What is the employment cost index and what does it tell us about the economy?
The Labor Department released its latest employment cost index, a quarterly report on how much employers are paying their employees, on Thursday. It showed that employment costs were up 0.8% in Q3.
Other recent data out this week found that wage growth has been slowing down in the most recent quarter,
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Read MoreRobinhood's Stock Tumbles After Earnings Miss, While JMP Analyst Remains Bullish
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Robinhood shares tumbled more than 10% in premarket trading on Thursday following its third-quarter earnings report.
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JPMorgan said the negative reaction was unsurprising given the stock’s outperformance this year.
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Broker JMP raised its Robinhood price target to $33 from $30.
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In times of uncertainty, it can be helpful to tap into the wisdom of Warren Buffett, who was active in the market during the last time inflation was this high in the early 1980s. In his 1982 letter to shareholders, Buffett pointed out that businesses that excel in inflationary environments have two key qualities.
First,
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