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Income and costs affect you and your neighbors differently 💵
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (1784+ words) The stock market climbed last week, with the S&P 500 gaining 3.4% to end at 6,582.69. The index is now down 5.7% from its Jan. 27 closing high of 6,978.60 and down 3.8% year-to-date. For market insights, check out the Stock Market tab at TKer. " -A…...
What I got wrong about the post-Global Financial Crisis recovery ❤️🩹
3+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) What I got wrong about the post-Global Financial Crisis recovery "TKer by Sam Ro " TKer by Sam Ro What I got wrong about the post-Global Financial Crisis recovery " If you had asked me in late 2010, I would've told you we…...
About that ugly jobs report 📉
4+ week, 2+ day ago (101+ words) About that ugly jobs report "TKer by Sam Ro About that ugly jobs report " How stock market investors should be thinking about it " Friday's disappointing U.S. jobs report was the latest reminder that economic data, while not terrible, has been getting…...
It's too ambiguous to just say 'the economy' 🤦🏻♂️
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (100+ words) The economy is booming, some people say. Others say it's broken. They're usually staring at the same numbers and data. But where they differ is how they weigh those metrics in their definition of "the economy." If you only looked…...
The crummy labor market is yielding a 'tenure dividend' for corporations 💰
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (206+ words) The crummy labor market is yielding a 'tenure dividend' for corporations "TKer by Sam Ro The crummy labor market is yielding a 'tenure dividend' for corporations " The economy isn't working for everyone, but it's working for the stock market " The…...
It's not bearish when the stock market's leaders fall behind 🔀
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (112+ words) The largest stocks in the market have an outsized influence on the performance of funds that track market value-weighted indexes, like the S&P 500. If you follow financial news, you've been reminded of this almost every day in recent years…...
The economy isn't working for everyone, but it is for stock market investors 🎭
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) " Chief evangelist of how the stock market usually goes up. Optimist long term. Cautious optimist short term. Formerly Axios Markets, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, Forbes. CFA charterholder. SABEW Best In Business Award winner. " TKer by Sam Ro The economy may…...
We're at an economic tipping point ⚖️
8+ mon, 23+ hour ago (229+ words) For months, we've been talking about how the once-hot U.S. economy, supported by massive tailwinds, has become far less "coiled." This has been reflected in numerous economic metrics that have cooled. This wasn't necessarily bad news coming into 2025, as it mostly…...