U.S. Economy
U.S. Homebuilders No Longer Sure What To Do Even As Lumber Prices Crashed
NAHB Homebuilder Confidence crashed from 80 to 75 in August. That is a 13-month low (July 2020).
Investing Ideas
MP Materials – a Rarely Apparent Answer to Commodity Shortage on U.S. Market
There’s a massive commodity shortage looming for metals critical to the U.S.’s national security.
U.S. Economy
As the U.S. starts to reopen, people aren’t rushing back to work
With many low-paying jobs in the U.S. going unfilled, even after employers have offered enticing sign-on bonuses, it seems that the COVID-19 crisis has forced a much-needed adjustment in a labor market where workers had long suffered from a decline in bargaining power.
Investing Ideas
Sponge Cities Offer New Look into Green Technologies from Unusual Angle
A massive influx of cash to green research and development is giving a boost to so far lurking, but hugely profitable eco-friendly construction companies, like some Nasdaq names.