Close...but no cigar. That’s how I’d characterize inflation these days, at least from a policymaker perspective. Check out the MoneyShow Chart of the Day here. It shows the year-over-year change in the two main “core” (excluding food and energy) inflation readings we get each month.

Oh boy, did it get ugly last week when stocks collapsed as the algos went into “sell mode.” I think someone hit the wrong button, but it was what it was. There were no surprises to speak of, with Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) blowing the roof off the house, writes Kenny Polcari, chief market strategist at SlateStone Wealth.

Now that a pullback in US stock markets has begun, where will it end? The answer can be found by examining the current market trend in different time frames, writes Ian Murphy, founder of Murphy Trading. We already know the daily chart of the S&P 500 is heading south from our Composite Indicator and help strategy positions as discussed recently. So, let’s take a step back and look at the weekly chart.

Air Lease Corp. (AL) delivered better-than expected results in its fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2024, with revenues of $712.9 million, down 0.5% from Q4 2023, and GAAP EPS of $0.83, down 56.1%. Ironically, the EPS decline was due to demand trends, notes Doug Gerlach, editor of Small Cap Informer.

A little over a month ago as Donald Trump was about to take office as President, the 10-Year Treasury Note yield hit 4.80%. Almost every economist and strategist was writing and putting out that the 10-year would hit 5% due to inflation from tariffs. I disagreed – and I still do, writes Ryan Edwards, author at The Investing Authority.

Stocks have had a rough week, with the technology sector getting hit particularly hard. But equities are trying to stabilize so far on Friday. Gold, silver, and crude oil are lower, while Treasuries and the dollar are mostly flat. “Trump Trades” are in trouble. Many of the stocks, sectors, and asset classes that rallied into and after the election are reversing...in some cases, strongly.

Micron Technology Inc. (MU) is bidding for leadership in high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technology with mass production of its 12-stack HBM3e. The chip will position Micron as a critical supplier to Nvidia Corp. (NVDA), and further its ambition to capture a larger share of the lucrative AI-driven memory market, suggests George Gilder, editor of Gilder’s Technology Report.

The Magnificent Seven aren’t looking so magnificent anymore. In fact, they’re not even looking good.Check out the MoneyShow Chart of the Day below. It shows the year-to-date performance of the Mag 7 stocks 

It is kind of crazy that we’ve had one of the coldest weeks ever and yet we saw a big build in distillate inventories. Did everyone turn their heat off? Meanwhile, crude oil sold off earlier this week partly because of President Trump’s comments on the possibility of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, advises Phil Flynn, senior energy analyst at The PRICE Futures Group.

As we know, Chinese stocks have seen a massive run of epic proportions over the past 30-40 days. The Hang Seng Index has soared almost 3,000 points in a non-stop run that I’ve seen only two-three times over the last four years. One of my most familiar names within my China coverage is Trip.com Group Ltd. (TCOM), writes Larry Cheung, founder of Letters from Larry.

It happens. An outlier event collapses the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). It could be something as innocuous as an economic report that, at other times, would hardly move the needle. But this is an occasion when patience most often pays, although you may have to wait several days to recover from this slip, notes Hugh Grossman, founder of DayTradeSPY.

How did Gav Blaxberg turn 40 hours a week in his mom’s house into a five-billion-impression empire? In this episode of the MoneyShow MoneyMasters Podcast, the CEO of Wolf Financial reveals how he went from a frustrated finance student to one of the most influential voices in financial education.