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Posted on July 3, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: Markets wrapped the trading day with another win thanks to a shockingly strong jobs report this morning. Both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ hit new record highs.
Posted on July 2, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Power station: Crude oil prices reversed as tensions in the Middle East cooled, but AI likely raises electricity demand over the longer term, creating investment opportunities and risks.
Oil supplies now exceed demand, noted Michelle Gibley, director of international research at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, in her latest analysis, though “AI is transforming the energy sector,” raising power shortage concerns.
Solar stocks got a reprieve today after the Senate dropped the excise tax on clean energy projects. Sunrun soared 10.51%, EnphaseEnergy rose 3.18%, SolarEdgeTechnologies popped 7.16%, and ArrayTechnologies climbed 12.54%.
Apple tumbled this summer after investors were disappointed by its AI rollout, but rose 1.29% on the news that the company may pivot to using Anthropic or OpenAI in iPhones instead of building something in-house.
Wolfspeed, the best name for a company that makes computer chips, exploded 98.09% after the company officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Hasbro got a nice 4.29% bump thanks to Goldman Sachs analysts, who are big old nerds who think Magic: The Gathering will boost the toymaker’s sales.
Ford popped 4.61% after the automaker reported an impressive 14% increase in sales last quarter.
Casino stocks soared on the news that gaming revenue in Macau rose 19% in June. WynnResorts climbed 8.85%, Las Vegas Sands added 8.95%, and MGMResorts gained 7.24%.
What’s down
AMC Entertainment tumbled 9.03% after the one-time meme stock announced its new debt restructuring plan.
ProgressSoftware sank 13.03% after the business application software company reported mixed results last quarter, beating on profit but missing on revenue.
JobyAviation fell 7.01% after traders took profits following the air taxi company’s big pop yesterday.
AeroVironment dropped 11.42% after defense contractor announced it’s offering $750 million in common stock and $600 million in convertible senior notes to pay off its debt.
Diabetes device makers tumbled on the news that the government may change the reimbursement rate for glucose monitors and insulin pumps. Insulet lost 4.52%, Dexcom fell 4.25%, and BetaBionics sank 4.26%.
Deals: Stocks popped at the open yesterday on the news that Canada has rescinded the digital services tax in order to lure the US back to the negotiating table. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that the EU will accept a 10% universal tariff in exchange for some key concessions.
Stocks: The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ both hit new record highs today, with the S&P 500 wrapping up its best quarter since Q4 20
The Fed: President Trump published a handwritten note asking Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, even as the White House considers new ways to replace the Fed Chair. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs now sees the chances of the Fed cutting interest rates in September as “somewhat above 50%.”
Posted on June 30, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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There’s a lot of confidence in markets these days, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the VIX, aka the CBOE Volatility Index, aka aka the Fear Index.
According to Brew Markets, the VIX literally measures the market’s expectation of volatility based on S&P 500 index options, but it’s become a shorthand way of quantifying investors’ fear or confidence. Any time the VIX rises above 30, it’s taken as a sign of some serious trepidation in the market—but anytime it falls below 20, the market is calm, cool, and collected.
The VIX skyrocketed to over 50 on Liberation Day as investors fretted over what tariffs meant for their portfolios, but it’s been gradually falling ever since. As the chart above shows, the VIX just fell below its key support level of 17—a mark it has failed to break below recently, and a move that underlines investors’ confidence that the good times will keep rolling.
Posted on June 29, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Markets: That feeling when you have a $10 trillion rally. To wit:
The S&P 500 closed at a record high this week despite a brief dip as trade tensions with Canada ratcheted up. That puts the index about 20% up from its April low, when the broad tariff announcement sent it spiraling, and up ~5% for the year.
NVIDIA also hit an all-time high, and it keeps edging closer to becoming the first company to hit a $4 trillion valuation.
Posted on June 28, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Deals: The US and China revealed the details of their trade deal framework, easing restrictions on rare earth metals and semiconductor chips. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick promised up to 10 more deals are on their way ahead of the July 9th tariff-pause deadline, but that probably won’t include Canada: President Trump ended all trade discussions with the country thanks to a dispute over the digital services tax.
