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May 14, 2021 - 07:34:06 PDT

Billionaires Are Selling Mega-Sized Stock Blocks After Surge

U.S. public company insiders offloaded shares worth $24.4 billion this year through the first week of May, with about half sold through trading plans, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That’s almost as much as the $30 billion total they disposed of in the second half of 2020.

May 14, 2021 - 07:31:27 PDT

US Consumer Confidence Plunges As Inflation Fears Soar

Americans are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost of goods rising as expectations for inflation over the next year rose to 4.6% in the month, the highest in a decade.

May 14, 2021 - 05:57:31 PDT

US Inflation Surge Is Harbinger of What’s to Come: Professor Steve Hanke

Money supply growth is feeding into economy and Powell’s position is wrong.

May 14, 2021 - 05:55:56 PDT

Gold Rises as Dollar Retreats After Fed Downplays Inflation Fears

Gold rose on Friday, as the dollar pulled back from one-week highs after U.S. Federal Reserve officials downplayed an imminent rise in interest rates despite a sharp rise in inflation.

May 14, 2021 - 05:48:46 PDT

US Retail Sales Disappoint In April As Stimmy Surge Stalls

After hot-hot-hot inflationary prints this week, following dismal jobs data last week, all eyes are on this morning's retail sales data to discern if America's future is a stagflationary cornering of The Fed.

May 14, 2021 - 05:41:56 PDT

There's Reasons to Be Worried about Inflation: Jeffrey Gundlach

Yahoo Finance's Julia LaRoche spoke with DoubleLine Founder and CEO Jeffrey Gundlach about the Federal Reserve, inflation, stimulus, cryptocurrencies, and the economy.

May 14, 2021 - 05:38:07 PDT

The Bigger Inflation Scare Is Emerging World Food

Commodity costs are a lot larger than they’ve been for some time. Inflation within the U.S. is way larger than it has been for some time. How a lot are this stuff associated, and what do they portend for the longer term?

May 14, 2021 - 05:28:19 PDT

The Global Chip Shortage Could Last Until 2023

Glenn O'Donnell, a vice president research director at advisory firm Forrester, believes the shortage could last until 2023.

May 14, 2021 - 05:24:09 PDT

Progressives Split on Powell’s Renomination to Fed Chair

Seven different climate-activist groups, including the Sierra Club, on Thursday raised questions about Powell’s renomination, demanding a stronger climate leader at the head of the central bank.

May 14, 2021 - 05:22:04 PDT

Asia Accounts for 99 Out of 100 Top Cities Facing the Biggest Environmental Risks

Indonesia's Jakarta was named the riskiest city globally due to severe air pollution as it also faces perennial threats from flooding and seismic activities.

May 14, 2021 - 05:17:32 PDT

Slow Population Growth Means Low Interest Rates Are Likely Here to Stay, Says JP Morgan

As population growth continues to slow across the globe, it could have a major hit on real interest rates, according to new research from JP Morgan.

May 14, 2021 - 05:15:21 PDT

China Is Concerned About Inflation – but It’s Not the Top Priority Right Now

In its report on first quarter monetary policy, the Chinese central bank focused on how the foundation for the domestic economic recovery is not solid.

May 14, 2021 - 05:12:22 PDT

Coronavirus Latest

The latest news and updates on the coronavirus outbreak from CNBC’s global teams in Asia, Europe and the U.S.

May 13, 2021 - 13:19:23 PDT

Silver Is up over 70% In a Year. Here’s Why Experts Say It Could Have Further to Go

It's often overlooked in favor of its lustrous cousin gold, but the price of silver has jumped over the last year.

May 13, 2021 - 13:15:23 PDT

Gold Rebounds as U.S. Treasury Yields Ease

Gold bounced off a one-week low hit earlier on Thursday as a dip in U.S. Treasury yields bolstered the metal's appeal as an inflation hedge.

May 13, 2021 - 12:47:39 PDT

Boom to Bust: How Inflation Turns into Deflation

In order to understand the effects of inflation it is helpful to understand that inflation is not a general rise in prices as such, but an increase in the supply of money which then sets in motion a general increase in the prices of goods and services in terms of money.

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May 13, 2021 - 12:41:34 PDT