Economist Chris Rupkey on the Crash of 1987 October is known for many things, with incredible market crashes likely at the top of the list. The crashes of 1929 and 1987 stand out for many investors, ...

Almost every friend of mine who has looked for a job this year has a similar story. They sent out dozens of applications, sometimes hundreds, and heard back from maybe two or three. The ones who ...

“If the opposite of pro is con, then the opposite of progress must be Congress.” Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA Ready or not, midterm elections are coming. We’ve already discussed ...

The Fed raised interest rates in September for the first time since 2023, and the AI spending boom hasn’t slowed. The New York Times recently explained why: if a company expects an AI project to earn ...

The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high on Tuesday (October 6th), its first since August 13th. The index is up 14.2% year-to-date, or 15.2% including dividends. Many folks seem confused about why stocks ...

I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.” Hunter Thompson, American Journalist and Author   For the first time since August 13, the S&P 500 closed at a new all-time ...

I’ve written a lot this year about an inflationary growth environment (strong economic activity alongside rising prices). We flagged this in our 2026 Outlook (and again in our Midyear Outlook), and ...

This week’s charts cover inflation, the new jobs report, consumer confidence, and how this time period has been historically the strongest time in the 4-year presidential cycle. We’ll keep publishing ...

Headline payroll growth disappointed again in September, with the economy adding just 29,000 jobs, well below expectations for a 90,000 gain. We also got downward revisions: August was revised from ...

We just got the latest read on the Fed’s preferred inflation metric, the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) index. This was an important release because the Bureau of Economic Analysis revised ...

In Episode 207 of the Facts vs Feelings podcast, Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick, Chief Market Strategist, and Sonu Varghese, Chief Macro Strategist, welcome back Rory Johnston, founder and CEO of ...