Common Cents Blog
Yesterday, I had lunch at a Thai restaurant with a classmate of mine from high school. To say this guy is smart would be a massive understatement and do him a great disservice in the process.…
If I were in the Biden Administration, I would be pretty confused by the disconnect between the economic data and the general public’s perception of it. After all, the stock market has been rocking along nicely.…
Arguably, the biggest story this past week was NVIDIA Corporation’s (NVDA) most recent earnings report. While it was true the economic calendar was pretty light, investors were anxious to see how the company fared last quarter.…
As we all know, 2023 ended on a very high note. The economy grew at a relatively feverish pace during the last two quarters of the year, and the stock market rallied like nobody’s business in…
Recently, the markets and economic data have been better than just about everyone expected they would be. As a result, this past week has been about as smooth as any over the last several years. After…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released “The Employment Situation – January 2024.” In keeping with what seems to be a growing trend, it was better than analysts had expected, much better. The 353K…
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. We all know that old saw, don’t we? What’s more, it is true way more often than not. There always seems to be a catch.…
This week, the world’s elites met in Davos, Switzerland, for the 54th World Economic Forum (WEF). If this is news to you, welcome to a pretty large club. In a relatively short period of time, the…
As many of you might know, this week, the SEC approved exchange traded funds (ETFs) which invest in or otherwise track the performance of cryptocurrencies/Bitcoin. This was not a surprise even if the timing of the…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released “The Employment Situation – December 2023.” The headline number was pretty decent. Apparently, the economy created 216,000 net, new payroll jobs last month. Let’s just say, it…