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Those Who Can’t Afford a Single-Family House Are Increasingly Turning to Build-To-Rent Communities

December 28, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

Realtor.com: Many renters crave the extra bedrooms, laundry facility, and backyard big enough for a pair of swings and a slide that single-family houses provide. But they’re facing a for-sale market with still-high housing prices […]

China Is Losing Its Place As The Center Of The World’s Supply Chains, Here Are 5 Places Supply Chains Are Going Instead

December 27, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

BusinessInsider.com: China has been the factory of the world for the past four decades. The pandemic triggered a reckoning of this status. China’s rise as the world’s factory spanned four decades and ushered in an […]

Analysis-US Stock Investors Face Recession Fears As They Bid Good Riddance To 2022

December 27, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

YahooFinance.com: NEW YORK (Reuters) – A rough year for U.S. stocks is winding down, but the market’s pain may be far from over, as investors brace for an expected recession in 2023. With only a […]

Key Fed GDP Tracker Turns Negative, Signaling Recession is Here

June 30, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

FoxBusiness.com: The Federal Reserve’s key real-time model for tracking U.S. economic activity has turned negative, signaling that the nation could already have entered a recession. The GDPNow gauge, a widely watched measurement from the Atlanta […]

US Stocks Close Higher But Lose Steam as 10-Year Treasury Yield Jumps Back Above 3%

June 6, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

BusinessInsider.com: US stocks lost steam throughout Monday’s trading session to finish the day just slightly higher as the 10-Year US Treasury yield spiked above 3% for the first time since early May. Investors also continued […]

Gas Prices Could Reach $5 This Week, Expert Says

June 6, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

FoxBusiness.com: Gas prices surged 25 cents since Memorial Day weekend. Gas prices are on the road to hitting $5 per gallon by this week, according to an industry expert. The national average retail price for […]

Crypto Bull Says ‘I look at the Stock Market and it is Just Starting to Correct and that Worries Me More’: We Could See ‘Another 20%’ Fall ‘for the Nasdaq’

January 25, 2022 RickMad Comments Off

MarketWatch.com: ‘We had an environment where the Fed was pumping in money nonstop…And that created in some ways a gambling economy, or at least call it a speculative economy,’ Novogratz says Wealthy investor Mike Novogratz […]

Cryptocurrency

The Future Of Crypto Hinges On A Fight Between The SEC And A Former Burger Flipper

NPR.com: Binance may not be a household name, but in the world of cryptocurrencies it has a massive presence. And now, the company founded by a former burger flipper turned [...]
Real Estate

The Global Housing Market Is Broken, and It’s Dividing Entire Countries

Bloomberg.com: Soaring property prices are forcing people all over the world to abandon all hope of owning a home. The fallout is shaking governments of all political persuasions. Advertisements Advertisements It’s [...]
Economy

Fed Holds Rates Near Zero, But Lifts Growth Outlook as US Economic Recovery Strengthens

FoxBusiness: Economic outlook has changed drastically since policymakers met at the end of January. Advertisements Advertisements The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it would continue holding interest rates near zero and reaffirmed [...]
Investing

3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Under $10 With Triple-Digit Upside Potential

Yahoo.com: The market’s giants grab all the headlines, with their huge market caps and 4-figure share prices, making it easy to overlook that there are plenty of other opportunities in [...]
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 [...]
Economy

As Inflation Soars, The Federal Reserve Is Set To Announce Another Interest Rate Hike

PBS.org: Conflicting signs about the health of the U.S. economy have thrust the Federal Reserve into a difficult spot. With inflation raging at a four-decade high, the job market strong and consumer spending still solid, [...]