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Palantir Stock Shows Slivers Of What Could Be
Palantir has been in the news ever since it released its Q1 2024, as a good quarterly report and the stock fell anyway. Here are some takes on the...
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James Hydzik
James’ first FOREX play was in 1991, betting on the Deutschmark bouncing back during the Russian coup attempt. James is a publication team leader, editor, and writer who moved to Europe permanently in 2003. A former Financial Times magazine contributing editor and technical writer for Ericsson, he is comfortable working at the intersections of money, technology, and politics. When he is not...
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Red Lobster Saga Continues With Closures And Fire Sales
Red Lobster has abruptly closed 48 restaurants and put the entire contents of each restaurant up for auction.
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Downward PPI Adjustments Attract Market Attention
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April 2024 U.S. PPI figures. The headline figure came in hot for the month, but downward revisions were...
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What is CPI?
The Consumer Price Index, or CPI, is, in short, the change in prices that people pay for goods and services over a specified period of time. Read...
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German Economy Lacks a Half Million Skilled Workers
Germany’s Institute for Economic Research calculates that over 500,000 skilled labor positions remain unfilled, costing the German economy almost...
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Solar Storm Exposes Strengths and New Weaknesses
The worst solar storm to hit Earth in 20 years or more left behind memories of auroras, and some tractors driving around in circles.
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CFTC Commissioners Argue Pros and Cons of Prediction Market Trading
The CFTC is considering a sweeping ban on onnline pedictions markets
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Solar Storm To Continue Across Europe Into Sunday
Surpassing predictions, the solar storm is making amazing opportunities for photography, and some headaches for satellite operators worried about...
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German Consumer Optimism Hits 3-year High
In a further sign of the German economy’s strengthening, consumer sentiment as measured by the German Retail Association’s Consumer Barometer...
