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Bloomberg· 2025-08-09 00:24
Colombia’s inflation rate ticked up last month potentially complicating President Gustavo Petro’s push for an interest rate cut that could boost the South American country’s economy https://t.co/hhX6si7jjx ...
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Ansem 🧸💸· 2025-08-08 23:29
debt is at irrationally high levelsonly way out is to slowly inflate it away bc reducing spending would result in economic collapseall assets get repriced aggressively up in the processpresident has realized crypto is smallest market by size & is overtly bullishSymoné B. Beez (@SymoneBeez):Bro called this @blknoiz06 ...
Nasdaq notches fresh record high, how to play the GLP-1 pharma space
Yahoo Finance· 2025-08-08 22:09
Market Performance & Indices - NASDAQ 100 and the composite indices reached record highs [2] - S&P 500 missed a new record by 18 or 28 cents [2] - The Dow increased by 1 and a third percent for the week [2] - NASDAQ was up almost 4% [3] Sector & Stock Movements - Tech sector led gains, up almost 1%, followed by financials and healthcare [3] - Utilities and real estate sectors posted losses for the day due to interest rate sensitivity [3] - Apple increased by 4 and a quarter percent, Alphabet up 2 and a half percent, and Tesla up over 2% [4] - UnitedHealth was up 2 and a half percent, while McDonald's slid about three-quarters of a percent, and IBM was down about 1 and a half percent [5] - Uber decreased by 3%, while FedEx and United Airlines both increased by about 1 and a half percent [6] - Micron increased by about 6%, while Microchip decreased by 6 and a half percent, and Super Micro decreased by about 4% [6] Economic Factors & Tariffs - Tariffs are expected to slow things down, with about two-thirds of the Liberation Day tariffs going into effect [10] - Inflation remaining stubbornly above 3% on CPI, coupled with a weakening consumer and labor market, could lead to a 10% to 20% correction [15] - Effective tariff rates are expected to increase by another 8% based on announced deals [23] Pharmaceutical Sector - Eli Lilly's stock decreased after the Orphaglyron attain one study showed 11-12% weight loss at 72 weeks, lower than the expected 14% [50] - Eli Lilly raised its full-year guidance, driven by Mangaro and Zetbound performance in the US and XUS [52] - Gilead is innovating in the convenience space with a twice-yearly injection for HIV prevention [60]
We are seeing a slowing of the economy from the data, says Natixis' Jack Janasiewicz
CNBC Television· 2025-08-08 22:02
as the best performing stock in the S&P 500 this year. With a strong week in the books, markets now turn their attention to the July CPI report coming out on Tuesday. Can the numbers derail the recent rally.Let's bring in Jack Stewart. He's the lead portfolio strategist at Natixis. Jack, great to have you with us.What are your expectations. Do we actually start seeing inflation from tariffs show up. >> You know I think if you look at the most recent prints that we've had, we're seeing signs of it starting t ...
Retailers are quietly raising prices in response to tariffs, says Loop Capital's Anthony Chukumba
CNBC Television· 2025-08-08 18:29
Joining me now to discuss all this is Anthony Chakumba, consumer sector head at Loop Capital Markets. Anthony, you look at this and so many questions. The first one to my mind is what's the balance in the retail sector of people who are passing these incurred costs on in terms of rising prices and people who are just going to eat those costs and hit the bottom line.So what we have definitely seen is a lot of price increases and retailers are being very quiet about it because they don't want to incur the wra ...
‘In his own reality bubble’: Trump defending economy despite warning signs
MSNBC· 2025-08-08 17:55
SHOW ME A CARFAX COM. >> THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS NOW RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IS NOW AT ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, LABOR DEPARTMENT DATA SHOWS. JUST SHY OF 2 MILLION PEOPLE GETTING THOSE JOBLESS CHECKS.BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STILL DENYING THAT LAST WEEK'S BAD JOBS NUMBERS WERE ACCURATE. SO TO BOLSTER HIS POINT, HE BROUGHT AN ECONOMIST FROM THE CONSERVATIVE HERITAGE FOUNDATION INTO THE OVAL OFFICE WITH LOTS OF CHARTS TO TALK NUMBERS WHAT THE WASHINGTON POST CALLS AN EIGHT MINUTE PE ...
Rate Cuts Incoming: What It Could Mean For Options - 8/7/25 | In The Money | Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments· 2025-08-08 17:54
Market Overview - The markets experienced a challenging week due to concerns about a slowing economy [1] - Poor jobs numbers, souring sentiment, and persistent inflation are leading the market to anticipate three rate cuts by the end of the year [1] - The reasons behind the anticipated rate cuts are not favorable for the markets [1] Investment Opportunity - A bullish opportunity in the retail sector is identified [1] Risk Disclosure - Options trading involves significant risk and may not be suitable for all investors [1] - Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk [1] Resources - Information on Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options is available at the provided link [1] - Additional information about "In the Money" options is available at the provided Fidelity link [1] - Weekly trade ideas are discussed on Fridays at 1:30 pm ET via the provided Fidelity link [1]