Daily Scoop 22-6-14

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Big Picture

1. Basically everything continues to get more expensive, quickly.

2. Businesses are feeling significant pain from rising supply costs.

3. Small businesses are struggling to fill available positions.

The Market: 

⬇️

-0.4%

S&P 500: 3,735.48

1Mo:

-7% 

| 1Yr:

-12%

| 5Yr: 

+54%

Markets oscillated around the year's lowest point today as investors continued to digest the inflation data.

Costs for consumers and businesses have continued to surge

, driving more pessimism about the economy.

The May Consumer Price Index report showed

prices for consumer goods have risen at the fastest rate in over forty years

. Inflation is

most serious across food and fuel

. Groceries are almost 12% more expensive than a year ago, the most significant one-year jump since 1979. Gas prices are at all-time highs, nearly 50% higher than a year ago.

Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data for the May Producer Price Index, showing that the

costs of materials up the supply chain are rising at near-record rates

. Prices for things businesses spend money on are 10.8% higher than a year ago.

The National Federation of Independent Business reported that

small business optimism fell to a nearly 50-year low

as businesses battle higher costs and struggle to fill roles. More than 90% of businesses trying to fill positions reported few or no qualified applicants.

Company Scoops ❤🌎💰

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Coinbase

slashes a fifth of its workforce

-

American Airlines

throws money at pilots

- 

PG&E

plans a big shift to renewable energy

- 

Adobe's

on a mission to fight misinformation

- 

Stitch Fix

slashes staff and changes its look

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🤓 Inside Scoop...

For many of us, the word

recession

means economic crisis. The last two recessions were the most severe economic disasters of the last half-century. In 2008, the global financial system collapsed. In 2020, the global economy was completely shut down.

Not every recession is a financial crisis

. Recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle. The economy grows, slows, and contracts. We're in unprecedented times, so it's hard to say what comes next, but the financial commentators aren't necessarily talking about an impending collapse. A

recession

can be defined as two quarters of less economic production (

GDP

) than the previous. The first quarter was already a

contraction

. If this current quarter is also negative, we're already in a recession. Keep in mind that

unemployment

is about as low as economists think it can go, there are two available jobs for every unemployed worker, and corporate profits have never been stronger. No one knows exactly how

inflation

will affect growth, so uncertainty breeds

volatility

.

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