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Thursday links: embracing imperfection

Abnormal Returns

(techcrunch.com) SpaceX SpaceX is reportedly planning a tender offer for employee shares at a $175 billion valuation. barrons.com) Electronic trading of corporate bonds is growing, albeit slowly. axios.com) Economy Kyla Scanlon, "People are complex and economics doesn’t (can’t!) take that into consideration."

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Weekly Market Insights – March 4, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

1 Economic news also helped boost markets. Consumers Remain Upbeat With all the excitement over AI, it’s easy to overlook some key economic indicators that also speak to the underlying strength of the economy—specifically, consumer data. 3,4 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Motor Vehicle Sales. Tuesday: Factory Orders.

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Weekly Market Insights – January 8, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

3,4 This Week: Key Economic Data Tuesday: International Trade in Goods. Source: Investor’s Business Daily, Econoday economic calendar; January 5, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Choose the correct option (electronic filing software can prevent mistakes). News of unemployment remaining steady at 3.7%

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Weekly Market Insights – April 15, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

5,6 This Week: Key Economic Data Monday: Retail Sales. Source: Investors Business Daily – Econoday economic calendar; April 11, 2024 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. Forms now contain electronic signature options, meaning tax professionals can conduct remote transactions. Business Inventories.

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Weekly Market Insights – April 29, 2024

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

4 On Thursday, markets slipped on two fresh pieces of economic data: a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) slowdown and higher consumer prices. Earnings Vs. Inflation Corporate earnings and economic reports battled it out last week. The big economic news was that Q1 GDP grew at a 1.6 But by midday, selling pressure slowed.

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What’s Driving Inflation?

The Irrelevant Investor

One of the basic concepts in economics is that things get more expensive over time. As we've seen over the past decade, inflation is one of the least understood concepts in all of economics. Source: Upside Down Markets: Profits, Inflation and Equity Valuation in Fiscal Policy Regimes The post What’s Driving Inflation?

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Weekly Market Insights – July 10, 2023

Cornerstone Financial Advisory

5 This Week: Key Economic Data Wednesday: Consumer Price Index (CPI). Source: Econoday, July 7 , 2023 The Econoday economic calendar lists upcoming U.S. economic data releases (including key economic indicators), Federal Reserve policy meetings, and speaking engagements of Federal Reserve officials. .”