Oil Price and Gasoline Price Forecasts Oil and Gasoline prices were expected to fall in 2026, primarily due to a weaker global economy and a rising flood of oil supply from non-OPEC+ producing countries. As we know in March, those forecasts flew out the window as the US/Israel/Iran war has curtailed production globally. And Iran’s…
Major US Stock Indexes Hit New Record Highs Iran’s current regime announced all commercial ships would be allowed to pass through the straight of Hormuz. It’s sent the Dow Jones, S&P 500, NASDAQ and Russell 2000 upward today. The Dow jumped 1000 points today (Friday) and the S&P 500 hit 7100, a new record. It…
Update March 2026: The 3 Month Forecast for the Stock Market Over the last year, the equities market has suffered numerous and successive negative shocks, (e.g., Liberation Day where the tariffs were applied). And there was the constant worry about inflation and Trump’s heavy-handed treatment of America’s enemies. Despite, Mexican drug cartels, Ukraine war terrorist…
October Stock Market Correction This Friday morning saw stocks hitting new record highs, bubbling effusively with expectations of a 7000 S&P forecast. In fact, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee just this week reiterated his belief in the very positive 2025 year-end prediction of 7000. Then today, markets plummeted to have their worst day since the April liberation…
Best Oil Stocks to Buy? Investors like yourself might be intrigued, even baffled by the price of oil as it consistently stays above $65 a barrel (WTI). And the fact the Saudis could unleash a torrent of oil has make oil companies and investors a little tentative about investing in carbon energy (oil and natural…
U.S. Equity Market Outlook H2 2025 Now past the mid-point of the year with market signals flashing green, investors are very excited about the last half of 2025. The long-term bull market is on, and investors are feeling there’s not much to dislike about the road ahead. The Trump recovery seems to trample any negativity…
Bitcoin Price Rising Fast to $1 Million? (Updated: July 21, 2025) Millions of investors, including institutional investors are buying Bitcoin or Bitcoin stocks this year, during the coming dip or in volatility trading. While the forecasts about Bitcoin’s price were outlandish previously, they are looking fairly accurate now. However, such speculation leaves investors vulnerable, as…
✈️ 2025 US Travel Market Upheaval President Trump’s plan to revitalize and reindustrialize the US, and deploy high tariff barriers is inadvertently impacting the US travel market. It’s making global travel market and US travel forecasts and even accurate views of the actual market unfolding a challenge. Below you’ll find global travel statistics in relation…
Today’s Stock Market Update Thursday April 10, 2025: Markets are Down Today After all the drama of putting the global reciprocal tariffs into effect, President Trump announced a 90 pause on them, with the exception of China which will suffer a 125% tariff. That change likely came on the heels of China announcing an 84%…
When Will the Stock Market Recover? The recent plunge of stock prices on US exchanges has wiped out trillions of dollars of value gained in the last year. Prices were back to levels of April of 2024 and could fall further. Many were asking, when will the stock market recover. And this afternoon, we got…
Small Business Outlook 2025 According to the US Chamber of Commerce, 33 million small companies in the USA employ nearly half of the American workforce and represent 43.5% of America’s GDP. They’re a major economic force, hampered in the last ten years via free trade, high interest rates, and high taxes — government-induced setbacks. Times…
US Real Estate & Housing Market Predictions The US housing market forecast has a wide variety of information and views depending on the interest of readers such as buyers, sellers, Realtors, mortgage agents, home flippers, builders, politicians, and more. Although the newly elected Trump government is a boost for the US economic outlook, its first…
Nvidia Stock Price Forecast Nvidia’s stock was one of the superstar performers of the NASDAQ and S&P in 2024 up 178% year to date, and up 2293% in the last 5 years. It remains one of the best technology stocks to invest in. $10,000 invested during the Covid outbreak would be worth $229,300 last week….
The Battle with Trump Can Free Canada Up for a Better Future Canada has largely failed to develop its international export capability. It’s missed out on an opportunity to ease an unhealthy dependence on one nation — The United States. It’s the perfect time to launch a new international trade program and get over our…
Calgary Housing Market Improves Slightly vs Last Year CREB’s year-end report on the Calgary housing market showed home sales were down 3% from last December, but still well up from long-term averages. Time moves quickly and the past performance of the Calgary real estate market is only a weak guide as to where it’s heading….
