Gary Shilling thinks there’s almost nothing that can stop a US recession this year.
The legendary economist and Merrill Lynch alum laid out a grim outlook for markets and the economy in an interview with Business Insider this week.
A trade through 24889.37 will signal a resumption of the uptrend. There are no upside targets but we will be monitoring for any signs of selling pressure like a daily closing price reversal top.
The index broke a short-term pivot at 24544.19 earlier in the session, but the follow-through move was weak with the market stopping at 24491.83 before rebounding to 24762.20.
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Most crypto investors realize that converting a token to cash will trigger capital gains taxes on the trade. However, many investors overlook another major issue: every single sale, swap, or use of a cryptocurrency — not just a conversion to U.S. dollars — is a separate taxable event.
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Small-cap mutual funds staged a powerful comeback in April 2026, delivering broad-based double-digit returns and outperforming the benchmark as risk appetite returned decisively. The NIFTY Smallcap 250 TRI surged 17.10% during the month, and a large number of actively managed funds matched or exceeded this performance, indicating that the rally was not confined to a handful of stocks but spread across the segment.
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You’ll probably agree that Warren Buffett is one of the world’s very best stock pickers; Berkshire Hathaway‘s long-term track record says as much. You may even borrow the occasional Buffett pick for your own portfolio, in fact.
Did you know, however, that the Oracle of Omaha wishes most of you wouldn’t do that?
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The prongs of the K-shaped economy are being propped up by two dreary economic realities: lower earners are getting hit harder by inflation, and left behind by blockbuster stock market gains.
A new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York looks at how the US economy slowly morphed into a K-shape where higher earners are thriving,
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