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Trading Desk: The Burrito Barometer? Chipotle’s Woes Aren’t the Economy
When the official economic data dries up, we know Wall Street loves to invent helpful new metrics. Forget the yield curve — let’s go with
Trading Desk: The Return Of The “K” Economy
We’re deep in the earnings trenches now, and quarterly reports are painting a… complicated picture. If you just glanced at your portfolio or the headline
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Trading Desk: The Fed Can’t Cut Mortgage Rates
Here’s a little secret of the financial world that trips up a lot of people: when the Federal Reserve cuts its benchmark interest rate, your mortgage rate doesn’t automatically drop with it. In fact, sometimes the opposite happens. It’s a frustrating reality, and with the
Trading Desk: Meme Market Makes DORKs Happen
If you’re getting a sense of déjà vu from the market chatter lately, you’re not alone. A new acronym is making the rounds — the “DORK” stocks — and it feels an awful lot like a rehash of the meme stock mania that took over
Trading Desk: Is The Market Getting Too Crowded?
Well, folks, for a while there, the market felt like a party where only seven people were invited. You know the names — the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants. The good news, or so it seems, is that the guest list has expanded. Now we’re hearing
Trading Desk: Palantir Joins The Billion-Dollar Sales Club
Credit where it’s due: Palantir just put on a fireworks display for Wall Street. The data analytics darling didn’t just beat expectations for its second quarter — it blew them away, smashing through the $1 billion quarterly revenue milestone for the very first time. The
Trading Desk: Apple Dodges A Trade Bullet, But The War Isn’t Over
Just when the narrative was solidifying that Apple was losing its magic, caught flat-footed by AI and tangled in a nasty trade war, the company dropped a quarterly report that silenced the critics, at least for a moment. Apple proved it can still execute with
Trading Desk: Reddit Turnaround? Market Finally Buying the Story
Well, just look who decided to show up to the party. After a couple of quarters where Wall Street treated its earnings reports like a bad meme, Reddit (RDDT) finally posted a set of numbers so impressive that investors had no choice but to hit