Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of May 25 - May 31, 2025
Friday: The Stock Market Is a Big Boy's Game, but Little Boys - and Girls - Can Play Too; It's Fun, and Easy!
Thursday: Prepare for Chaos as U.S. Trade Court Nullifies Trump Tariffs; 1Q GDP -0.2%; Nvidia Earnings Boost NASDAQ, S&P
Wednesday: Futures Point to Continuation of Tuesday's Monster Rally; Nvidia Earnings After the Close in Focus
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks, Bonds Stumble as Gold, Silver, Bitcoin Ramp Higher; Low Gas Prices for Memorial Day Weekend
Money Daily, 5/25-5/31/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of May 18 - May 24, 2025
Friday: Wheels Are Coming Off as Stock Market Set to Tank; U.S. Government Debt Will Surpass $37 Trillion Before the Next FOMC Meeting
Thursday: Markets Slide on Interest Rate Fear; House Moves Forward on Big, Beautiful Bill; Bitcoin Makes New High Above $111,000
Wednesday: Sentiment Turns More Negative as Target Fails on EPS; Stocks Appear Ready for Another Trip Lower; Gold, Silver Recovering
Tuesday: Markets Stall as Ukraine Talks Yield Nothing Substantive; President's Spending Bill Reconsidered in House; Home Depot Rises on Earnings Miss
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks Explode Higher; Gold Continues Decline; Treasury Market Stressed on Moody's Downgrade; Bitcoin Stalls
Money Daily, 5/18-5/24/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of May 11 - May 17, 2025
Friday: Buy-and-Hold and Buy-the-Dip Have Been Enormously Profitable; May Become Even Better as Trump Upends Global Commerce
Thursday: Deflationary Trends Dominate Data Drop; PPI Checks in a -0.5% MOM, Lowest in 5 Years; Walmart Warns on Revenue Miss
Wednesday: Stocks Pause After Impressive Three Weeks; Oil's Rise Contrary to Recent Trends; Trump, Tech Titans Making Strides in Middle East
Tuesday: Is the Bottom In or Was Monday's Rally a Bear Market Bump?; CPI Lowest in Four Years; Gold Lower, Crude Oil Soaring
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Dullest Week of the Year Comes as Welcome Relief; Bitcoin Powers Past $100,000; Trade and Tariff Talk Toned Down
Money Daily, 5/11-5/17/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of May 4 - May 10, 2025
Friday: Bitcoin Surges Past $100,000 as Senate Rejects GENIUS Act, Killing Crypto Legislation
Thursday: Stocks Continue to be Grossly Overvalued; Corruption is Unabated; Earnings Don't Matter
Wednesday: Markets Remain Volatile as China and U.S. Annnouce Tariff Talks; Disney Rockets Higher; Jim Cramer, John Maynard Keynes Advise Standing Still
Tuesday: Stocks Start Week Gloomier; Nine-day Streak Ended as Fed Prepares to Do Nothing on Interest Rates; Stock and Oil Futures Lower; Gold, Silver Bid
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks Post 2nd Straight Week of Gains as Tariff Fears Abate, Jobs Growth Stable; FOMC Meeting on Tap; Gold, Silver, Oil Lower
Money Daily, 5/4-5/10/2025

