Inflation has created a dark cloud over how everyday Americans view the economy

Grocery items are offered for sale at a supermarket on August 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images When Kyle Connolly looks back at 2023, she sees it as a year defined by changes and challenges. The newly single parent reentered the workforce, only to be laid off from her job at … Read more

‘It’s always in people’s minds’

Several Tesla electric vehicles are parked in front of a Tesla service center in the Kearny Mesa region, in San Diego, California, U.S., October 31, 2023.  Abhirup Roy | Reuters Marko Sustic has bet big on Tesla this year. The investor, who also happens to work in the European auto industry, bought Tesla shares nearly … Read more

Growing geopolitical conflicts have some investors feeling guilty about buying defense stocks

An F-15E fighter aircraft can carry seven groups of four StormBreaker bombs. Source: Raytheon As the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group ramped up last month, Kenneth Suna took to his investing-focused TikTok account. Suna began a video asking his more than 200,000 followers “if you’re cool with profiting off war,” before adding … Read more