The U.S. job market has shifted dramatically in 2025. Employers announced more than a million layoffs through October, up 65% from the same period last year.

Friday was a strong day for prices, however, new lows out numbered new highs by a wide margin on both exchanges. Next week is both a holiday week and the end of the month so it should be modestly positive on light volume.

The stock market could decline even though earnings growth is high. Return expectations should focus on potential P/E expansion or contraction, not just projected earnings growth, as investor sentiment is crucial.

​​​​​​​With the fiat U.S. dollar price of gold multiplied 2.6x since October of 2022 and rising exponentially, some people are deeply worried that something is seriously wrong with the dollar and with the global financial system generally.

The asset manager released a preview of its upcoming economic and market outlook.

After spending much of 2023 and early 2024 trying to shake off the “AI laggard” label, Alphabet now looks closer than ever to taking the lead in artificial intelligence. The company has pulled off one of the biggest turnarounds in tech.