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Why Consumers Are Buying Flights Instead of Gifts This Holiday Season
Nov 19, 2023This week is Black Friday, which means it’s the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season. The big question many economists want to know is will consumer spending be strong? WSJ retail reporte...
Taking the Measure of Consumer Spending at Home Depot
Nov 12, 2023This week, we're grabbing our toolboxes and heading to Home Depot. The home improvement retailer is expected to report earnings on Tuesday. Jinjoo Lee, who covers big retailers for The Wall Street Jou...
Why Mohamed El-Erian Is Worried About a 2024 Recession
Nov 08, 2023Mohamed El-Erian is one of the world’s most respected economists and he has growing concerns about a recession in 2024. El-Erian previously served as the chief executive and chief investment officer a...
Snap, Crackle, Drop. What Kellogg's Split Says About the Snack Business.
Nov 05, 2023This week, we’re turning our attention to breakfast cereals and snacks. Kellogg, the company responsible for cereals like Frosted Flakes and snacks like Pringles, in early October split into two compa...
Looking Ahead to This Week’s Fed Meeting and the Future of Crypto
Oct 29, 2023This week, we’re opening up our digital wallets and examining the current state of crypto. Wall Street hasn’t been talking much about crypto this year, and that silence has been golden for digital ass...
From Recession Fears to Too Good? What This Week’s GDP Data Will Tell Us
Oct 22, 2023This week, we're looking ahead to the GDP data for the third quarter of 2023 to find out how much the American economy grew from July to September. Thanks to higher than expected numbers from the late...
A Key Fed Official on What’s Next for Interest Rate Hikes
Oct 15, 2023This week, we’re looking at what the Federal Reserve is watching as it plots the course of interest rate hikes. In their most recent meeting, last month, minutes revealed that a majority of Fed member...
Big Banks, Big Yield and a Big Release for Taylor Swift
Oct 08, 2023This week, we have banking and the recent rise in government bond yields in focus. Mary Daly, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, tells us that the run-up in bond yields means the need for...
Jobs Report and Student Loans and Strikes. Oh My!
Oct 01, 2023It’s a new month and quarter, and this week, we’re talking about three big pieces of economic news that could impact your money: the September jobs report, the turnover or JOLTS report, and the return...
What Nike Earnings Tell Us About the State of Retail
Sep 24, 2023This week, we have our eye on the sneaker giant Nike. The company behind the Lebron 21, Air Force 1 and Air Jordans is expected to report its first quarter earnings, and it comes at a pivotal time. Ni...