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Market Commentary: Dow Hits 40,000 As Inflation Numbers Improve

Carson Wealth

April inflation data confirmed there is no need to panic about the first-quarter numbers. That’s the slowest pace since August 2021 and not far above the 2018-2019 average of 3.6%. Compliance Case # 02246494_052024_C The post Market Commentary: Dow Hits 40,000 As Inflation Numbers Improve appeared first on Carson Wealth.

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Market Commentary: Seasonal Tailwinds Ahead, but First an Election

Carson Wealth

However, this shouldn’t be a big surprise because we knew Hurricanes Milton and Helene would weigh on the numbers. September payrolls were revised down by 31,000 to +223,000 jobs, and August was revised down by 81,000 to +78,000 (the first sub-100,000 monthly payroll number since December 2020). But those numbers are backward looking.

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Bracketology (2025 Edition)

The Better Letter

Both 2021 and 2022 each had 14 upsets; there were 10 upsets in 2023 and nine in 2024, if only three in 2007. Nigl’s bracket finally went bust on game 50 (the third game on the second weekend) when three seed Purdue defeated number two Tennessee, 99-94, in overtime. Between 1985 and 2024, there were 8.5 upsets per tournament (4.7

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Market Commentary: The Summer Rally Continues Amid Strong Job Gains

Carson Wealth

We didn’t even see significant revisions to March and April payroll numbers, and the 3-month average now sits at 249,000. The payroll number comes from the “establishment survey,” which is a survey of about 119,000 businesses and government agencies (about 629,000 worksites). Well, the May payroll report upended that narrative.

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Market Commentary: Is “Sell in May” Still Relevant?

Carson Wealth

While the GDP number for the first quarter disappointed, strength was evident beneath the surface. The weakest numbers were in areas that are volatile and tend to reverse, such as inventories and net exports. The core numbers were solid again and didn’t change our basic outlook for the rest of the year. in the first quarter.

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We the People

David Nelson

Business Insider laid out in specific detail Mr. Pelosi’s trades in a number of securities and of special interest were trades involving the exercise of options in semiconductor company Nvidia (NVDA). The article points out trades ranging from $1 – $5 Million from June 2021 – June 2022. Just ask Martha Stewart.

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Market Commentary: Bull Market Turns Two

Carson Wealth

year over year, which is the slowest pace since March 2021. The elevated core numbers are due to lagging shelter inflation within official data (shelter makes up 44% of core CPI). Shelter inflation that happened in 2021 – early 2022 is still showing up in the data (though there’s good news here, which I’ll discuss below).