What Third-Quarter Earnings Tell Us About What’s Next for Markets
About 95% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported third-quarter earnings. So this week, we’re having a roundtable conversation to discuss what we learned from the latest quarter and what the earning...
26 Nov 202315min
Why Consumers Are Buying Flights Instead of Gifts This Holiday Season
This week is Black Friday, which means it’s the unofficial kickoff of the holiday shopping season. The big question many economists want to know is will consumer spending be strong? WSJ retail reporte...
19 Nov 202318min
Taking the Measure of Consumer Spending at Home Depot
This week, we're grabbing our toolboxes and heading to Home Depot. The home improvement retailer is expected to report earnings on Tuesday. Jinjoo Lee, who covers big retailers for The Wall Street Jou...
12 Nov 202315min
Why Mohamed El-Erian Is Worried About a 2024 Recession
Mohamed El-Erian is one of the world’s most respected economists and he has growing concerns about a recession in 2024. El-Erian previously served as the chief executive and chief investment officer a...
8 Nov 202322min
Snap, Crackle, Drop. What Kellogg's Split Says About the Snack Business.
This week, we’re turning our attention to breakfast cereals and snacks. Kellogg, the company responsible for cereals like Frosted Flakes and snacks like Pringles, in early October split into two compa...
5 Nov 202317min
Looking Ahead to This Week’s Fed Meeting and the Future of Crypto
This week, we’re opening up our digital wallets and examining the current state of crypto. Wall Street hasn’t been talking much about crypto this year, and that silence has been golden for digital ass...
29 Okt 202319min
From Recession Fears to Too Good? What This Week’s GDP Data Will Tell Us
This week, we're looking ahead to the GDP data for the third quarter of 2023 to find out how much the American economy grew from July to September. Thanks to higher than expected numbers from the late...
22 Okt 202320min
A Key Fed Official on What’s Next for Interest Rate Hikes
This week, we’re looking at what the Federal Reserve is watching as it plots the course of interest rate hikes. In their most recent meeting, last month, minutes revealed that a majority of Fed member...
15 Okt 202317min
