The Dow Jones eased further below 45,000 to start the new week.

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Volatility remains depressed at the 15 level which is very typical during a mature bull market. Until proven otherwise, forays above 20 are buying opportunities for stocks.

Homebuilders are already offering buy-down rates in the 3 percent range in the U.S. and Canada. Still, new home sales have contracted year over year.

With a market capitalization larger than entire countries’ equity markets, the S&P 400 highlights the global relevance of U.S. mid caps.

We’ll find out as all four of these retailers report earnings this week.

The average price for properties entering the market fell by 1.3 percent month-over-month in August, aligning with the ten-year average.

​​​​​​​Europe’s economy isn’t recovering, it’s unraveling.

Wheat was lower despite another week of solid export sales reported by USDA.

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Corn prices ended sharply higher but were again unable to score weekly reversals.

Plug Power share price has jumped in the past few days.

The USD/JPY outlook points to a stronger dollar as traders await the outcome of a meeting between Trump and Zelensky. At the same time, market participants were gearing up for the Jackson Hole symposium.

Applied Materials dropped sharply during the week ending August 15th triggered by a combination of disappointing guidance, analyst downgrades, and broader industry concerns.

The S&P 500 Index is marginally in the red, as Wall Street look ahead to big box retail earnings and Fed rhetoric later this week.

The housing picture remains grim. Housing cannot gain traction as mortgage rates are still too high and prices are out of sight.

The retail sector is in focus with big retailers like Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Target due to report earnings this week.

With earnings season on its last leg, it is worth investing in companies with earnings beat potential. We have identified four stocks that are poised to trump earnings estimates this season.

Perplexity AI made an unsolicited $34.5 billion bid in all cash for Alphabet Inc.’s Google Chrome on Tuesday. Google did not respond to media outreach on the story, but the news comes after a long road to a potential split with the Internet browser

GBP/USD steadies during the North American session, down a minimal 0.08% amid a scarce economic docket on both sides of the Atlantic.