Darn near everything has been getting more expensive. And most consumers think it’s just greedy companies jacking up prices. But one corner of the market tells a different story… I’m talking about auto insurance. I can already hear you groaning. Everyone’s car insurance bills have skyrocketed. And it feels easy to paint insurance companies as …
Last week, my colleague and Chaikin Analytics founder Marc Chaikin shared a message about a coming “national distraction”… Folks, we’re already seeing that play out. As we all know, 2024 is an election year. And that means the media is running full tilt. As Marc said last week… This is a critical moneymaking moment for …
Editor’s note: The markets and our Chaikin Analytics offices will be closed Monday, February 19, for Presidents Day. As a result, we won’t publish our Chaikin PowerFeed e-letter that day. Look for your next issue on Tuesday, February 20. You personally might not like its coffee… But the fact that 10 million customers walk into …
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Folks, Meta Platforms (META) just made an interesting business decision… This year, the social media titan doesn’t want you fighting over politics with people you don’t know. At least, not on its platforms. And it’s making major changes to make this a reality. You likely already know that Meta is the parent company behind Facebook. …
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Folks, we’re still a long way from “normal”… China’s slow exit from the pandemic left global supply chains in tatters. That meant limited stock of everything from groceries to semiconductors at the mercy of surging demand from other countries. Then Russia invaded Ukraine – driving up global energy prices almost overnight. And enter the Federal …
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No, it’s not the war in the Middle East… But McDonald’s (MCD) CEO Chris Kempczinski wants you to think that’s the big problem for the fast-food giant. Along with other big companies, McDonald’s is facing boycotts over accusations of supporting Israel’s war in Gaza. Here’s how Kempczinski put it during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call …
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Apple’s (AAPL) new “Vision Pro” headset is officially available for preorder… This is the tech giant’s newest sci-fi product. Here’s how Apple described it in a press release last year… Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales beyond the boundaries of a traditional display and introduces a fully three-dimensional user interface controlled …
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It’s not every day you hear the CEO of a major corporation admitting defeat… But that’s basically what Elon Musk did during electric-vehicle (“EV”) maker Tesla’s (TSLA) fourth-quarter earnings call last week. Musk told investors that Chinese EV manufacturers would crush their global competition without the help of tariffs. As he said on the call… …
Folks, China is about to play one of the most dangerous games in finance… Its government is planning to restrict capital markets in an unusual way. The idea is that this will slow the terrible stock market declines taking place there. But it’s a fool’s errand. And history makes that clear. In fact, countries like …
Oil was the commodity for the 20th century… It powered armies, enabled modern flight, and was critical for industrial production across the globe. Wars have been fought on multiple continents for control over it. And until recently, oil’s appeal as a relatively cheap and reliable source of energy hasn’t waned. But we now live in …
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