Stocks: Indexes climbed at the open thanks to the deal with China, but they tumbled on news of a fallout with Canada. Still, the S&P 500 managed to post its 1,245th new all-time high, while the NASDAQ booked its own record close. The Dow trundled higher as well, though it’s still about 1,600 points below its previous record.
Posted on June 28, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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A June 11th report from global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) predicts that more beneficiaries might soon ditch insurance coverage for options like short-term, limited duration plans or healthcare sharing ministries (HCSMs), which aren’t regulated like health insurance and aren’t required to comply with ACA protections like covering maternity care or pre-existing conditions.
Nvidia extended its winning streak to five days, rising another 1.73% as the AI trade continues to recover.
EchoStar climbed 13.16% after the parent company of Dish TV disclosed that President Trump did in fact prod the FCC to make a deal.
Cyngn soared another 20.07% following a big day of gains after the company that makes self-driving tech for industrial vehicles announced a partnership with Nvidia.
Strong earnings from Nike (more on that later) propelled sporting goods stocks higher today. ONHoldings rose 1.74%, while Dick’s Sporting Goods climbed 3.59%.
Domestic power producers popped on reports that Trump is planning to issue an executive order increasing energy production to meet AI demand. Vistra gained 2.44%, GE Vernova climbed 2.54%, and Vertiv added 2.71%.
What’s down
Coinbase Global ended its winning streak, tumbling 5.77% after GENIUS Act hype propelled the crypto stock skyward all week long. Traders took profits in Circle as well, pushing the stablecoin stock down 15.54%.
Chinese EV maker LiAuto fell 1.93% on its weaker-than-expected deliveries forecast for the second quarter.
Fellow Chinese EV maker Xiaomi stunned markets with reports that it received 240,000 orders for its new SUV within 18 hours of its debut, but shares still sank 4%.
Pony.ai lost 6.31% on a report that Uber is considering helping its founder Travis Kalanick fund his acquisition of the US subsidiary of the Chinese autonomous vehicle company.
Gold miners tumbled while the price of the precious metal fell as investors took a risk-on stance. Newmont lost 4.11%, BarrickMining fell 3.44%, and KinrossGold shed 6.18%.
Today’s trade deal reopens the door for Chinese rare earth imports, bad news for US producers like MPMaterials (down 8.59%) and USA Rare Earth (down 12.14%).
Posted on June 27, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: The S&P 500 briefly traded a few cents above its February all-time closing high yesterday afternoon, but couldn’t sustain the gain and fell just short at the end of the day. The NASDAQ remains inches away from its record high as well.
Deals: The end of the 90-day tariff pause is less than two weeks away, but the White House said that the July 9th deadline “is not critical.”
Meanwhile, the Treasury Department is doing everything it can to make the dreaded “revenge tax” in the big, beautiful bill irrelevant.
Commodities: Gold and oil had muted moves upward but copper climbed to a three-month high after Goldman Sachs analysts warned of shortages ahead
Posted on June 27, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Nvidia and Microsoft both set new record highs as the AI trade continues to revive. Nvidia rose 0.46%, while Microsoft climbed 1.05%.
CoreScientific exploded 33.01% on reports from the Wall Street Journal that the bitcoin miner may be acquired by AI company CoreWeave.
ServeRobotics gained 9.87% after the delivery robot maker launched its service on the streets of Atlanta today.
McCormick is looking spicy: The consumer goods company rose 5.31% after earnings outpaced analyst forecasts.
PennEntertainment rose 4.94% after the gambling company was upgraded by analysts at Citizens, who think the stock’s underperformance is about to reverse.
Solar stocks may be thrown a lifeline by the Senate, which is considering keeping some clean energy tax credits in the spending bill. EnphaseEnergy popped 12.83%, SunRun rose 6.46%, and SolarEdgeTechnologies climbed 5.11%.
Copper miners popped as prices of the precious metal rose today. Freeport–McMoRan jumped 6.85%, SouthernCopperCorp. climbed 7.79%, and AngloAmericanplc added 7.16%.
