A discussion about the current state of the U.S. economy and key investor watchpoints ahead of third-quarter earnings season.

The timing of the financial and economic measures taken by the People's Bank of China (PBoC) was simply perfect.

After years of autonomous driving hype, will Elon Musk finally deliver?

Private nonfarm payroll employment surprises on the upside (big time): 223K vs 125K consensus (total NFP 254K vs. 147K consensus).

San Mateo-based Cyera, is a rapidly growing player in the global data-centric security market that recently closed a $300 million funding round that sent it into the Unicorn club.

Rice closed higher despite news of lower Asian prices after India opened up exports for non Basmati White Rice.

There are no absolutes in economic forecasting. Thinking otherwise eventually leads to trouble.

24Q3 Y/Y earnings are expected to be 5.0%. Excluding the energy sector, the Y/Y earnings estimate is 7.1%.

The September job report shocked the market.

CBOT corn futures were unable to score newer highs amid overbought charts and a probable expansion of rainfall in Argentina and southern half of Brazil.

Like a coiled spring, or a ball kept underwater, the USD Index soars with vengeance, after multiple failed attempts to break below the previous lows.

Gold is being boosted by a “debasement trade,” and according to JPMorgan analysts, this dynamic “may have legs.”

Stocks are volatile this morning, as the initial pop from this morning's outstanding jobs report wears off.

Delta Air Lines expands its global reach through new partnerships with Saudi airlines while its stock shows strong gains, outperforming the broader market in recent periods.

The BLS reports payroll employment rises by 254,000 in September. I discuss two reasons the report is suspect.

USD/CAD rises sharply to near 1.3600 after stronger-than-expected US labor market report. A robust pace in the US job growth data has forced traders to pare Fed’s 50 bps rate cut expectations. Higher Oil prices have strengthened the Canadian Dollar.

ADP employment change Wednesday came in above expectations, and last month it was manufacturing with -24K that was the drag on hiring, cancelled out by the same volume of government hiring.

We are now trading within MinorGroup2 of 300$, specifically around 372$ and 380$. Looking for further upside within wave 5 towards the next TradingLevel at 500$.

The US jobs report was incredibly strong on every front possible – job creation, unemployment, wages and hours worked. Nonetheless, caution lingers given the lack of corroborating data.

The euro fell to a three-week low as weak Eurozone data and inflation below the ECB’s 2% target increased expectations of a rate cut. Markets believe there is a 95% chance of a 25bp rate cut this month.