Odd Lots: Important US Economic Data Is Decaying (Podcast)

Gathering official economic data is a huge process in the best of times. But a bunch of different things have now combined to make that process even harder. People aren’t responding to surveys like they used to. Survey responses have also become a lot more divided along political lines. And at the same time, the Trump administration wants to cut back on government spending, and the worry is that fewer official resources will make tracking the US economy even harder for statistical departments th

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Nasdaq Bear Market: 2 Magnificent Stocks Down 6% and 14% You'll Regret Not Buying on the Dip

The Nasdaq Composite index slipped into bear market territory in April, after President Trump imposed tariffs on America’s trading partners. Digital products and services are largely exempt from tariffs, so cybersecurity vendors like CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks are mostly unaffected. Following President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement on April 2, the Nasdaq Composite technology index plunged by as much as 24% from its record high, placing it in a technical bear market.

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