Daily Scoop 22-5-12

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Big Picture

1. Corporations had a solid first quarter.

2. The number of workers laid off last week was still low.

3. Everything consumers and businesses spend money on is much more expensive than it was a year ago.

The Market: 

⬇️

-0.1%

S&P 500: 3,930.08

1Mo:

-12%

| 1Yr:

-4%

| 5Yr:

+65%

Markets seesawed again today. It's been a rough few weeks, with

investors fearing an economic slowdown

coming

due to high inflation and rising interest rates.

Corporate profits have been surprisingly good.

We're almost finished with first-quarter financial updates, aka earnings season, and roughly 80% of companies in the S&P 500 reported better profits than expected.

Layoffs inched up last week but remained at historically low levels.

The Labor Department said initial unemployment claims were 203,000 for the week ending May 7th.

Following yesterday's Consumer Price Index report indicating an 8.3% inflation rate on consumer goods, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced an 11% rise in the Producer Price Index.

Businesses' wholesale supply costs are 11% higher than a year ago.

Company Scoops ❤🌎💰

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Abbott's

baby formula shortage goes national

-

Disney

flexes on Netflix

-

Target

gets hit by the union movement

-

Beyond Meat

can't find buyers

-

Bumble

says dating is hot

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🤓 Inside Scoop...

The

Producer Price Index

(PPI) is another important indicator for economists tracking inflation.

Inflation

is the rate at which things get more expensive. Unlike the

Consumer Price Index

, which looks at a set basket of stuff your average consumer spends money on and tracks how much it costs each month, the PPI tracks the prices of

wholesale goods

- like how much Ford pays for its tires. The rate of change in those prices is inflation. Prices rarely decline. Inflation, aka rising prices, is only a problem when it's really fast. Business supply costs increasing 11% per year is not manageable.

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