October 18, 2021
Mass Production
A veritable assembly line of US banking giants all posted similarly better-than-expected quarterly updates on Thursday.
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October 15, 2021
Above Deck
Luxury conglomerate reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings earlier this week, as shoppers emerged, pale and blinking, into the humble lifestyle they once knew.
October 13, 2021
Stirred, Not Shaken
Europe issued its first-ever green bond to record demand on Tuesday, which makes you wonder if there’s a more popular Bond in the world right now.
October 12, 2021
No-Can-Do Attitude
October 11, 2021
Groundhog Day
Data out on Friday showed that the US added just 194,000 new jobs last month, and it’s starting to feel like we’ve been here before…
October 8, 2021
Detour De Force
General Motors (GM) said earlier this week that it’s planning to double its revenue by 2030, and America’s biggest carmaker knows exactly where it has to go to make that happen.
October 4, 2021
Something Something Inflation
Data out on Friday showed inflation in Europe surged to a 13-year-high last month, and we can probably just go ahead and copy/paste at this stage, right?
October 1, 2021
Sorry Sight
Well, no one saw this coming: data out on Thursday showed that the UK economy grew faster than expected last quarter.
September 29, 2021
Dry Spell
The price of oil hit a three-year high earlier this week, as the tap of dusky earth-juice starts to run dry.
September 27, 2021
Blockedchain
China announced on Friday that any and all crypto-related activities are now illegal in the country – period.
September 24, 2021
Bigger Tech
Data out over the weekend showed that Big Tech’s been buying up startups at a record pace this year, as the sector tries to fill an insatiable appetite for world domination.
September 20, 2021
Nosedive
September 16, 2021
What The Gel?
Data out on Wednesday showed Chinese retail sales rose at their slowest pace in a year in August, as the country’s efforts to kill off Covid leave behind a sticky situation.
September 15, 2021
Peakaboo
Data out on Tuesday showed US inflation rose less than expected in August, and there are signs it might all be downhill from here.
September 13, 2021
Stress Test
Data out on Friday showed the UK economy grew just 0.1% in July, and that notoriously stiff upper lip looks like it’s starting to tremble.
September 7, 2021
Origin Story
Data out on Monday showed that prices of energy have surged to record highs in Europe, but just remember: with great power comes great responsibility.
September 1, 2021
OK, Zoomer
Zoom reported better-than-expected earnings earlier this week, but investors seem to think last year’s most hip-happening communications platform is already a relic of the past.
August 30, 2021
Dead Trend
Peloton reported worse-than-expected results late last week, as its audience’s devotion to the latest fitness fad once again ran out of steam.
August 26, 2021
Stage Fright
All eyes are turning to the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) ahead of its conference on Friday, so let’s hope it remembers to imagine the audience in their undies. Most investors are headed into this update expecting the Fed to hint at a slowdown in its bond-buying, before it officially rolls out the “tapering” at the end of 2021.
August 25, 2021
Healthy Living
August 23, 2021
Hay Fever
Deere & Co. posted better-than-expected earnings late last week, as the company’s agricultural equipment became a must-have for a congested industry.
August 18, 2021
Fixer-Downer
Home Depot announced record second-quarter sales on Tuesday, but the company might need more than a fresh coat of paint if it’s to win investors over.
August 16, 2021
Where The Magic Happens
Disney announced stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings late last week, with all seemingly well again in the Magic Kingdom.
August 12, 2021
Coinboom and Coinbust
Coinbase’s sophomore set of earnings as a public company surpassed analysts’ expectations this week – but the crypto exchange says it’ll suffer as token prices stabilize.
August 9, 2021
Assistance, Please
The US economy added a better-than-expected 943,000 jobs in July, but employers still can’t seem to find enough staff to turn this into a real honeymoon period.
August 6, 2021
Virtue Signaling
Not to harp on about it or anything, but the US president called on Thursday for half of all vehicles sold in the US to be electric or plug-in hybrid by 2030.
August 5, 2021
Missing In Action
Sony reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday, even if the entertainment giant’s friendly neighborhood PlayStations are still nowhere to be seen.
August 4, 2021
League Of Losers
Tencent’s stock fell by the most in a decade on Tuesday, after murmurs grew that the gaming industry would be next to fall to China’s might.
August 2, 2021
Slim Pickings
Chevron and ExxonMobil’s second-quarter results beat expectations on Friday, after a year of trimming the fat helped turn them into lean, mean oil-making machines.
July 29, 2021
Track And Tracebook
Facebook announced better-than-expected quarterly earnings late on Wednesday, but investors – noticing that users seem weirdly uncool about being watched non-stop – sent its shares down 4%.
