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The thin trading ahead of Labor Day weekend is here. Despite that, on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) notched a record-high close. The S&P 500 ($SPX) was flat,…

In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Dave breaks down key sector leadership themes and why growth stocks like Nvidia continue to take a back seat to value-oriented sectors. He…

David Inserra Statement from David Inserra, a fellow for free expression and technology at the Cato Institute: Brazilian courts have now formally threatened to shut down X (formerly Twitter) in…

Jeffrey Miron Focusing on the business tax cuts, a new paper reaches five conclusions: First, large corporate tax cuts are expensive and increase the deficit substantially; specifically, the reform reduced…

Michael Chapman The 2024 Republican Party platform, reflecting the protectionist views of presidential nominee Donald Trump, notes that “our trade deficit in goods” is over $1 trillion a year and…

Colin Grabow One of the more intriguing results of a recent Cato Institute–commissioned poll about trade and globalization was the respondents’ views on manufacturing. When asked whether the country would…

Walter Olson Where do the candidates in this fall’s White House race stand on issues of election and voting policy? The record holds few surprises, and the surprises that can…

Today’s MarketCarpet was a sea of red with just a few dabs of green. Financials took the lead, followed by Health Care and Utilities.  FIGURE 1. A SEA OF RED.…

In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Dave recaps a brutal day for retailers as ANF, FL, and BBWI drop on earnings misses. He also highlights the bullish primary trend…

Vanessa Brown Calder Vice President Kamala Harris recently injected some policy ideas into a presidential campaign season that has been light on policy. Unfortunately, her ideas for reform are misguided…