What’s down
Micron Technology lost 0.98% despite the chipmaker reporting fiscal third quarter results that beat Wall Street’s expectations.
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions sank 2.36% after the military tech company announced it will sell $500 million worth of stock to raise money for capital spending.
Equinix crumbled another 9.56% after a terrible fiscal outlook pushed Raymond James and BMO analysts to downgrade the internet services company.
Posted on June 26, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: The S&P 500 and NASDAQ started the day inches away from their all-time highs, but the market rally faltered in mid-afternoon as relief from an Israel/Iran ceasefire faded and investors turned their attention to Friday’s PCE report.
Economy: Speaking of inflation, Jerome Powell stuck to his guns during his second day of congressional testimony, endorsing a wait-and-see mentality. President Trump is apparently tired of waiting, and says he has “3 or 4” candidates in mind to replace Powell.
Commodities: Oil bounced back after posting its biggest two-day decline since 2022.
Posted on June 25, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, are shell companies that are created just to acquire or merge with an existing company, allowing that company to enter public markets without going through an IPO. The catch, however, is the SPAC sponsors have a small window of time—usually within two years—to find a suitable company to acquire.
Carnival popped 6.91% after the cruise line reported impressive earnings and reiterated its healthy financial guidance.
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em: Mastercard rose 2.80% on the news that it will integrate Fiserv’s new stablecoin into its products. Fiserv gained 1.24%.
Lyft gained 6.09% after TD Cowen analysts upgraded the stock, calling the ride-sharing company their “Best SMIDcap Idea for 2025.”
Falling oil prices helped airline stocks soar today: Frontier Group jumped 7.56%, JetBlue Airways rose 4.15%, and American Airlines added 4.31%.
Ambarella soared 20.61% on reports that the chip designer may be exploring a sale.
Nektar Therapeutics exploded 156.29% thanks to strong results in the Phase 2 trial of its new eczema treatment.
Crypto miners rose as investors took on more risk following a ceasefire in the Middle East: CleanSpark climbed 13.45%, Riot Platforms rose 8.09%, and MARA Holdings gained 4.94%.
What’s down
Oil prices fell on news of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, pulling oil stocks down with them: Exxon Mobil lost 3.04%, Chevron dropped 2.25%, and Occidental Petroleum fell 3.34%.
The ceasefire also sent defense contractors tumbling: Lockheed Martin lost 2.59%, RTX dropped 2.72%, and Northrup Grumman fell 3.20%.
Krispy Kreme fell 0.76% on the news that its deal with McDonald’s has fallen apart due to rising costs.
Posted on June 24, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Markets: Stocks climbed yesterday as oil prices fell, with investors reacting positively to what appeared to be limited retaliation from Iran in response to the US bombing its nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Tesla had its biggest jump in two months following the successful, albeit limited, rollout of its robotaxi service in Austin.
Posted on June 23, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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As economist Jason Furman pointed out, 250 years ago the Continental Congress created a brand-new currency and authorized the printing of $2 million worth to help George Washington pay his soldiers and procure weapons and supplies for the war effort.
Markets: Until now, Wall Street has mostly shrugged off the Israel–Iran conflict in the Middle East, with the S&P 500 and NASDAQ closing just a hair lower for the week on Friday. But, investors’ thinking might—or might not—change this coming week, after the US entered the war on Saturday with strikes on key Iranian nuclear infrastructure.
And, eyes are on oil prices, which, due to the war, are having their most volatile stretch since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Posted on June 21, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: Markets kicked off Friday trading on a high note thanks to comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller that the central bank could lower interest rates as soon as next month.
Commodities: Oil prices tumbled at the open after President Trump pushed back his decision to involve the US in the conflict between Israel and Iran by two weeks.
Trade: Stocks gave up their early gains on reports that Japan has canceled high-level meetings with the US after President Trump told the country to spend more on defense.
A psychological paradox is a figure of speech that can seem silly or contradictory in form, yet it can still be true, or at least make sense in the context given.
