📉Could This Indicator Show Where the Economy Is Heading?📉

Good morning. Tracking economic growth (or decline) in real-time is tricky. By the time statistic...

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. Tracking economic growth (or decline) in real-time is tricky. By the time statistics are collected, they're weeks out of date. And after being adjusted, they're often months out of date. That's why economists and traders look for leading indicators that can give an advance warning of what's going on in real time. One potential indicator for consumer health might be found in the world of streaming subscriptions. Data out of the UK indicates a massive wave of cancellations there, as the country faces its highest inflation rates in decades. Looking at individual streaming companies and their customer retention rate may give as good an indication – if not better—than looking at the big-picture economic statistics that take months to compile. Now here's the rest of the news: Sponsored Content Take a bite of this delicious investment opportunity: Introducing Miso Robotics Let's be real. 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With 37 days until expiration, 16,101 contracts traded against an open interest of 261, for a 71-fold surge in volume on the contract. The buyer of the calls paid $0.17 to get into the trade. » FULL STORY IN OTHER NEWS • IMF Sees Rising Risks to World Economy The International Monetary Fund has cut global growth rate expectations in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The IMF notes that risks to the global economy have risen sharply. The group cut its global GDP estimates by 0.2-0.8 percent, with a projected 3.6 percent increase in global GDP this year and for 2023. • First Time Homebuyers Dropping as Prices, Mortgage Rates Rise First-time homebuyers are quickly dropping out of the housing market. The combination of rising prices over the past two years and now rapidly-rising mortgage rates are making it difficult to finance down payments and cover financing costs. • Blackstone Makes Big Buy in Student Housing Blackstone Group (BX) has been a major buyer of single-family residences. Now, the firm is moving into student housing. The company has made a $13 billion deal to acquire American Campus Communities (ACC). The deal includes the company's existing debt, and will allow the company to benefit as students return to in-person learning. • Natural Gas Prices Spike to 2008 Highs Natural gas prices soared to nearly $8 per mBTUs late Monday, on news that a Nor'easter was set to hit the Northeastern US with snow. That's the highest level for natural gas since September 2008. And, over the past year, natural gas prices are now up 113 percent. • Apple Increases Use of Recycled Materials Apple (AAPL) reports that it has more than doubled the use of its recycled materials, now around 20 percent of all materials use. That includes a 59 percent use of recycled aluminum. And the company reports that it has used recycled gold for the first time in its ecosystem of products. S&P 500 MOVERS TOP SBNY 8.094% ABMD 7.207% GNRC 7.165% CFG 6.937% SIVG 6.635% BOTTOM XRAY 13.106% TWTR 4.788% TRV 4.784% NOV 4.22% PFE 3.193% Quote of the Day Can the Fed raising rates actually solve some of the shortages we have with labor, with semiconductors, with wheat? Probably not. 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