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On today’s show, we discuss:
- Retail Traders Go on Record Dip Buying Spree, Calming a Jumpy Stock Market
- Just How Expensive Are Stocks After All the Ups and Downs? We Check the Math.
- Steve Cohen says stocks could retest their April lows, sees a 45% chance of recession
- Walmart CFO says price hikes from tariffs could start later this month, as retailer beats on earnings
- Trump’s Retreat Still Leaves Tariffs at 90-Year Highs
- Meet the ‘Stealthy Wealthy’ Who Make Their Money the Boring Way
- Takeout Used to Be a Convenience, Now It’s a Culture
- US Housing Outlook
- When Leaving the House to Your Heirs Backfires
- Klarna’s losses widen after more consumers fail to repay loans
- Consumer sentiment slides to second-lowest on record as inflation expectations jump after tariffs
- Why Are So Many Retirees Filing for Social Security Earlier?
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Tweets/Bluesky:
$VOO has now taken in $46b more than any other ETF, or nearly 400% more. A lead like this is unheard of. At this rate it will out-inflow everyone by $100b. This is Tiger Woods at the 2000 US Open basically.. pic.twitter.com/xrpB3StMKv
— Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) May 19, 2025
Both SPY and QQQ are on track for perfect weeks.
Rising every day for an entire 5-day calendar week.
This doesn't happen during bear markets. pic.twitter.com/rw3pvhcJqk
— Jason Goepfert (@jasongoepfert) May 16, 2025
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