Amazon needed help to become a major streaming player, and now it has it. Jeff Bezos is one of history’s richest people, his company upended the way people purchase everything, and he wants to get Read more…
Mortgage rates hit an almost three-year high this week, and home prices have soared during the pandemic. Rising home prices have made it difficult to buy a house almost since the Covid pandemic began in Read more…
Spring has (almost) sprung in the drive-through lane. If any of the fast food chains know how to execute seasonal menus with impressive panache, it’s Taco Bell, (YUM) – Get Yum! Brands, Inc. Report which also Read more…
The upcoming week will quieten down a bit after what was a busy time for central banks and geopolitical events. But there’s still plenty of activity ahead as the latest flash PMI readings are due Read more…
A relatively quiet data week in Canada should show a bounce-back in the flash estimate of manufacturing sales after a soft January. Higher oil prices boosted the nominal value of petroleum sales in January and Read more…
Positive signals from Russia-Ukraine talks boosted market sentiment this week. Media reports that Ukrainian and Russian negotiators are discussing a 15-point draft peace deal raised early optimism that the two sides could be approaching a Read more…
Consumer spending helped pull the economy out of its slump and accounts for more than two-thirds of economic output. Consumers are obviously very important for the economy, with their spending accounting for more than two-thirds Read more…
The hype surrounding March Madness makes basketball fans easy targets for scammers. Hackers and scammers are huge fans of major sporting events like March Madness and step up their game to lure you in with Read more…
The CEO of electric-vehicle leader Tesla wants to make his mark on Sin City. Elon Musk and Las Vegas fit in the way that oddities like Carrot Top and Tape Face have made the city Read more…
The Bank of Japan left rates unchanged at -0.1% and will continue with its monetary stimulus by targeting 0% on its 10-year bond yields. In addition, the BOJ revised down its economic outlook, after recently Read more…