This is an excerpt from Yardeni Research Morning Briefing, July 2, 2024.  Determining when an investment trend has run its course is more of an...
S&P Global US Services PMI and the ISM Services PMI were both released today with contradictory readings on the service side of the US...
ROSELAND, N.J. – July 3, 2024 – Private sector employment increased by 150,000 jobs in June and annual pay was up 4.9 percent year-over-year,...
Total ConstructionConstruction spending during May 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,139.8 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.0 percent)* below the revised...
The 2nd quarter is over and it was a strange one. Large cap growth stocks were up but the rest of the stock market...
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is a monthly index designed to gauge overall economic activity and related inflationary pressure.  Index Suggests Economic Growth...
It’s time for another Medicare enrollment period. I know! From October into December, we were bombarded with what seems like a never-ending stream of...
Say “Margaritaville”—and you just know. You know it’s always 5 o’clock somewhere. You know that come Monday, it’ll be alright. You know it’s Jimmy...
An ex-spouse can get a Social Security benefit based on your work history. How much depends on how it's claimed. Alhambra's Bob Williams explains.
Every tax season, the same question arises from Americans receiving Social Security. “Do I have to pay taxes on my Social Security benefit?” The...