Today was one of those days for investors in the best way.  It was a day when you could throw a dart blindfolded at the heat map, and you’d probably land on a stock that was in the green.   And in several cases, stocks were up a lot.   * Palantir

This week, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, and three members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) dissented (gasp!) at the majority recommendation. Two Fed watchers (it's a job, I guess) are suggesting those members may lead a mutiny before the next Fed meeting. All because

I'll keep it short and sweet. Amazon and Apple kept the earnings party going on July 30 after the market closed. Both reports were strong, but like Meta and Microsoft last night, the market had completely different reactions. I expected that and discussed it in an interview on

Meta Platforms and Microsoft delivered their quarterly earnings reports after the market closed on July 29, and investors had opposite reactions. META dropped sharply but pared some of those losses later in the after-hours session. MSFT made a modest jump immediately after the report, but was up nearly 10%

It's big tech earnings week. And Fed week. Investors are also dealing with what seems like the daily on again/off again "peace talks" between the United States and Iran. When they're on...oil goes down, stocks go up. When they're off.