by Bloomberg.com | Apr 10, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Apple Inc.’s personal computer shipments declined by 40.5% in the first quarter, marking a tough start to the year for PC makers still grappling with a glut of unsold inventory. Shipments by all PC makers combined slumped 29% to 56.9 million units — and fell below the...
by John Mauldin | Apr 8, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
The week we’ve been waiting for is here. The Strategic Investment Conference starts Monday, and we have a jam-packed schedule. This year is clearly the best SIC we’ve ever had in 19 years—a wide-ranging set of topics dealing with the issues that are most...
by John Mauldin | Apr 7, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
“Thinking the Unthinkable.” What does that phrase bring to mind? To me it suggests a situation that has become so stressed you are forced to consider undesirable solutions. Yet the opposite is possible, too. Thinking differently may reveal an immensely profitable and...
by Bloomberg.com | Apr 6, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
Bank economists see tighter credit for businesses, consumers Survey was taken after recent banking stress, trade group says US credit conditions for consumers and businesses are expected to deteriorate in the next six months to their worst level since the pandemic,...
by Lance Roberts | Apr 4, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice
The market bottomed last October despite ongoing concerns about inflation, higher rates, recessionary risks, and a banking crisis. While the media headlines and youtube podcasts are filled with “crisis” headlines, as noted in “Analysts Raise Estimates,” expectations...
by Bloomberg.com | Apr 4, 2023 | alerts, Markets/Economy
A survey finds many investors playing it safe, which could cost them in the long term. American workers are keeping large chunks of their retirement savings in cash to protect themselves from another slump in the stock market. Millennial workers have a third of their...