The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

The Investopedia Express with Caleb Silver

Get ready for the week ahead with Investopedia’s Editor in Chief, Caleb Silver, Live from the NYSE as he digs into the most important stories in finance and global economics. Through expert analysis, interviews with the biggest names in business, and educational breakdowns of the news that moves markets, The Investopedia Express LIVE preps you with the information you need to start your week in finance.

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August 4, 2025 35 mins
The recent firing of the Commissioner of the BLS and the resignation of a top Fed official have cast even more doubt on the trustworthiness of government data and the future independence of the central bank. This is a brave and tenuous new world for investors who have been enjoying the march to record highs behind a handful of the biggest stocks in the market yet again. Jay Woods, Chief Global Strategist for Freedom Capital Markets...
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On what could be the most important week for investors in years, markets keep riding to higher highs, and meme stocks keep spinning into the silly-sphere as the shorts get squeezed, giving 2021 vibes all over again. Cameron Dawson of NewEdge Wealth helps us make sense of it all and stay on the right tracks to long term investing gains. Plus, what to expect from the Fed’s meeting on interest rates, the July jobs report, and the mo...
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From the passage of the “Big Beautiful Tax Bill”, to new laws around stablecoins, investors have been navigating one massive change after another as they chase the stock market to new record highs. Michael Townsend, the Managing Director of  Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for Charles Schwab tells us which policies will impact investors the most, and what new regulatory changes are looming on the horizon. Plus, private equity an...
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As yet another new wave of tariff threats come out of the White House, investors have yet to bail out of the U.S. stock market like they did in April. Is their bet on American Exceptionalism about to unwind, or is this new bull market unfazed by the upending of the global economy? Callie Cox, Chief Market Strategist for Ritholtz Wealth joins The Express for her take on our unbridled enthusiasm, and lessons for long-term investors. ...
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Markets are steaming into the summer at all-time highs as the July 9th reciprocal tariff deadline approaches and the Big Beautiful Tax bill has been signed into law, and investors’ animal spirits are howling as meme stocks are back in fashion. We go inside the rally with Ryan Detrick of The Carson Group, and stare into the horizon in search of more momentum. Plus, public companies are bingeing on Bitcoin, driving cryptocurrencies b...
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Everyone from corporate executives to Wall Street’s top strategists feared the worst for the stock market and the U.S. economy as the new administration tried to turn economic policy upside down at the beginning of the year, but we are ending the first half of the year at new record highs. Sam Ro of TKer clubs back aboard the Express to talk about the biggest surprises from the first half of 2025, the disconnect between feelings an...
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As the U.S. attacks Iran, tensions in the Middle East tighten as the one of the key chokepoints for global oil is at risk. The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady last week, as expected, but the divide inside the central bank deepens as policy hawks and doves take sides. Plus, why the A.I. revolution might just be getting started, and which companies will be driving the next wave of hyper-growth, according to Dan Ives of Wed...
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As Israel and Iran exchange missile attacks, the new bull market faces its first real challenge as ‘Event Risk’ takes over and oil prices spike. JC Parets of TrendLabs joins The Express to share the only charts that really matter right now, and the key indicators to watch this summer. Plus, the Fed will deliver its decision on interest rates this week and while no change is expected, it will be the first time we’ve seen the Dot Plo...
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As trade tensions ease and the headline economic data eases recession fears, a new bull market is picking up speed led by what Bank of America Securities calls the "Bro Billionaire Basket of Stocks", including Palantir, Nvidia, Coinbase and Bitcoin. Proximity to power is everything under this administration and in this stock market, and offenders like Tesla get punished when they cross the lines at Pennsylvania Ave. Plus, Silver pr...
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From inside the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas, it is clear that the new era of cryptocurrency is here and fully backed by the Trump administration. Listen to Vice-President JD Vance's remarks to the crowd of over 40,000 crypto-faithful, and wander the aisles of the exhibit hall at The Venetian and the walls between the traditional financial system and decentralized finance are melting. Plus, the White House's aggressive tari...
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The 90-day tariff truce boosted markets and propelled the Nasdaq into a new bull market as the A.I. trade got some beneficial treatment from the White House, Is there any conviction behind this rally, or is it simply short covering ahead of the summer season? Plus, Moody's downgrades the U.S. credit rating on concerns about rising debt levels, but investors have plenty of other concerns. LINKShttps://www.investopedia.com/what-to-e...
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You Can Now Trade eToro on the eToro online brokerage platform as the company joined the capital markets through an IPO on the Nasdaq. Co-founder and CEO Yoni Assia on the platform's long journey from its origins in 2007, through the Great Financial Crisis, the pandemic and the dawn of cryptocurrency to its debut as a public company.LINKS:https://www.etoro.com/about/https://www.investopedia.com/etoro-review-6741360 Learn more about...
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Fed Chair Powell is preaching patience as the Fed held interest rates last week, but individual investors have been leaning back into the stock market after a historical bout of pessimism. The tariff tantrum has reset the all-important CAPE Ratio, and while the fundamentals look a little better right now, the future of corporate profits is the $22 trillion question as trade negotiations continue. Plus, what to expect this week as n...
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It may have come as a surprise to those of us in attendance at the Berkshire Hathaway meeting in Omaha this Saturday, but Warren Buffett gracefully said he'll be stepping aside as CEO at the end of the year, ending the greatest 60-year run in business history. The 94-year old paved the way for his successor, Greg Abel, but reassured investors and the Berkshire faithful that he'll be hanging around to provide his infinite wisdom to ...
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Chef Kwame Onwuachi is one of the most influential and innovative chefs working today. A James Beard Award-winner, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and storyteller, Chef Kwame derives his inspiration from the world and the communities he grew up with in the Bronx, NY, and his never-ending educational journey through food, flavor and history. Our conversation took place at Future Proof CityWide in Miami Beach in March, as part of ...
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A de-escalation in the tariff sabre rattling between the U.S. and China brought the buyers back into the stock market, lifting it well out of correction territory as investors hope for cooler heads to prevail. But the damage to retail supply chains may have been done as the National Retail Federation warns of a 20% hit to sales if the tariffs remain on core items, and the big ticket holiday spending events like Halloween may be at ...
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David Booth, the founder and Chairman of Dimensional Funds, on how he and a group of future Nobel Prize winners came together at the University of Chicago in the late 1960’s and 70’s and revolutionized the investing world by applying data, for the first time, to quantify the real performance of the stock market, and to shine a glaring spotlight on the way Wall Street used to work. In the process, they created Dimensional Funds - on...
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The Big Money continues to flee U.S. assets amid more policy uncertainty and lack of guidance from C-Suites, but that hasn’t stopped individual investors from trying to buy the dips. That strategy has backfired, but they show no signs of giving up, yet. Plus, the president brings the smoke to the Fed Chair, but Powell may be protected by a key piece of legislation from 1913. Resource links: https://www.vandaresearch.com/ https://w...
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As the biggest stocks in the market continue their dizzying selloff, retail investors have been buying the dip at levels we haven't seen since just after the pandemic lockdowns. Vanda Research reported record inflows into the Magnificent 7 and other widely-held stocks like Palantir after April 2nd, and buying the dip has proved very painful during this correction. Marco Iachini, the S.V.P. of Research for Vanda Research, joins the ...
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Last week's softening of the Trump administration's tariff policies super charged the stock market to its biggest daily gains in years, but incoherent messaging from the White House has investors second-guessing the rally in stocks and selling U.S. Treasuries and the Dollar. Plus, retail investors have been trying to catch falling knives amid the market volatility by buying the dips, but that strategy has backfired in this cycle, a...
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