main driver of the S&P 500’s bull-market rally, according to Fundstrat’s Tom Lee
The S&P 500 index exited a bear market on Thursday, while a closely watched gauge of stock-market volatility dropped to a more-than-three-year low. Those two things are related, says Fundstrat Global Advisors founder Tom Lee. The Cboe Volatility Index VIX, +8.53%, an options-derived measure of expected volatility in the S&P 500 over the coming 30…
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How a hawkish Fed could kill a baby bull-market rally in U.S. stocks
It is the notion that the Federal Reserve could deliver a hawkish jolt to markets even if it refrains from raising rates when its two-day policy meeting ends on Wednesday. There are concerns that such an outcome could spark a turnaround in U.S. stocks, especially if an uncomfortably strong reading on May inflation — due…
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Billionaire George Soros hands control of financial empire to his son, Alex
Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros is handing over control of his $25 billion financial empire to his son, 37-year-old Alex Soros. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news Sunday, which was confirmed by a spokesperson for Soros’ Open Society Foundations. In an interview with the Journal, Alex Soros said he shares his father’s liberal…
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‘It’s caused a lot of tension in our marriage’: My wife’s relatives are terrible guests. They never pay for anything. How do we get rid of them?
A few years ago, my wife’s cousin stayed with us for about six weeks while she was going through the hiring process at my company. It was the longest six weeks of my life. She pretty much sat on the couch and never moved a finger to help around the house — even to pick…
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‘Am I cheap?’ I used to give my nieces and nephews $100 gift cards, but I left my job in tech. Is $25 insulting?
Dear Quentin, I am 52, and live alone without other income. For the past 15 years, I earned a large salary in a demanding role at a tech company. The company was sold and I took time off, and then started a different job in a new industry. I earn half of my old tech…
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has not answered the $1 billion question about his Vision Pro VR headset
Thanks a lot, but no thanks. Thanks for the 10,000 steps a day and FaceTime,Thanks for the darling iPhone that’s mine,But I’m a guy with only so much time,Thanks a lot, but no thanks. Apologies to the writers Betty Comden, Adolph Green and André Previn for butchering the text of their classic song, “Thanks a…
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Would you spend $900 on a high-tech air-purifying mask? Yes, it exists.
The smoke is finally clearing in New York City, but it got many people thinking about how they will protect themselves from polluted air in the future. Air purifiers can help, but most people need to leave their homes at some point, and they’re looking for technology they can take with them. The terrible air…
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How to Become an Alpha Trader ?
When the market opened this morning… Did you have a plan for what the market was going to bring? Did you start your week off: Just like I do every week, I took a long hard look at the market… consulted my tools… And I sent out an alert with my #1 high-conviction trade…