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Hello, BlackBird community! Market RUSSELL 2000 YTD: 6.48% S&P 500 YTD: 0.68%(quoted as of 2/18/2026) Understanding Major Indexes and Lesser-Known Indexes. Read Here Over the last 12 months Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair: 4.9% Medical Care: 3.9% Food: 2.9% Private Industry Wages: 3.3% Leading Economic IndicatorsHOUSING STARTS: We are still recovering from the government shutdown. Yesterday, housing starts for December were released. Housing starts seasonally adjusted were up 6.2% from November. A nice gain and positive for the economy. (report)CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX: Seeing the positive sentiment from builders in December, as mentioned above, did that correlate to how the rest of the economy was feeling? Well, for December, the revised sentiment went from negative to flat, and in January, consumer confidence declined again across all political affiliations and demographics. (report)What's the reason for following leading economic indicators? Read Here Financial Quote or Tip "Money is the number one cause of divorce, so if you make it a priority to talk about finances, you’re putting your marriage first." – Suze Orman Outdoor Life | Clip of the Month: X-Games Winning Ski Slopestyle Run Follow Us On Sources: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/eci.nr0.htm , https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-by-category.htm# , https://www.slickcharts.com/sp500/returns/ytd , https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/rut |
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Hello, BlackBird community! Market NASDAQ COMPOSITE ytd: 12.10% DOW ytd: 9.84% Sugar ytd: 17.07% Lumber ytd: -2.41% (quoted as of 10/21/26 ) Understanding Major Indexes and Lesser-Known Indexes. Read Here Leading Economic Indicators HOUSING STARTS: U.S. housing starts fell 5.2% in September to an annualized rate of 1.22 million homes, down 7.4% from a year earlier. Building permits were nearly unchanged, while completed homes increased 2.2%. The takeaway? Construction activity appears to be...
Hello, BlackBird community! Market NASDAQ COMPOSITE YTD: 16.94% RUSSELL 2000 YTD: 16.15% GOLD YTD: 0.25% BITCOIN YTD: 0.17% (quoted as of 09/21/26 ) Understanding Major Indexes and Lesser-Known Indexes. Read Here Leading Economic Indicators HOUSING STARTS: New residential construction softened in August. Total housing starts declined 2.6% from July to an annualized rate of 1.275 million, while building permits fell 2.7%. The decline was largely driven by multifamily construction;...
Hello, BlackBird community! Market S&P 500 YTD: 13.74% Canada S&P/TSX COMPOSITE YTD: 15.82% (quoted as of 8/14/26 ) Understanding Major Indexes and Lesser-Known Indexes. Read Here Leading Economic Indicators U.S. RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE SALES: The latest Census Bureau report showed that U.S. retail and food service sales were down 0.6% from June but still 5.0% higher than July 2025. While spending slowed somewhat in July, consumers are still spending more than they were a year ago. The...