International

El Salvador To Grant Citizenship to Foreign Investors Including Bitcoin Injectors

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on Sunday said he will send Congress a proposal to grant citizenship to foreigners who invest in the Central American country as well as other initiatives to reduce government hurdles in order to attract investment projects.

Investing Ideas

Is Boeing Finally Out of Woods?

Last month, it launched the new 777-8 Freighter and expanded its 777X and freighter families of jetliners with an order for up to 50 aircraft from Qatar Airways.

U.S. Economy

U.S. Inflation Tends to Be More Urban than Rural

Consumer prices in the U.S. accelerated last year predominantly in large U.S. metropolitan areas seeing an influx of new residents than in the nation overall, while inflation was milder in large coastal cities with less population growth.

International

Germany’s International Fiscal Standing Keeps Worsening

Germany’s trade surplus shrank for the fifth year in a row in 2021 to €6.8 billion in December from €15.1 billion in the same period last year and €10.9 billion in November, as a global supply crunch hampered exports, including in its key auto sector.

Investing Ideas

Amazon, Nike, and Other Bidders Are Reportedly Eying Peloton

After crashing investors' expectations by a lockdown-fueled elevated demand during the pandemic, Peloton (PTON) is now in deep trouble.

U.S. Economy

U.S. Economy Shedding Workforce

Total nonfarm payroll employment in the United States declined by 301,000 in January, largely missing out on market expectations, Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP) revealed in its report released on Wednesday.

Investing Ideas

High-Tech Stocks Remain Investors’ Darlings Despite Fed’s Hawkish Stance

Representatives of the high-tech sector have been and will have been the best performing growth stocks no matter what.

International

Cost of living: New Zealand inflation tops three-decade high

The current inflation spiral has no limits and borders.

U.S. Economy

Agrifood Analytics Lab: “Access to Food will be Challenge this Winter”

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. shoppers have encountered the effects of everything from supply chain disruptions to pandemic-related labor constraints which have led to more and more pronounced grocery store shortages.

Investing Ideas

Ford Motor’s Stock Has Good Chance to Outperform Tesla in 2022

Ford Motor Co (F) shares while remaining in the ascending channel, suddenly lost over 7% by Wednesday afternoon.

International

China’s PBOC Surprised by Countering Western Central Banks while Cutting Interest Rates

China lowered a key interest rate for the first time since the peak of the pandemic in 2020 as a property-market slump and repeated virus outbreaks dampened the nation’s growth outlook. Bonds rallied.

U.S. Economy

Make No Mistake: Current Inflation Snapshot and Outlook are Really Intimidating

U.S. consumers have been facing the steepest price increase in almost four decades, paying more for everything from cars to gasoline to food as uncomfortably hot inflation erodes most workers' wage gains.

Investing Ideas

Bank Stocks Should Not be Omitted Eyeing Fed’s Intention to Raise Rates

Equity markets are becoming increasingly bifurcated, as value stocks are outperforming growth stocks given the complex factors at play with the Federal Reserve and the economy.

U.S. Economy

Fed Minutes Scared Investors

Minutes from the Fed's December meeting released on Wednesday, January 5, showed that officials had discussed tapering the U.S. central bank’s asset holdings amid surging omicron infections setting new daily records as well as raising interest rates sooner than expected to fight inflation.