I want to make my past self, who thought 'I have to trade more,' read 'The Textbook of Swing Trading'
Since I started trading stocks, the time I spend looking at charts has increased.
I used to look at the stock prices of popular companies before I started, but it has clearly increased (laughs).
After all, when your own money is involved, your perspective changes.
Even if I heard on the news that ‘Company XX’s stock price rose,’
Read More“If interest rates rise, you should switch to a fixed rate immediately”—that is a decision made without knowing the 2.23% figure
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Every time I see the news that the Bank of Japan has raised interest rates, I get anxious, wondering, “Should I switch my home loan to a fixed rate soon?” Many people must feel this way.
On September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate from 1.00% to 1.25%.
Read MoreWorld Map for Stocks #02: Why do stock prices tend to fall when interest rates rise?
“When interest rates rise, stocks fall.” This is a phrase often heard in market explanations. Last time, we considered interest rates as the price of borrowing money. So, why does the movement of that price affect stocks? First, let’s look at it from the perspective of companies.
When a company builds a factory or opens a new store,
Read MoreFederal Reserve Bank of Cleveland president warns of inflationary mindset risks
The Federal Reserve’s inflation problem isn’t just about prices anymore. It’s about psychology.
Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack is sounding the alarm that Americans, both businesses and consumers, may be internalizing persistently high inflation as normal. When people start expecting prices to keep climbing, they adjust their behavior accordingly: workers demand higher wages,
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Read MoreStocks Struggle Against Inflation and Rate Risks: Stock Market Today
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All three main equity indexes opened lower amid a continuing sell-off in the bond market,
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Read MoreThe Burst
A Flying Bet on the Future of Urban Mobility
Instead of building Jetsons-style flying cars, Archer is focused on eVTOLs, electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.
These battery-powered machines seat four passengers, can travel at speeds up to 150 miles per hour, and are designed to fly with less noise and turbulence than a traditional helicopter.
While they won’t end traffic jams on the ground,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why This Billionaire Is Buying Google In Spades
In the second quarter, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital added another 900,000+ shares of Alphabet Class A (NASDAQ: GOOGL).
Combined with its Class C (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares, Alphabet now makes up about 21% of Pershing Square’s portfolio, one of the fund’s biggest bets.
So what makes Alphabet such a perfect Ackman stock,
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Will This AI Goliath Hit $4 Trillion by 2027?
While no company has reached that towering $4 trillion milestone yet, Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia are all within striking distance.
It’s not inconceivable that any one of them could be first past the post but if you’re asking who not only gets there, but stays there, the strongest case can be made for Microsoft.
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