Norway Leads the Pack on Rate Hikes
06/18/2021 7:43 AMNorway’s central bank has once again cemented itself as a hawkish outlier in the G10 policymaker arena. Norges Bank is now penciling in its first rate hike in September, and its rate projection indicates that may well be followed by another in December and March of...
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Not In Our Kids’ Best Interest
06/18/2021 6:06 AMThey're cancelling honours programs in math and science in high school but rest assured they're not doing that in Singapore, Japan, India or...
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Dow falls 260 points after Fed signals 2 rate hikes in 2023
06/17/2021 6:48 AMU.S. stocks dropped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised its inflation expectations and moved up the time frame on when it will next hike interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 265.66 points, or 0.8%, at 34,033.67. The blue-chip average...
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Is Inflation “Transitory”? Here’s Your Simple Test
06/17/2021 6:21 AMThe Federal Reserve has been bleating that inflation is "transitory"--but what about the real world that we live in, as opposed to the abstract funhouse of rigged statistics? Here's a simple test to help you decide if inflation is "transitory" in the real world....
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We’re Not Going Back To Normal
06/17/2021 6:02 AMLots of changes during the pandemic are permanent - especially for business - and that's exciting. The key, as always, is to continue to...
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Coca-Cola loses $4 billion after Ronaldo drinks water instead
06/16/2021 2:23 PMCristiano Ronaldo’s gesture for people to drink water instead of Coke at a Euro 2020 press conference may have cost the soda company $4 billion in market value. Coca-Cola shares dropped from $56.17 to $55.22 after Ronaldo moved two Coke bottles out of view and...
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Long time contributor Greg Weldon’s managed money accounts are up 47.1% since Feb 2020
06/16/2021 11:37 AMAnd he is just one of the Inside Edge analysts – Subscribe today. The Inside Edge offers subscribers exclusive investing insights, analysis and forecasts from some of the English-speaking world's top financial analysts. New contributions appear regularly PLUS it...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy – June 16th
06/16/2021 11:28 AMEach week Josef Schachter will give you his insights into global events, price forecasts and the fundamentals of the energy sector. Josef offers a twice monthly Black Gold newsletter covering the general energy market and 30 energy, energy service and pipeline &...
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You know we’re living in the interesting times when you have to worry about people hacking your fancy exercise bike.
06/16/2021 6:41 AMNew York (CNN Business)Peloton users are being warned of a new security threat relating to the touchscreen on their Bike+ that could potentially be controlled by hackers. In a report released Wednesday, cybersecurity company McAfee discovered a vulnerability that...
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This Comment is Meant for Workers Only
06/16/2021 5:51 AMWhen corporate income taxes are raised - guess who pays the biggest price. Hint: The research and common sense say look in the...
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