Travel Forecast – Industry Stats and Trends 2025 looks like it will be a fantastic year for US domestic and international travel. Americans continue to spend whether optimistic or pessimistic. And with the pro-business, pro-America government coming into office in January, the outlook for the 2025 economy is positive. Americans will spend $28.4 Billion this…
Is Investor’s Wall of Worry Dead? All through the bull market for the past 2 years, there always seems to be some concern that pops up that might ruin stock prices and send the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and NASDAQ indexes plummeting. Just as the market gains moment, some news, political decision, FED rate decision,…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 6 Months The six-month forecast period puts us past the 3 month spring period through to June where the economy might be picking up significant speed. Forecasts for the Dow Jones average for any time in the coming year are very scarce. It seems bank and investment company analysts…
US Economic and Stock Market Surge The 2024 stock market bull run is set to run faster and higher beginning next spring and extending for the next 5 years under the now-forming government of President Trump. After the initial irrational exuberance, markets are a little flat this week as investors take some profits, and ponder…
Best Cities to Buy Real Estate in 2024 We’re nearing 2025 with a new incoming, pro-business, deregulating, lower-tax President and it’s going to have millions of Americans thinking about a move — either across town or to another metro area where life is more affordable and enjoyable. While jobs and personal economics rule, buyers are…
Top Trending Stocks to Assess With the big Trump Presidency win crystalized today, we see a big shift in US companies and especially small US companies. The Russell 2000 for instance, for small caps, is up an incredible 6.3%. The anticipation of lower interest rates (sketchy forecast) has driven some enthusiasm for small business. And…
US Economic Outlook Investors await the FED’s next rate announcement next week, making it the ideal time to discuss the US economic outlook. There experts who don’t like the 6 month forecast believing the lagging effects of the high rates are now kicking in and will persist. Whether that weighs on the stock market or…
Is the US Headed for a Recession? Recession Watch 2024: It’s time to revisit the matter of the recession threat. There are plenty of factors that might conspired to send the stock market, housing market and whole economy spiraling downward to rough landing. Yes, you’re wondering about the possibility as many others are. The general…
Will the Trump Trade Turn the US Around? The big topic right now in investor circles isn’t just the low inflation report and an expected rate cut in September. It’s also the discussion of what Donald Trump will do if he wins the Nov 8 election. The issue has been tagged the “Trump trade” which…
Stock Market News The story of the month might well be volatility, and we might expect more ups and downs for day traders to enjoy and retail investors to fear. Stock market analysts are talking about a rotation out of tech and into small caps, but the real story is about timing. Because Russell 2000…
Bull Market Continues into 2025? 2024 was a record-breaking year for the S&P, NASDAQ, and Dow Jones listed stocks. With the election of the Pro-American business Donald Trump, the markets have much to celebrate. Reduced taxes, regulations, and government wasted spending, on the back of lower interest rates will spur the economy in 2025. There…
The US Needs Lower Interest Rates Now The current situation for the economy and the stock market is one of worry or fear over the US FED damaging the economy and ruining current investments and future business investment. The FED was late reacting to inflation which the US government created. Now it’s overshooting with smiles…
Are Homeowners Getting Ready to Sell? While a few more buyers are able to buy a home, given savings and improving incomes are sellers willing and able to sell their homes? Buyers aren’t sure whether home prices will rise or fall this year, even if experts predict price rises. For sure, listings are up and…
Toll Brothers: The Best Homebuilder Stock? It’s too well known that the housing market is undersupplied. Even the affordable luxury market as it’s dubbed is insufficiently supplied. So while you’re scanning for the most investable, lower-risk stocks, there are a few new homebuilder stocks that stand out. One in particular, Toll Brothers Homebuilders has a…
6 Month Forecast for the Economy The outlook for the next six months for the stock market and the economy will require some patience as the FED attempts to dissipate the spending excess of the US government. Inflation may not go away any time soon as demand from consumers persists and the job market stays…