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Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of April 27 - May 3, 2025
Friday: BLS April Jobs: +177,000; Dow, S&P Riding 8-Day Winning Streak; NASDAQ Up 6 of Last 8 Sessions; Gold WTI Crude Oil Lower
Thursday: GDP Was Dragged Down by Import Surge; Trump's First 100 Days Rock Solid; Economy Nowhere Near Recession
Wednesday: 1Q GDP Contracts -0.3%; Wall Street Shocked and Dismayed as Trump-Haters Rejoice; ADP April Jobs, +62,000; Stock Futures Crater
Tuesday: Monday's Dump-and-Pump Reeks of Institutional Exasperation; Tariff Issues Need Resolution
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks Make Headway but Remain at Bearish Levels; Silver Gains; Oil, Gas Prices Stable; Big Data Ahead on GDP, Jobs, Inflation
Money Daily, 4/27-5/3/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of April 20 - April 26, 2025
Friday: Stock Futures Wavering, Point to Lower Open Friday as Trump Policies - and Changes - Whipsaw Markets
Thursday: Earnings Forecasts Being Slashed or Pulled by Reporting Companies; Tariff Concerns Paramount; Volatility High as Russia Bombs Kiev
Wednesday: Algos Gone Wild: Trump Tweaks Tuesday Turn-Around; Stocks Roar Higher; Gold Price Slashed; Bitcoin Rips Higher
Tuesday: Stocks Whacked to Open Week; Gold Rockets Higher, Reaches $3,500 Overnight; Silver Likely Being Sold to Raise Cash
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: More Stress, Less Money; Global Shrinkage a la Trump Tariffs; Gold Soars; Bond Spreads Blown Out; Gas Prices Down
Money Daily, 4/20-4/26/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of April 13 - April 19, 2025
Thursday: Stocks Looking at Another Losing Week (7 of 9 for NASDAQ, S&P) with Exchanges Closing for Good Friday; Gold Rips Higher
Wednesday: Futures Struggle Mid-Week as U.S. Slaps Nvidia with $5.5 Billion Charge; Patterns Continue Bearish; Retail Sales Up 1.4% in March
Tuesday: Markets More Forward-Looking as Earnings Roll In; Classic Case of FUD Likely to Keep Gains Subdued
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Trump Tariff Trauma Overwhelms Markets as Globalization Dies; Stocks, Silver, Oil, Slaughtered; Gold Survived Well; Bitcoin Headed Down
Money Daily, 4/13-4/19/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of April 6 - April 12, 2025
Friday: Gains and Losses in the Balance as Wild Week Comes to an End; Stocks Are Higher; Gold, Silver Soaring; Oil Slumps
Thursday: Stocks Roar on Record Volume; Crash Warning Remains in Effect; CPI Soft Due to Lower Gas Prices; Gold, Silver Rocket Higher
Wednesday: CRASH WARNING: Tariffs, Global Finance, U.S. Stock Market Value, Hedge Fund Leverage All Contributing to Complex Market Volatility
Tuesday: Monday's Algorithmic Volatility Leads to Tuesday Futures Spike; Tariff Intrigue Just Beginning
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Trump Tariff Trauma Overwhelms Markets as Globalization Dies; Stocks, Silver, Oil, Slaughtered; Gold Survived Well; Bitcoin Headed Down
Money Daily, 4/6-4/12/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of March 30 - April 5, 2025
Friday: Stocks Suffer Worst Session Since Pandemic Losses of 2020; China Slaps 34% Tariffs on U.S. Imports; March Jobs +228,000
Thursday: Trump's Tariffs Rattle Markets Globally; Europe Hard Hit; U.S. Stock Futures at Extreme Lows
Wednesday: Gaming the System with Trump Tariffs Today; Best and Worst-Performing Assets of 1Q 2025
Tuesday: Trump Tariff Trauma Being Played to the Hilt by Wall Street Sharps; Gold Continues Record-Breaking Streak; JOLTS Due 10 AM
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks Take Another Beating While Gold and Silver Soar; Oil Flat; April 2nd is "Liberation Day" on Trump Tariffs
Money Daily, 3/30-4/5/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of March 23 - March 29, 2025
Friday: February Core PCE Inconclusive; Trump Tariff Trauma Reaching Extremes; Gold, New Highs Daily; Silver Makes 13-year high
Thursday: $5,000 Gold Becoming More and More Realistic; Stocks Continue to Suffer from Trump Tariff Trauma; $70 Crude Oil Not Happening
Wednesday: Markets Uncertain After Rally Stalls; Trump Tariff Trauma, Conflicting Economic Reports Lead Mid-week Trading
Tuesday: 4,000 Money Daily Posts Later, Nothing Has Changed; Corruption, Deficits, Loose Monetary Policy Keep the Plates Spinning
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Markets Take Bit of a Pause (from selling); Gold:Silver Ratio hits 90; Oil, Gas Prices Rise; Is Wall Street Trustworthy?
Money Daily, 3/23-3/29/2025

