What lumber and gold prices tell us about the stock market’s next move

FA CENTER Lumber prices have experienced one of their biggest and quickest plunges in history— with the spot futures contract dropping more than $670, or 40%, in just 25 trading sessions. It’s human nature to try to find meaning in this, since the alternative is to accept that price changes this momentous are nothing more than merely random fluctuations.

Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday and why inflation could create a ‘giant wealth transfer’ from lenders to borrowers

Lee got a standing ovation before President Biden signed a bill establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day. It could be months until there are enough drivers to significantly lower prices.

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Coca-Cola's market value drops $4 billion after Ronaldo's snub

By the end of Ronaldo's press conference, Coca-Cola's shares had already started falling.

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  Coca-Cola shares drop $5 billion after Cristiano Ronaldo's gesture to drink water

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3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks That Are Heavily Shorted

Shorting stocks can bring an investor serious profits – but there’s commensurate risk, as well. Basically, the short trader is betting that a stock will fall in price; it’s the opposite of most stock trading, in which the investor wants the shares to gain. Gaining, of course, is the risk in a short trade. There’s no ceiling on a stock’s potential gains, and in theory, a particular stock can see its price increase infinitely. But in a short sell, the trader has made the initial transactions on bo