Stages of a Bear Stock Market The exuberance of investors in the summer of 2023 might be waning. The recent big drop in the Dow Jones, S&P and NASDAQ may not be just volatility. Investors are looking ahead to this winter with less confidence. Google searches for stock market crash and housing market crash are…
Best Energy Stocks to Buy: Southwestern Energy Competing with behemoth oil & gas companies such as BP, Exxon, Shell, Chevron, Phillips, and others is Southwestern Energy Corp which draws most of its revenue from natural gas production. Is this the sleeper stock that could rocket to new heights as the Winter of 2023/2024 arrives? Let’s…
Microchip Stocks – Semiconductors for the AI Era The AI boom began in 2021 but now it’s just swinging into high gear. Stocks such as ASML, Nvidia, Intel, Super Micro Computer, Taiwan Semiconductor, Qualcomm, and Broadcom are leading the way in supplying the AI technology market with high-performance chips. These advanced chip sets incorporate GPUs…
Los Angeles Housing Market June’s sales data for the Los Angeles housing market doesn’t really tell us anything new, however prices jumped in June which may lead us to believe the market has some health. The exodus of people and businesses have hurt the LA economy, yet as interest rates drop, that trend may stop…
Fast Stock Quotes Looking for quick stock quotes online? There are plenty of websites that offer live stock price quotes including Google Finance, Barchart, Yahoo Finance, and TradingView. It’s often wiser not to do research on your favorite trading platform because you’re likelier to make rash buy or sell decisions. Which is why Google Finance, Barchart,…
Will the Stock Market Soar in 2024? Now in mid 2023, many investors are anticipating the reversal of the FED lending rate which would send mortgage payments back down to aid in affordability for hungry home buyers. And with financing cheap again, investment in tech would likely roll on again too. Lots of positives when…
Zillow’s Hottest Cities List According to Zillow’s latest report on home prices, cities in the upper midwest accounted for 6 of the 7 cities with the largest home price gains in May. They found that Columbus, Cincinnati, Detroit, Richmond and Milwaukee saw the highest price gains. West Coast cities bucked their losing trend in home…
Are Home Prices About to Rocket? Everyone is waiting for interest rates to fall. That’s because those rates are what’s stopping the housing market specifically. High rates harm a lot of industries, but real estate is worst hit. It will recover quickly when rates go down. It’s those unwelcome interest rates that are preventing most…
Recovery of the Economy Looks Promising — Mike Wilson Morgan Stanley’s Chief Investment Officer is bullish on 2024 and 2025, but was bearish on 2023 earnings. He’s warning investors that this mini bull market may not be trusted, and that a last half 2023 correction, at least in sentiment is due. He lays out his…
Could the Housing Market Crash or at least Turn Down Hard? There are plenty of homebuyers still wondering when home prices might fall back to affordable levels. And too, they ask if a housing market crash is possible. Most economists and housing experts of recent believe there won’t be a crash. If terrible things were…
Exxon: The World Leader in Oil Production Exxon, (formerly ExxonMobil), is a renowned multinational energy corporation which has established itself as the icon of the oil industry. As one of the most widely purchased and powerful energy stocks, perhaps trading up 20% forecasted value, it’s a staple in most large fund manager’s portfolio’s. If you…
Stock Market Best Sectors Forecast Some smart investors specialize in certain areas of the economy where they gain deeper insights and thus become more intimately in tune with meaningful, helpful, credible news, expert reviews and economic changes. Knowing which sectors of the economy are investible is the order of any intelligent investment strategy regardless of…
ChatGPT Stock Market Forecast How profitable would it be for you to have a personal robot (far better than Siri or Alexa) with deep data driven insight to give you reliable advice on your investments? The recent introduction of OpenAI’s new content generation tool called ChatGPT is a big progression for researchers, bloggers, digital marketers…
When will we see another Bull Run for the Stock Markets? Now getting past the elections, we didn’t get the results we hoped for, but the win for GOP in taking the house should help to prevent the Dems from damaging the economy too heavily. There is some hope they won’t be able to raise…
