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Episode 81: Inflation continues to be a major theme

Welcome to May! Inflation continues to be a major theme of the corporate earnings season, with Warren Buffett saying over the weekend that Berkshire Hathaway is seeing "very substantial inflation" across its portfolio of companies.

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Laura Lucas Laura Lucas

Episode 79: The Double-Whammy Of Rising Interest Rates & Higher Taxes

The double-whammy of rising interest rates and higher taxes is making JPMorgan strategists less bullish on the stock market. The proposed 28% corporate tax rate could eat away between $8 and $9 of the market’s earnings per share number, while the capital gains tax hike could force some investors to sell their holdings before the new rate takes effect.

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Laura Lucas Laura Lucas

Episode 78: Markets Shave Off Gains Today

We shaved off the highs from last week across the market today.  Stock picking is getting more difficult — here's what Goldman says investors can do: "Going forward, key catalysts are likely to be more micro in nature, led by tax reform, infrastructure spending, and pricing power," Goldman wrote in a note.

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Episode 77: The Dow crossed 34,000 mark for the first time

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 34,000 mark for the first time in history on Thursday, as Wall Street surged to new record highs after a slew of positive economic data, including soaring retail sales and a drop in the number of weekly filings for first-time unemployment benefits.

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Laura Lucas Laura Lucas

Episode 74: Markets Move Higher and Best IPO Q1 Since 1995.

The markets are moving higher today because of the predictable approach the fed is taking and slight growth. Now that the second quarter is underway and investors are looking for new opportunities in the markets and they are hitting record highs.

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Coinbase Direct Listing

In 2021 the Wall Street community echoes the Burger King slogan, “Have it your way.” We see the SPAC (special purpose acquisition company)-crazy transactions with over 203 SPACs raising $58B and 57 IPOs raising $21B in 2021.

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Episode 69: Worst week On Nasdaq

Welcome to another episode of market recap with the worst week for Nasdaq in the last month. It’s been a choppy week in the markets, attributed to by rising interest rates.

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Episode 63: New Retail Investors Are Here To Stay

This week the little guy took the game to another level.  GAMESTOP got Wall Street to stop playing games and we saw the little guy win a small part of the abundance of capital pervasive in the markets.  

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