Economic News
PowerTrend Brief: When Bad News Means “Good News”
There are many types of bad news in the world around us. They include accidents, the loss of...
PowerTrend Brief: Back to School Spending Boom or Bust?
With the lackluster July employment report behind us, we are firmly into August, and the temporarily slower pace...
Making Money Alert: Climbing up Mt. Worry
The term “climbing a wall of worry” is an oft-abused cliché on Wall Street. But like most clichés,...
PowerTrend Brief: The Real Deal on the July Employment Report
On its face, last Friday's better-than-expected July Employment Report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) catapulted...
PowerTrend Brief: Contracting Consumers Confirm Economic Concerns
Through the end of last week, roughly 288 of the companies that comprise the S&P 500 index reported...
The Disaster of Olympian Economics
Well, the Olympics of 2012 are starting on Friday -- some of it practically right on my doorstep...
PowerTrend Brief: Slow Job Creation, Outlook Cuts and More Bad News Ahead
Friday's job report, which simply was bad in many different ways in my view, capped a quiet week...
PowerTrend Brief: Surviving the Stock Market Storm
With only a week left in the current quarter, the S&P 500 is now up 6.2%, year-to-date, and...
Making Money Alert: The Fed’s Still ‘Twist’-ing in the Wind
It can be argued that the rally in the equity markets during the past couple of weeks was...
Chris Versace: Data Shows Market Slowing
Listen to Chris Versace share his views about the market outlook with WTNT radio as data shows the...