This is sometimes used to illustrate thoughts or statements that differ from traditional ideas. So, instead of taking a given statement literally, an individual must comprehend it from a different perspective. Using paradoxes in speeches and writings can also add wit and humor to one’s work, which serves as the perfect device to grab a reader or a listener’s attention and/or persuade them to action, sales and closing statements. But paradoxes for the financial sector can be quite difficult to explain by definition alone, which is why it is best to refer to a few examples to further your understanding.
One good psychological paradox example is The Paradox of Thrift which suggests that while saving money is generally considered a prudent financial behavior, excessive saving during times of economic downturn can actually hinder economic recovery. When consumers collectively reduce their spending and increase their savings, it creates a decrease in aggregate demand. This reduction in demand can lead to lower production levels, job losses, and ultimately a decline in economic output. In other words, what may be individually rational behavior (financial saving) can have negative consequences for the overall economy.
The following paradoxical contradictions will help financial advisors guide clients to close more sales to the benefit of both.
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In the intricate world of finance sales, advisors are often at the crossroads of various paradoxes that challenge client decision-making. While the journey towards financial security involves calculated strategies, it’s the nuanced understanding of paradoxes that can help the advisor close more sales.
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But, what seems trueabout money often turns out to be false, according to colleague Finance Professor John Goodell, PhD from the University Akron:
The more we try to trade our way to profits, the less likely we are to profit.
The more boring an investment—think index funds—the more exciting the long-run performance will probably be.
The more exciting an investment—name your latest Wall Street concoction, Special Purpose Acquisition Company [SPAC] or anything crypto—the less exciting the long-term results typically are.
The only certainty is uncertainty and the only constant is change. Today’s market decline will eventually become a bull market, and today’s market leaders will eventually yield to other stocks.
Big market trends play a huge role in investment results, and yet trying to time macroeconomic cycles or guess which market sectors will outperform is a fool’s errand. Many big market rotations are set in motion by something wholly unanticipated, like a virus pandemic or a war.
To be happy when wealthy, we also need to be happy with far less money. The fact is, above a relatively modest income level, no amount of extra money will change our level of happiness. More money might even make us miserable, as many lottery winners have discovered.
The more we hate an investing trait—or any trait for that matter—the more likely it is that we’re resisting seeing that trait in ourselves. It’s what Carl Jung MD called the Shadowof Undesirable Personality Aspects that we hide from ourselves. Do prospects get irritated listening to your unsolicited financial advice? There’s a good chance that you often give unsolicited financial advice but don’t like to admit it.
The more we learn about investing, the more we realize we don’t know anything. We should just buy index funds and instead spend our time worrying about stuff we can actually control.
The more an investor is convinced he’s right, the more likely he is to be wrong. Short sellers, in particular, are likely to succumb to this paradoxical trap.
The more options we have, the less satisfied we’ll be with each one. This is the Paradox of Choice; revised. Anyone who has spent hours “optimizing” his or her portfolio knows this all too well. Its close cousin is information overload, another frustration paradox when investing.
The more afraid we are of losing money, the more likely we are to take unwitting risks that lose us money. Sitting in cash seems wise during market selloffs. But the truth is, none of us can reliably time the market. Pull up any chart of the stock market over any period longer than a decade and you’ll see that the riskiest decision is sitting in cash, which gets destroyed by inflation.
The more we think about our investments and look at our financial accounts, the more likely we are to damage our results by buying high because of greed and selling low because of fear. It can pay to look away.
ASSESSMENT
How should you respond to these financial paradoxes? As you plan for your own financial future, as well as your own client prospecting endeavors, embrace the concept of “loosely held views.”
In other words, make financial and client acquisitions plans, but continuously update your views, question your assumptions and paradoxes and rethink your priorities. Years of experience with clients certainly support the futility of trying to help them change their financial behavior by telling them what they “should” know or do.
CONCLUSION
Remember, it is far more useful to listen to client beliefs, fears and goals, and to suggest options and offer encouragement to help them discover their own path toward financial well-being. Then, incentivize them with knowledge of the above psychological paradoxes to your mutual success!
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Posted on June 20, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: Investors looked past the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, even as President Trump mulled his options for a US intervention, and stocks rose ahead of today’s Federal Reserve meeting.
