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The stubbornly high inflation is raising the odds of the Fed launching another significant rate hike this week. Additionally, amid the growing recession fears, several companies are planning layoffs. Given such economic uncertainties, we think investors should avoid buying fundamentally weak stocks, Shopify (SHOP), Snap (SNAP), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), and…

The raging inflation and the Fed’s aggressive interest rate hikes have weighed on investors’ sentiments lately. And with growing recession fears, we think investors should avoid Lucid Group (LCID), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), and Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), given their bleak fundamentals. Read on….

Considering the persistently high inflation, the Fed will likely announce another aggressive interest rate hike this week. Amid growing recession concerns, investing in quality dividend-paying stocks Walmart (WMT), Pfizer (PFE), and Cigna Corporation (CI) could help generate a steady income stream. Read more….

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell bluntly warned in a speech last month that the Fed’s drive to curb inflation by aggressively raising interest rates would “bring some pain.”

Shares of financial services company SoFi Technologies (SOFI) have plummeted more than 60% in price year-to-date, aggravated by the recent FedEx warning spurring recession fears and causing a broad sell-off in fintech stocks. However, given Biden’s announcement on lifting the student loan repayment moratorium, is it wise to buy the…

Oil prices dipped on Monday as fears of a global recession caused concerns that fuel demand growth will slow, though supply worries ahead of the European Union embargo on Russian oil in December limited declines. Brent crude futures for November settlement fell 46 cents, or 0.5%, to $90.89 a barrel…

Australia and Indonesia have signed an economic memorandum of understanding amid bleak warnings about a future global recession.

Australian shares fall, with mining and gold stocks supporting the benchmark index, even as risk appetite remained weak after investors weighed expectations of an outsized rate hike from the US Federal Reserve this week.

Thailand's customs-cleared export value continued to expand for a 17th consecutive month in July, but the growth rate slowed to 4.3% year-on-year after robust gains of 11.9% in June, 10.5% in May, 9.9% in April and 19.5% in March, which was the highest level since records began in 1991.

The spot gold price dropped to its lowest level in more than two years, pressured by a strong US dollar and the rise of US government bond yields amid concerns about prolonged tightening monetary policy and the likelihood of recession.

Inflation is high, interest rates are rising and the stock market is down 18% … but small businesses are still hiring