With the last 30 years of technological advances completely upheaving how people all over the world shop for everything from kitchen appliances to clothes, even discount and outlet stores can have trouble staying in business. Read more…
Markets The return of armed hostilities near the Hormuz Strait is keeping a lid on risk sentiment. Stock markets shed between 0.5% (Europe) and 1.2% (US, Nasdaq) with losses deepening on reports that two supertankers Read more…
US manufacturing growth slowed in August, with ISM PMI Manufacturing easing from 55.6 to 54.6, below 55.3 consensus, while remaining firmly in expansion for eighth straight month. Production held up comparatively well, slipping from 58.5 Read more…
The good times for stock market investors may soon be over, at least for now, according to Helene Meisler, a technical analyst who studied in the 1980s under legendary technician Justin Mamis and later worked Read more…
When a restaurant chain files Chapter 11 bankruptcy or suddenly closes dozens of locations, that tends to be a major news story. Red Lobster and Hooters’ struggles, for example, have been incredibly well documented across Read more…
Oracle (ORCL) has been one of the roughest large-cap tech names to hold in 2026. The stock is down about 23% year to date and sits roughly 56% below its record high of $345.72, set Read more…
Fed Governor Michael Barr kept a September rate hike firmly in play on Tuesday, arguing that US economy remains solid while inflation is still too high. Speaking at Second-Chance Lending Forum in Washington, D.C., Barr Read more…
No change in EUR/USD’s outlook and intraday bias stays mildly on the downside. Fall from 1.1710 short term top should extend to 55 D EMA (now at 1.1549). Decisive break there will argue that rebound Read more…
No change in USD/JPY’s outlook as rebound from 155.22 could extend higher. But strong resistance is expected from 61.8% retracement of 163.97 to 155.22 at 160.62 to limit upside. On the downside, below 159.39 minor Read more…
GBP/USD’s fall from 1.3675 is still in progress and intraday bias remains mildly on the downside. Break of 1.3518 will target 55 D EMA (now at 1.3472). Firm break there will indicate that whole rebound Read more…