A reflective look at A Christmas Carol and Dickens’ lesser-known 1854 essay “On Strike,” showing that Dickens wasn’t anti-capitalist, but argued economics must be tempered with empathy, balance, and human understanding between labor and employers.
A reflection on silver’s explosive rally, the collapse of faith in fiat money, and why physical silver—scarce, industrially vital, and historically monetary—is reasserting its role as paper promises finally meet real-world limits.
Sen. Bernie Sanders praised New Mexico for becoming the first U.S. state to guarantee free child care for all residents, calling it a high-return investment in children and urging other states to adopt similar policies as poverty and child care costs strain working families.
In this video lesson, I review the structure of the major indices following this week's Santa Claus rally and two new swing setups for Monday's session.
Jared Isaacman, the newly appointed NASA Administrator, said on Friday that the U.S. will make a return to the moon during President Donald Trump's second term.
A powerful winter storm battered the Northeast during peak holiday travel, forcing U.S. airlines—led by JetBlue—to cancel more than 1,600 flights, delay thousands more, trigger emergency declarations in multiple states, and severely disrupt operations at major New York-area airports.
Nike remains in a multi-year slump, but UBS survey data point to improving brand strength, rising loyalty, and better product availability. Analysts see a turnaround forming, though slower than markets expect amid China weakness and mixed demand.
FBI Director Kash Patel announced the permanent closure of the Hoover headquarters, moving staff to a modern facility with support from Trump and Congress.
Overmedication among U.S. seniors is rising, with millions taking multiple prescriptions and facing dangerous side effects. As healthcare risks grow and Social Security cuts loom, physical health and financial resilience are becoming critical.
A breadth-driven technical outlook shows the Nasdaq 100 and broader U.S. equities holding long-term bullish trends into 2026, with gold gaining strength but still facing major resistance relative to stocks.
Electric vehicles were supposed to disrupt the auto industry, but sales are down, subsidies are going away, and Ford is pivoting away from EVs and taking $19.5 billion in charges to shift to hybrids. What strategy is the right one long-term?
Is SharkNinja the next big player in home appliances? Join us as we break down its strengths, management, and financial outlook in this insightful episode.
After a monster year for the stock, this move looks less like doubt and more like a textbook decision about concentration risk, timing, and discipline.
The Solana ecosystem is facing fresh turbulence after USX stablecoin, a synthetic stablecoin issued by Solstice, suffered a sharp but temporary depeg on secondary markets.
Lean hog futures extended the pullback from Wednesday with losses of 20 to 55 cents across the front months, with February up just a tick this week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $67.19 on Friday afternoon. The CME Lean Hog Index was...
The wheat complex posted mostly weaker trade on Friday, though futures held on to the weekly gains. Chicago SRW futures were down 1 to 3 cents weaker on to close out the week, as March was 9 ¼ cents higher this week. KC HRW futures were steady to fra...
Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts fractionally to a penny lower in the nearbys. March corn was up 6 ¼ cents on the short. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down a penny to $4.06 3/4. Futures got some spillover we...
Soybean futures slipped back on Friday with front months 3 to 4 ½ cents lower, as January was 9 ½ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 4 cents higher at $9.88 1/2. Soymeal futures were down 50 cents to $1/ton, as January h...
Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts 25 to 40 points higher, as March posted a 74 point gain this week. Crude oil futures were $1.45 per barrel lower at $56.90. The US dollar index was up $0.054 to $97.735. The 12/24 online auctio...
Live cattle futures closed Friday with some strength, as contracts were up 90 cents to $1.12. February was down $1.15 this week. Cash trade picked up ahead of the holiday, with $229-230 sales reported, steady to $2 higher than last week. Feeder cattl...
A breakdown of participation and employment rates across Israel’s diverse demographic sectors reveals striking splits that are not apparent at the macro level.
