Tracey Ryniec
@TraceyRyniec
Value Stock Strategist at Zacks. Manager of the Value Investor and Insider Trader portfolios. Podcast host. Writing about housing on Substack. Chicago.
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Look at the widespread 115-120 degree heat indices expected on Monday. Tallahassee is forecast to reach a max heat index of 117 degrees.
People still trust humans more. I asked AI and my financial planner the same questions. Here’s how they stacked up. marketwatch.com/story/i-asked-… via @MarketWatch
4.1% unemployment plays a big part of it.
At the height of the housing crash, PulteGroup had a cancellation rate of 44% in Q3 2007 Despite housing market softening, @PulteHomes cancellation rate is still only at 15% Chart via @ResidentialClub
They don't have to recast James Bond. They can have Sean Connery for forever.
For Hollywood, AI allows nostalgia to become a renewable resource, endlessly reprocessed and resold. Familiar faces can be altered, repurposed and inserted into entirely new stories. latimes.com/entertainment-…
When the 50% tariffs go on Brazil's chemical exports next week, some US companies could get hit. Orders already being cancelled. $DOW $XOM finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-tar…
24 million Americans get health insurance from the ACA marketplace. During COVID, govt offered subsidies to bring costs down. Those expire this year. Republicans are split on extending Obamacare tax breaks as higher costs loom nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
The two largest components in the S&P 500 have been hitting new highs almost every day which is propelling it.
Dow left behind as S&P 500 soars to record after record. What gives? trib.al/O6Uf5l1
This is a new era in cruising. You aren't going to an existing destination. You are going to a planned beach community with 30 restaurants. $CCL What's Next for Carnival Cruise Line? New Ships, Private Island Expansion, and More travelpulse.com/news/cruise/wh… via @TravelPulse
Get ready Chicago.
The Cubs and White Sox rivalry is never dull, and this weekend’s City Series on the South Side could be the best in years. trib.al/KnX0Ab7
Thunderbolt makes it?
Esquire ranks the 25 best superhero movies of all time: 1 - Superman (1978) 2 - Spider-Man 2 (2004) 3 - The Dark Knight (2008) 4 - The Avengers (2012) 5 - The Incredibles (2004) 6 - Black Panther (2018) 7 - Wonder Woman (2017) 8 - Unbreakable (2000) 9 - X2 (2003) 10 - Batman…
Let's do this Chicago. So important for our future.
Boulder, CO based company announced it'll build a $50M quantum computer at the future south side Chicago Quantum park The site will now have the following: DARPA IBM PsiQuantum Diraq Infleqtion share.google/B71CIDsuKgeKaC…
It was a bad quarter. But if Chipotle is no longer a fast food value, no one is. Entire group is going to struggle.
These $CMG numbers were pretty bad... Same store sales down second Q in a row, at -4%. Growth case is… almost gone? The value proposition seems to be collapsing. It’s just become too low quality & too expensive for what it is. And at 44x 25E P/E there’s a lot of downside.
Meanwhile, Newmont was the first of the gold miners to report. Record free cash flow of $1.7 billion up from $594 million last year. Avg price per ounce of $3320 up from $2347 a year ago. Raised share buyback program to $3 billion. $NEM
Good question. I would say "yes" because we still aren't seeing tariff implications yet. Many think the worst has passed but it hasn't even started.
Do Q2 Reports Shape a More Uncertain Outlook? zacks.com/commentary/261…
It's fantastic, except when in November when it gets cold. Lol.
As Northwestern awaits the construction of a new Ryan Field, the Wildcats will return to the 12,000-seat Martin Stadium. “Who else gets to play on a lake in college football?” QB Preston Stone asked. trib.al/FGc6S9q
Good news.
MilliporeSigma and WashU aim to build 'R&D pipeline' in St. Louis stltoday.com/news/local/edu…
It's definitely in a recession. Has been for several years but no improvement in sight. Builders just trying to muddle through until it ends. Same with furniture retailers.
New home sales show why residential construction is in a recession housingwire.com/articles/new-h…
A terrible day for Chicago and the nation.
110 years ago, the S.S. Eastland was supposed to take passengers from Chicago to Michigan City, IN. A day intended for fellowship & festivities by the Western Electric Company soon proved to be tragic. May we never forget the Eastland Disaster. #twill #OTD eastlanddisaster.org/history/what-h…