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- Jacob Blalock
Tariffs, Trade, and the Economic Fallout
“I have visited the laid off factory workers and the communities crushed by our horrible and unfair trade deals. These
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- Jacob Blalock
What does Real Money Look Like in 2025?
There has been a dramatic evolution in how we pay for things — from writing checks, to swiping cards, to
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- Jacob Blalock
Is the “Rigged” Jobs Report Flashing a Recession Warning?
To say that the July jobs report was weak — is putting it mildly. Data from the Bureau of Labor
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- Jacob Blalock
What Causes Market Volatility?
What Is Volatility? Volatility is a measurement of how varied the returns of a given security or market index are
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- Jacob Blalock
Is Gold the Perfect Hedge?
We’ve all heard the term, “Hedge your bets” — according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, it is an idiom that means
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- Jacob Blalock
Are the Trump Tariffs Finally Taking a Toll? Here’s Where it Hurts
Consumer Prices Rose in June Consumer prices ticked up in June from a year ago as the price of goods
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- Jacob Blalock
The Dollar Just Made History and Not in a Good Way
The U.S. dollar just had the worst start of any year since 1973 and the weakest performance since end of