Odd Lots Newsletter: A Recession by Some Other Name
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Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Recession fears evaporate in new forecast of top economists
Fears of a recession in the first half of 2024 have melted away like the snow in most of the country this winter, according to a new forecast of top economists released Friday. Economists now see only a 17.3% chance of negative growth of real gross domestic product in the first quarter. That’s…#spx #treasury #bx (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

10 high-dividend stocks and how to invest in them
Dividends can be a great way to give your investment portfolio a boost of income, which is something many people are looking for during periods of high inflation and amid talk of a possible recession. Dividend stocks or dividend funds can help you earn regular passive income from some of the…#marlboro #anheuserbuschinbev #devonenergy #oklahomacity #dow #midland #michigan #ibm #armonk #verizon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

It ’s Not Always the Economy: Five Questions to Gauge Financial Markets
Last year was humbling for economists and investment strategists alike. It began with an “imminent” recession and ended with equity markets near all-time highs. Historic rate hikes fueled a compelling narrative that, at best, anticipated both a weak economy and disappointing returns. To be sure,…#historic #nt #assetflowsgoing #enterprisinginvestor #cfainstituteresearch #cfainstitute #johnwmoore #cfa #caia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why DO Americans feel so blue about the economy when it's going well?
Americans are still extremely gloomy about the state of the economy and their financial prospects, despite every indicator rapidly improving. Unemployment is down to just 3.7 percent, and below 4 percent for two straight years, while the GDP grew 3.1 percent last year despite recession fears. Even…#republicans #democrats #universityofmichigan #ssrs #georgia #kristinefunck #ohio #ukraine #middleeast #theresafoster (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Many Americans bringing financial anxiety into the new year
Consumers have reason to cheer on the financial front. The U.S. economy has been dodging a recession for a couple of years, and a Bankrate survey finds that economists expect that the economy — and employment — will hold up better than expected in 2024. For one, it looks like the Federal Reserve…#bankrate #federalreserve #nonenearlytwothirds #universityofmichigan #cfpb #hispanic #federalreservebank #inaccuracies #equifax #experian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Analyst Says This Dividend Aristocrat Is a Buy After Earnings
This consumer staples giant just scored a bullish note after earnings. In case you missed it during all the Big Tech excitement, here's what you need to know about this recession-resistant 'strong buy' income pick. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Housing market sales " crash " amid real-estate recession warning
A plunge in home sales in Phoenix, Arizona, in the past three years is a sign that the country is facing a "real-estate sales recession," according to independent real-estate analyst and former agent John Wake. In a post published on X, formerly known as Twitter, Wake shared recent data for…#phoenix #arizona #johnwake #phoenixrealtors #cromfordassociates #xdata #nar #lawrenceyun #homebuilders #holdenlewis (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Top headlines: S & P 500 hits record high on tech-led rally
Wall Street returned to record heights and capped a punishing, two-year round trip dogged by high inflation and worries about a possible recession. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2 per cent to surpass its prior all-time high set at the start of 2022. It had dropped as much as 25 per cent from that record…#dow #sp #tsx #henryhub #chevroncorp #duvernay #alberta #hesscorp #chevron #westernalberta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Cable
Hosts Jonathan Ferro and Guy Johnson spoke with Richard Jones, FX and Rates Strategist, about U.S.-China trade talks and Germany barely avoiding recession. Jon and Guy also spoke with Michael McKee, international economics and policy correspondent for Bloomberg, about U.S. retail sales and the…#jonathanferro #guyjohnson #richardjones #ratesstrategist #uschina #michaelmckee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fed Rate Cuts: Is S & P 500 About To Party Like It's 1999 Again?
When the Federal Reserve pivots from rate hikes to rate cuts without tipping the economy into recession, history shows that the S&P 500 advance can be dramatic — never more so than in the back half of the 1990s. Now, "the market seems to be borrowing a page from that history book," Jurrien Timmer,…#federalreserve #jurrientimmer #fidelity #nvidia #nvda #msft #alangreenspan #nasdaq9 #treasury #deutschebank (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stay away from US stocks, expect the AI bubble to burst, and brace for a recession, elite investor Jeremy Grantham says
None US stocks are heavily overvalued, a recession is coming, and AI is overhyped, Jeremy Grantham said. • None Stocks would have plunged another 20% or 30% in 2023 if not for the AI craze, the investor said. • None Grantham said he's worried about foreign wars, especially when asset prices are at…#jeremygrantham #nonestocks #gmo #thinkadvisor #grantham #nasdaqcomposite #ukraine #middleeast (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Veteran Investor Jim Rogers on Crypto: Bitcoin Unlikely to Become Money, Governments Favor CBDCs
In a new interview, Jim Rogers, who helms Rogers Holdings Inc. and was a co-creator of the Quantum Fund alongside George Soros in the 1970s, shared his observation of “various signs that something is going to go wrong soon” within the U.S. economy, predicting an impending recession. Additionally,…#jimrogers #rogersholdingsinc #quantumfund #georgesoros #michellemakori #kitconews #makoriqueriedrogers #elsalvador #ibm #rogers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Trump's former advisor admits Biden should brag about US economy
Trump's former White House economic advisor said that his predictions of a recession under Biden had been wrong. • Larry Kudlow said the "entire forecasting fraternity" had been incorrect. • "If I were he, I would be bragging about it too," Kudlow said about new GDP data. Former President Donald…#trump #larrykudlow #donaldtrump #sandrasmith #tomsimons #jefferies (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What the strong jobs report means for the Fed's plan to lower interest rates
The labor market was running hot again last month as U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs, double what many expected. It's been resilient for months despite predictions of a recession last year. At the same time, the Federal Reserve indicated it’s too soon to start lowering interest rates. Amna Nawaz…#federalreserve #amnanawaz #federalreservebank #austingoolsbee #austangoolsbee #newshour #federalreserveact #jeromepowell #democrats (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news