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What’s all the hype about forward stock splits? When a growing company announces an upcoming stock split, there can be…
Continue ReadingNY Fed Q1 Report: Total Household Debt Increased in Q1 2021, Mortgage Origination Credit Scores Edged Up
From the NY Fed: Credit Card Balances See Second Largest Quarterly Decline in Series’ History, Driven by Paydowns Among Borrowers…
Continue ReadingCleveland Fed: Key Measures Show Inflation Increased in April
The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI and the trimmed-mean CPI this morning: According to the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Real Estate in April: Sales Up 41% YoY, Inventory Down 56% YoY
Note: Remember sales were weak in April 2020 due to the pandemic, so the YoY comparison is easy. I’m tracking…
Continue ReadingBLS: CPI increased 0.8% in April, Core CPI increased 0.9%
From the BLS: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in April on a seasonally…
Continue ReadingTop Biotech Penny Stocks to Watch — May 12, 2021
This week’s biotech penny stock action is riding on Twitter hype, drug news, and earnings. But yesterday was an ugly…
Continue ReadingAnimal Spirits: Bubbles Are Forever
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Continue ReadingPortland Real Estate in April: Sales Up 46% YoY, Inventory Down 53% YoY
Note: Remember sales were weak in April 2020 due to the pandemic. I’m tracking data for many local markets around…
Continue ReadingWednesday: CPI, Q1 Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit
Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.…
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