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Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of March 16 - March 22, 2025
Friday: Friday's Options, Futures Expirations Likely to Produce Volatile Session; Transportation Average Close to Bear Market, -17%
Thursday: Fed Keeps Rates on Hold; Markets Overjoyed, But the Move Was Vacant; Gold Still Rising, When Silver Breaks Out, Everything Changes
Wednesday: Two-Day Rally Stalls, Fails; Stocks Remain Under Pressure Ahead of FOMC Decision; Gold's Record-Setting Rally Continues
Tuesday: Stocks Hold Friday Gains, Advance Second Straight Day; Gold Surges to Record as Fed Preps for FOMC Decision Wednesday
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks Slammed Again; Dow Transports Down 17%; Bear Market Confirmed; Gold Cracks $3,000; Silver Over $34; Oil Breaks 7-Week Slide
Money Daily, 3/16-3/22/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of March 9 - March 15, 2025
Thursday: PPI Flat for February as Market Remains Nervous Over Tariffs, Dis-inflation, and Recession; Gold Gains, Silver Fails to Advance
Wednesday: Soft CPI Signals Inflation Easing Though Wall Street Is Getting the Wrong Memo; Dis-inflation, Deflation, Unemployment On Tap
Tuesday: Stocks Take Deep Dive on Trump Recession Possibility; NASDAQ Goes Deeper Into Correction: Dow Industrials Confirm Primary Trend Reversal
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Gold, Silver Rebound; Bitcoin Ponzi Begins to Break Down After White House Disappoints; Stocks Suffering
Money Daily, 3/9-3/15/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of March 2 - March 8, 2025
Friday: February Non-farm Payrolls Add 151,000; Stocks Aiming for Worst Week of Year Amidst Trump Tariff Trauma
Thursday: Stock Futures Pointing Lower After Wednesday Snapback Rally; Oil Continues Slide; Recession Fears Growing.
Wednesday: Trump Tariffs Turn Markets Sideways and Lower; President Bashes Democrats in Joint Address; Oil Prices Crashing
Tuesday: Stocks Slide Helped Along by Trump Tariff Narrative; Gold, Silver Rebounding; Oil Continues Lower
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: World Has Pretty Much Gone Mad; Recession Indicators Increasing; Gold:Silver Ratio above 91; Oil Down Six Straight Weeks
Money Daily, 3/2-3/8/2025

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Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of February 23 - March 1, 2025
Friday: Fed Fave PCE Index Shows Janaury Drop, Inflation Controlled; Deflation Becoming More of a Worry; Nvidia Sparks Market Sell Off
Thursday: Welcome to Bubble-land; Nvidia Results Confirm Extended AI Spending; Unemployment Up, Bitcoin, Gold Down
Wednesday: As Trump, Musk, Bondi, Patel, et. al. Clean Up Washington, Recession Is a Likely Outcome; Wall Street Remains Optimistic
Tuesday: Everything Is Up in the Air; Bitcoin, Crypto (Vaporware) Plunging; Diversifying Asset Classes May Make Sense for Most
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Stocks Wrecked in Friday Bloodbath; Gold, Silver Each Up More than 10% Already in 2025; End of the Fed Coming Soon
Money Daily, 2/23-3/1/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of February 16-22, 2025
Friday: How Many IRS Employees Are Necessary?; Stocks Look to Avoid Losing Week; DoJ Probe of United Health (UNH) Sends Dow Futures Tumbling
Thursday: Stocks Hitting Resistance at All-Time Highs; Walmart Issues dull Guidance; FOMC Minutes Show Fed Holding on Rates
Wednesday: The United States Is a Big Slush Fund; Treasury Missing $4.7 Trillion; Did Goldfinger Steal All of Fort Knox's Gold?
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: DC Panic; Wall Street Apathy; Gold-Backed Currencies Within 1-3 Years; Slowing Economy; Higher Unemployment
Money Daily, 2/16-2/22/2025

Business, Money, Financial News for the Week of February 9-15, 2025
Friday: Good Money vs. Bad Money, Trump and the Constitution; Silver Breaking Out; Draft Kings Losing Money a Winning Bet
Thursday: PPI Comes in Red Hot at +3.5% Annualized; Wall Street Says "Buy All the Things"' Because Inflation in Clown World
Wednesday: $1,090 Silver and Why CPI Won't Matter Very Much Longer; Inflation is Back, Baby; CPI up 0.5% in January, 3.0% Annualized
Tuesday: Stocks Churn; McDonald's Gains on Earnings Miss; Coca-Cola a Bright Spot; Gold Makes Another Record as Supply Comes to U.S.
Sunday: WEEKEND WRAP: Chaos at the Capital and Over Capital; Gold Soars as More Pours into US; Stocks Peaked? Treasuries Divergent
Money Daily, 2/9-2/15/2025

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