The Dow Jones and its 4 Indices Retail and institutional investors both are scrambling in the face of another market collapse to find investible securities in this last quarter of 2022. It’s in these darkest hours of the markets that everyone rethinks where the real opportunities are. We often don’t record our change of perspective,…
A Democrat Defeat Could Help Avoid a Recession Right now the talk is all about a recession and many see it as inevitable with no means of prevention. Even Larry Summers has raised his forecast for a recession to a gloomy 100%. These people have fully bought into the idea that the economy follows the…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
Why do Prices Rise? Stock market volatility is by no means over, as we enter the end of the imposed economic shutdown. The events of Black Friday help us see clearly what the threats and sell off signals are. It really brings home the potential for a significant sell off and this might prime us for…
List of Bitcoin Stocks Bitcoin is the investing world’s most speculative and volatile asset, a cryptocurrency not based on real, intrinsic value but rather solely by the hope of what it could be worth. Some investors are hoping to either buy Bitcoin outright and other investors perhaps wiser, to invest in companies that have exposure…
China Economic Predictions It’s a challenge to describe the Chinese economy given it is a capitalist market built on top of a communist system. The country is now at a cross roads and must decide whether it can handle a free, open relationship with the rest of the world. Today’s topic is China’s effect on…
Where is Canada’s Economy Headed? A new report on Canadian GDP has more people taking a closer look at the Canadian economy and perhaps reconsidering how they’ll vote in this coming snap Federal election. StatsCan says Canada’s GDP shrank 1.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2021 and has dropped by .4% in July. According to…
Buy House or Invest in Stocks? Where can you better build a fortune, or at least ensure you have the best long term investment? Is it stocks or real estate? Are you reviewing the buy a home vs buy hot stocks as a better decision? It shows you’re on the ball. You’ve got a lot…
Atlanta Housing Market Report Atlanta was ranked 18th of the nation’s major housing markets for price growth in February, but in March home prices jumped almost 16% year over year, showing Atlanta’s real estate scene is coming alive. Atlanta Realtors Association reports a solid month for residential home sales via the MLS. Remax has slightly…
Stock Market Crash Investing Strategies You have to know that when housing markets or stock markets near their peak prices, that a downtrend is on the horizon. Like most people, investors downplay thoughts of economic and market disaster. We double down on our optimistic decisions. Our mind banishes such thoughts and we ignore obvious signals…
What the Experts Say about the Stock Market Forecast While a lot of bloggers, stock market experts and financial advisors say to ignore stock market forecasts and predictions, it makes sense to hear from a variety of stocks market experts below. Some are wildly enthusiastic about the S&P, Dow Jones, Russell, and NASDAQ, talking materials, biotech,…
Best 5G Stocks to Buy? What’s more exciting today buying the hottest tech stocks and small caps as we head into the economic recovery in 2021? It has to be 5G telecommunications technology and you’ll discover which may be the best 5G stocks to buy. While 5G technology kind of put people to sleep, and…
Apple Stock Forecast 2020 Apple is one of the 5 FAANG stocks which currently are the essence of the US stock markets. Apple has enjoyed a phenomenal growth in stock price coinciding with its persistently strong brand and monopoly market share. The big Apple news is the announced 4 for 1 stock split which will…
Manhattan Real Estate The news right now about the New York real estate market couldn’t be worse. The state is reeling from a plague of bad events that could conceivably topple the state and city governments. The work at home, Corona Virus exodus from Manhattan doesn’t seem to be stopping, and with the fall season…
Is Canadian Real Estate in for a Big Price Drop? Even in the wake of the deadliest health epidemic of the last century, the Toronto housing market and Vancouver housing market did not crash. And if China had not released its deadly disease, the housing markets would have been roaring right now. It’s like science…
Illinois and Greater Metro Chicago Real Estate The months of January and February revealed the Illinois housing market and especially Metro Chicago housing market performed much better. 2020 was starting in a promising rising direction with upward projections for the next 3 months. Now with the Covid 19 work shutdown, is Metro Chicago and Illinois…