Covering markets, business, economics for Investopedia

From March 2023, I’ve covered a variety of business and investing topics for Investopedia, the world’s leading source of financial content on the Internet. In this position, I wrote daily reports on U.S. equity markets and other investing news, as well as other daily and feature coverage. Responsibilities include the daily pre-market email and a Dow Jones Industrial Average post-market report. Coverage includes corporate earnings reports, government and regulatory actions, and industry and economic analysis, on topics like federal monetary policy, investing, economic indicators, artificial intelligence, taxes, and other market moving news. Here is a sample of my writing for Investopedia.

Market Coverage

S&P 500 Sank in the past year as the Fed Raised Rates

The benchmark index dropped in the past year amid the Fed’s aggressive campaign of raising rates to fight inflation, though it’s rebounded from recent lows.

Markets Waver After Fed Chair Powell Suggests the Fed Could Raise Rates Further

U.S. equity markets wavered between gains and losses midday on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that inflation remains too high and that the Fed could raise interest rates further to slow price growth.

Dow Jones Today: Index Notches Longest Streak in 36 Years

Dow nearly gives up a 170-point intraday trading gain before finishing in the green for the 13th straight session.

Economics

September Inflation Rose More Than Expected On Higher Housing, Energy Costs

September’s Consumer Price Index showed a 3.7% annual increase in inflation and a 0.4% month-over-month increase, slightly higher than analysts had forecast. Core CPI increased 0.3% in September on a monthly basis, showing a 4.1% annual increase in core CPI.

Bond Yield Rise Shows Interest Rates Sufficiently High for Now: Fed’s Daly

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said that the tightening of financial conditions over the past 90 days “diminished” the need for further rate hikes, but argued the Fed should keep its options open.

Despite Strong Jobs Report, Many Analysts Don’t See Another Rate Hike In 2023

Analysts from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, RBC, Wells Fargo and other firms said that while the addition of 336,000 jobs puts pressure on the Federal Reserve, the central bank is unlikely to raise rates again this year.

Conflict, Fed Speak Help Drive Down Treasury Yields

U.S. Treasury yields fell Tuesday as some investors sought safety from international conflict in the bond market, and others took comfort in recent comments from Federal Reserve officials.

AI, Green Energy Will Change Nearly A Quarter Of Global Jobs By 2027

Green energy, supply chain, AI, and tech will help drive job growth, while education, agriculture, and digital commerce will add the most jobs, one report shows.

More People Applying for Adjustable Rate Mortgages in Unaffordable Market

Adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) usage fell after the subprime crisis in 2007 but is surging again due to high mortgage rates.

Can the US Break China’s Dominance of Electric Car Markets?

EV tax credit rules and a shift in global policies may help boost the American EV market and fuel US EV makers

First Republic Takeover Cuts Emergency Bank Lending

FDIC is providing $228.2 billion in lending for Silicon Valley, Signature, and First Republic takeovers.

Artificial Intelligence

Biden Talks to AI Researchers as Public Support for Regulation Grows

President Joe Biden is meeting with several artificial intelligence researchers in San Francisco today, amid growing talk of if and how the rapidly developing technology should be regulated.

OpenAI CEO Tells Congress AI May Need Regulating

ChatGPT executive Sam Altman told Congress Tuesday that licensing could be a way to help ensure that more power artificial intelligence models adhere to safety rules.

AI Will Cut Workload for Some Jobs, Forecast for Losses Varies

While artificial intelligence could supplant some occupations, it could also help bridge labor shortages. Slower AI adoption would give the labor market time to transition, a report concludes.

AI Companies Agree To White House Security, Transparency Measures

Executives at Amazon, Anthropic, Alphabet, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI will meet at the White House with administration officials Friday to discuss the voluntary agreements.

White House Says It Will Look at AI Rules, Legislation

Officials lay out principles on safety and security, while lawmakers, agencies look to rein in emerging AI technology.

AI Revolution Likely Won’t Take Jobs but Could Keep Interest Rates High

A report from Wells Fargo details how spending on AI could boost productivity, economic growth and interest rates, while concerns over job losses could be overstated.

Three of Four CEOs See AI as Competitive Advantage

Fewer than half of CEOs said they have reduced or redeployed their workforce due to AI, though more than a quarter plan to do so within a year

Corporate News & Earnings

Competitors Work To Keep Up With Amazon’s Summer Sales Growth

Amazon is projected to bring in $8 billion through its Prime Day sales. Its competitors are expected to bring in $5.5 billion combined.

Ford Expected to Post Revenue Growth on Higher Sales

Ford’s global unit sales rebounding globally, led by 15% growth in North America

American Airlines Improved Revenue, But Shares Fell. Here’s Why

American Airlines improved its operating revenue by 17%, but shares fell after its forward guidance underwhelmed compared to other airlines’ outlooks.

Technology

These Companies Could Take TikTok Ban to the Bank

TikTok has a leading share of the youth market, but YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, Snapchat are poised to step in.

Montana TikTok Ban Likely To Face Challenges

The new law assesses $10,000 fines on app stores that distribute TikTok to Montanans, but how can the state enforce it?

Semiconductor Industry Finding Too Few Workers to Boost U.S. Manufacturing

A new study shows more than half of the 115,000 new semiconductor manufacturing jobs created this decade could go unfilled.

Nvidia Could Be Affected by Expanded US Export Controls on AI Chips to China

Regulators reportedly want to expand the list of AI semiconductor chips that fall under export control rules, a move which could target chips Nvidia designed just to meet the export guidelines.

Taxes & Personal Finance

Taxpayers Have Until Monday to Claim $1.5 Billion in 2019 Refunds

The 2019 tax filing deadline is Monday, July 17, with as many as 1.5 million taxpayers owed an average $893, the Internal Revenue Service said.

Tech Employee Stock Benefits Could Bite Back at Tax Time, Advisors Say

Workers at firms like Nvidia, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft have seen big jumps in their company shares, but many don’t know the tax hit those earnings could bring