Economy: Trump called Jerome Powell “a stupid person” hours before the Fed Chair decided to keep interest rates where they were Stocks fell thanks to the Fed’s prediction that inflation will rise to 3.1% by the end of the year, above previous forecasts of 2.8%.
Commodities: Gold fell just a hair as analysts called the commodity’s top, while platinum climbed to a four-year high.
Posted on June 18, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Crisis Management is the precautions and identification of threats to an organization and its stakeholders, and the methods used by the organization to deal with these threats.
For example, recall in 1982, that Tylenol™ commanded 35 percent of the over-the-counter analgesic market in America and it represented nearly 17 percent of Johnson & Johnson’s profits. But, when seven people died from consuming the tainted drug, a national panic ensued. Moreover, Americans started to question the safety of all over-the-counter medications.
Fortunately, J&J commenced the proto-typical good crisis response in the following way:
J&J acted quickly, with complete candidness about what happened and within hours of learning of the deaths, J&J installed toll-free numbers for consumers, sent alerts to healthcare providers nationwide, and stopped advertising the product. J&J recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol™ capsules and offered replacement products free of charge. J&J did not wait for evidence to see whether the contamination might be more widespread.
J&J’s leadership was in the lead and seemed in full control throughout the crisis. The chairman was admired for his leadership to pull Tylenol™ capsules off the market and his forthrightness in dealing with the media. The Tylenol™ crisis led the news every night on every station for six weeks.
J&J placed consumers first. J&J spent more than $100 million for the recall and re-launch of Tylenol™. The stock had been trading near a 52-week high just before the tragedy, dropped for a time, but recovered to its highs only two months later.
J&J accepted responsibility. The disaster could have been described in many different ways: as an assault on the company, as a problem somewhere in the process of getting Tylenol™ from J&J factories to retail stores, or as the acts of a crazed criminal.
J&J sought to ensure that measures were taken to prevent a recurrence of the problem. J&J introduced tamper-proof packaging that would make it much more difficult for a similar incident to occur in the future.
J&J presented itself prepared to handle the short-term damage in the name of consumer safety. Within a year of the disaster, J&J’s share of the analgesic market, which had fallen to 7 percent from 37 percent following the poisoning, had climbed back to 30 percent.
This wildly successful response in now the stuff of graduate and business school case models for excellence in teaching!
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The average directional movement index (ADX) was developed in 1978 by J. Welles Wilder as a technical indicator of trend strength in a series of prices of a financial instrument. ADX has become a widely used indicator for technical analysts, and is provided as a standard in collections of indicators offered by various trading platforms.
The ADX is a combination of two other indicators developed by Wilder, the positive directional indicator (abbreviated +DI) and negative directional indicator (-DI). The ADX combines them and smooths the result with a smoothed moving average.
The average directional index (ADX) is a technical indicator used by traders to determine the strength of a financial security’s price trend. It helps them reduce risk and increase profit potential by trading in the direction of a strong trend. Many traders consider the ADX to be the ultimate trend gauge because it is so reliable.
ADX quantifies trend strength by measuring the degree of directional movement in price. ADX calculations are based on a moving average of price range expansion or contraction over a given period. The default setting is 14 periods, although other settings can be used.
ADX can be used with any financial security, including stocks, exchange-traded funds, and futures.
Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: Israel and Iran exchanged missile strikes for a fourth day, but investors are betting that the conflict will remain at least somewhat contained. Reports that Iran wants to de-escalate the conflict and even restart nuclear talks seemed to underline that idea, and markets rose strongly throughout the afternoon.
Commodities: Gold fell as hopes of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran made investors more bullish, while Iranian oil infrastructure was spared from the attacks, pushing crude prices lower.
Bonds: A $13 billion 20-year bond auction this afternoon yielded strong demand, rounding out a series of solid auctions over the last few days that seemingly point to renewed investor confidence in US fixed income.
Posted on June 16, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Markets: Brace for +/- volatility as US markets reopen this morning, with the escalating Israel–Iran conflict dominating investors’ Bloomberg Terminals.
