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Market Commentary: Good Riddance February, Hello March

Carson Wealth

If a consumer or business buys something thats manufactured abroad (like a TV), it doesnt add to US gross domestic product. So, imports are just subtracting all the goods and services households and businesses buy from abroad, since it doesnt add to domestic economic activity. And lower exports are a drag on US economic growth.

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Market Commentary: Stocks Hit New Highs Amid a Year of Milestones

Carson Wealth

year-over-year pace, spurred by building construction (residential, but also non-residential like manufacturing facilities) and even home improvements. The risk is that the Fed takes an extended pause, even as rates stay on the higher side and adversely impact cyclical areas of the economy like housing, manufacturing, and business investment.

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Market Commentary: Tariffs Have Increased Market Uncertainty, but Job Growth Remains Solid

Carson Wealth

But these were partly offset by a loss of 35,000 jobs in manufacturing and 18,000 lost jobs in professional and business services. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Market Commentary: Another October Low Forming?

Carson Wealth

Even the manufacturing sector, within industrial production, is trending upward. Throw in higher fiscal spending on manufacturing and we shouldn’t be surprised the economy is strong. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services.

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Market Commentary: Reasons To Be Thankful

Carson Wealth

The economy remains strong, the consumer is healthy, the wall of worry is intact, and manufacturing is bottoming. Manufacturing went into recession last year, but this year the hard data has been much better than the soft survey data has indicated. Stocks rallied again last week and are now up four weeks in a row.

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Market Commentary: Strong Jobs Report Gets the “Good News Is Bad News” Treatment

Carson Wealth

Back then a technology name was also the largest in market cap IBM, the dominant manufacturer of mainframe computers. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. Compliance Case # 7521978.1._011325_C

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Market Commentary: Risks Increase, But Don’t Overreact to the Turbulence

Carson Wealth

Thursday’s set of economic data saw initial jobless claims rise to their highest level in a year, alongside a weak manufacturing ISM number. The NASDAQ 100 Index includes publicly-traded companies from most sectors in the global economy, the major exception being financial services. Stocks fell and bonds rallied as yields fell.

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