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Stocks Plunge with Key Earnings on Tap

In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Dave welcomes Gina Martin Adams, CMT CFA of Bloomberg Intelligence. David highlights a spike higher in the VIX, and charts names for earnings including AMZN, AMD, SMCI, SBUX, MCD, PYPL, and ETN. Gina shows how rising interest rates continue to put pressure on the relative performance of the technology sector. This video originally premiered on April 30, 2024. Watch on our dedicated Final Bar page on StockCharts TV! New episodes of The...

SPY’s Pullback Continues: How To Know When It’s Over

What’s a trader to do when the stock market looks indecisive? Sit back and wait for the market to show direction. This week is packed with earnings from big tech companies, jobs reports, and investors anxious to hear what Jerome Powell says about possible interest rate cuts this year. So, while you’re patiently waiting for the stock market to show direction, it doesn’t hurt to do some chart analysis. Get the live chart here. Take...

The Importance of digital detoxing for busy working professionals

A digital detox may seem impossible in today’s technology driven world; however, there’s huge value in taking a step back and embracing time offline, and in recent years the notion of digital detoxing has become increasingly prevalent. It’s thought that once you work in a particular sector, you are never a consumer to it again, and for myself, technology has been at the heart of my career for many years, and sometimes it can be...

RFK, Jr reveals path to presidency as Biden, Trump campaigns target race ‘spoiler’

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has revealed what he says is his path to the White House as he faces increased pressure from the Biden and Trump campaigns targeting what some have described as his ‘spoiler’ candidacy. ‘All we need to do is get to 33% to win the election,’ Kennedy told Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo last week on his show ‘World Over,’ which appears on EWTN Global Catholic Network. ‘You don’t...

When is it the Right Time to Ask for Help with your marketing?

Developing brand awareness in the market is one of the most challenging barriers that small businesses face. SMEs can easily miss out on potential sales opportunities if they don’t market themselves effectively as customers, buyers and suppliers won’t know where to find them or what’s on offer. It doesn’t take a Lord Sugar to know that to generate sales, you need a consistent flow of leads, a returning customer base and strong brand awareness. But...

Dem mayor’s spox defends meeting with controversial Chinese diplomat who praised CCP

A spokesperson for a Democrat mayor is defending a recent meeting with a controversial Chinese diplomat, who has repeatedly praised the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ‘Met with Philadelphia’s Mayor Parker together with Tianjin’s Executive Deputy Mayor Liu Guiping,’ Huang Ping, who’s been the consul general of China’s New York Consulate since 2018, recently posted on X. ‘Exchanges at the subnational level keeps fueling China-US relations. Let’s keep it going,’ he added. Over the last year,...

Biden White House signals pessimism about election in surprising way

It’s not just atrocious polls that suggest President Joe Biden will lose in November; it’s also the behavior of the White House. In just the past few weeks, the Biden administration has rolled out over a dozen new initiatives and rules, many of them – like banning development of Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve — likely to impact our country far into the future. It’s a startling avalanche of executive activity. Call me crazy, but that...

Scathing poll reveals what Biden has in common with these presidents who lost reelection battles

With just over six months to go until Election Day, two new polls are spelling trouble for President Biden as he faces off against former President Trump in a 2024 rematch. Biden trails Trump by six points, according to a CNN national survey. And new numbers from Gallup indicate Biden had the lowest approval rating during the first quarter of his re-election year of any president in the past 70 years. Trump leads Biden 49%-43%...

New poll reveals which party is more enthusiastic about Biden-Trump rematch

Republicans are significantly more enthusiastic about the 2024 election rematch between President Biden and former President Donald Trump than either Democrats or independent voters, according to a new national poll. And a survey released Monday by the Monmouth University Polling Institute also spotlights that enthusiasm among all registered voters in the Biden-Trump rematch — while remaining well under 50% — has jumped 12 points over the past year – to 39%. ‘Enthusiasm for a 2020...

5 China threats the US can’t afford to ignore

The threats from the Chinese Communist Party continue to grow. From the market manipulation that is hurting American industry, to the fentanyl crisis ravaging our communities, and the persistent military threats against our partners and allies, the CCP has shown why Democrats and Republicans must continue to come together to oppose its malign activities. As Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, here are five key areas where I believe the United...