Stocks fell the most in nearly a month on Friday, and the prospect of an oil supply shock sent crude prices 7% higher, their biggest one-day gain in years. Through it all, the S&P 500 is less than 3% from its record high.
Combined, both the DOW and NASDAQ are up over 750 points, today!
Posted on June 14, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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The National Debt Explained
The national debt is the amount of money the federal government has borrowed to cover the outstanding balance of expenses incurred over time. In a given fiscal year (FY), when spending (ex. money for roadways) exceeds revenue (ex. money from federal income tax), a budget deficit results. To pay for this deficit, the federal government borrows money by selling marketable securities such as Treasury bonds, bills, notes, floating rate notes, and Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS).
The national debt is the accumulation of this borrowing along with associated interest owed to the investors who purchased these securities. As the federal government experiences reoccurring deficits, which is common, the national debt grows.
Simply put, the national debt is similar to a person using a credit card for purchases and not paying off the full balance each month. The cost of purchases exceeding the amount paid off represents a deficit, while accumulated deficits over time represents a person’s overall debt.
Bonds: The 10-year yield fell after CPI came in lower than analysts expected. The Treasury Department’s auction of 10-year bonds also went well, with strong participation from traders a key sign of demand for fixed income. Zero Coupon: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2024/11/12/bonds-zero-coupon/
Posted on June 11, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Tesla climbed another 5.67% on signs that Elon Musk and President Trump are mending fences and on hype around the robotaxi reveal this week.
TSMC rose 2.63% after the semiconductor company reported that its revenue in the month of May rose 39.6% year over year.
Disney rose 2.65% higher a day after agreeing to purchase Comcast’s stake in streaming service Hulu for $438.7 million. Comcast climbed 2.95%.
Solar stocks got a bit of hope after the Wall Street Journal reported that tech companies are lobbying Congress to keep clean energy subsidies in the tax and spending bill. SolarEdge rose 11.81%, and Sunrun gained 7.13%.
Insmed exploded 28.65% thanks to strong results for the biopharma company’s new treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Casey’s General Store rose 11.59% after the retailer crushed Wall Street’s profit expectations last quarter and raised its dividend.
McDonald’s lost 1.43% thanks to a double downgrade from Redburn Atlantic analysts, who think the fast food titan’s slowing foot traffic and headwinds from obesity drugs will hurt its growth. That’s the company’s third downgrade in three days.
Stocks: Markets meandered higher as investors awaited news from ongoing US & China trade negotiations in London. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said talks were going well and could continue into tomorrow.
Commodities: Oil soared to its highest price since April on hopes that a trade deal between the world’s largest economies could spur demand, but plunged back to earth after the US said oil output will fall next year.
Crypto: After just barely holding on last week, Bitcoin has now stayed above $100,000 for 30 days straight for the first time ever—a signal to traders that there’s a new level of support for the crypto king.
Posted on June 10, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Stocks: Equities inched higher on a handful of optimistic headlines. First, the US and China trade teams met in London today with hopes the two superpowers could resolve disputes over export curbs. Also, a new survey from the New York Fed found that consumer expectations for inflation eased across all time horizons in May. STOCKS: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2025/04/18/stocks-basic-definitions/
Posted on June 9, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Wall Street is stable right now as the technology trade has come roaring back.
The S&P 500 climbed above 6,000 points for the first time since February, while all three indexes posted their fifth winning week in the last seven. The S&P is now just over 2% from its all-time high.
Meanwhile, recent IPOs are party rocking, especially the stablecoin issuer Circle that went public last Thursday.
Posted on June 7, 2025 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™
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Job growth is slowing, but still bigger than expected
US employers added 139,000 jobs last month, government data released yesterday shows—that’s less than the down-wardly revised 147,000 new jobs that were added in April, but more than economists had predicted. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate held steady.
Overall, the highly anticipated jobs report reflects employers growing more cautious in the face of the economic uncertainty brought on by the trade war, but so far, there doesn’t seem to be a steep drop off in the labor market. That could give the Fed reason to stay in wait-and-see mode on interest rates, though President Trump still used the occasion to urge Jerome Powell to cut rates “a full point” on Truth Social.
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