Mad Times FinancialYour World...Your Money...Your NewsApril 2021

2021 National Housing Market Forecast and Predictions: Back to Normal

April 1, 2021 RickMad Comments Off

Realtor.com: To say 2020 was a year of surprises is an extreme understatement. What started off as a bright year for the housing market and the economy was soon derailed by a global pandemic and […]

Analysis: Bumpy Road Ahead for Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

April 1, 2021 RickMad Comments Off

USNews: Infrastructure was a road to nowhere for former presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama. But Joe Biden believes he can use it to drive America to the future after a dozen years of false […]

China Tech Stock Collapse is ‘Definitely a Buying Opportunity,’ Market Analyst Says

April 1, 2021 RickMad Comments Off

CNBC: A bad week or two won’t unravel longer-term uptrends. That’s how two market analysts are approaching the recent collapse in Chinese technology plays, under pressure from forced liquidations at multibillion-dollar investment firm Archegos Capital […]

Inflation

Two More Factors Have Popped Up That Add to the Fed’s Inflation Worries

CNBC.com: Trends in home prices and consumer expectations that were part of data releases Tuesday pointed to more inflationary issues on the horizon for the U.S. economy. Advertisements Advertisements The S&P/Case-Shiller [...]
Big Tech

‘Monumental’ Antitrust Case Between Google, Justice Department Begins In Washington, DC

FoxBusiness.com: Justice Department filed civil antitrust lawsuit against Google in October 2020. An antitrust challenge against Google that the Justice Department is describing as a “monumental case” is kicking off Tuesday in [...]
Personal Finance

Here’s The Average Net Worth Of Americans Ages 35 To 44

CNBC: Net worth (your assets minus debts) tends to increase with age. CNBC Select breaks down the average net worth of people in their 30s and 40s. The average American [...]
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Soars Ahead of NYSE ETF Launch

CryptoBriefing.com: Open Interest for Bitcoin futures is at record highs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The first Bitcoin futures ETF is expected to launch on the New York Stock Exchange [...]
China

China Is on Edge as Fallout From Its Real Estate Crisis Spreads

DNYUZ.com: A model Chinese property developer in a sector replete with risk takers is teetering on the edge of default. Short of cash, one of China’s biggest asset managers has [...]
Jobs

Companies Need More Workers. Why Do They Reject Millions of Résumés?

WSJ.com: Companies are desperate to hire, and yet some workers still can’t seem to find jobs. Here may be one reason why: The software that sorts through applicants deletes millions [...]