EGSI Financial CEO Talks State of Economy in the Wake of Bank Failures
Ed Siddell, CEO and chief economist at EGSI Financial, joined Cheddar News to assess the market in which the S&P 500 is riding a three-week high. Despite the positive trend, Siddell said there is still too much uncertainty in the market. "What we saw, the GDP came out [and] it's a little bit higher than what most people expected but still well below the original estimates," he said. "Consumer confidence is a little bit higher but I think that has more to do with making sure that their deposits were guaranteed."
Job-hunting is difficult and even more so when you've been out of the workforce for a while. Cheddar News' docuseries premieres Thursday night and will look at a job hunter who is working with a career coach to obtain her dream position.
Magnate Rupert Murdoch's surprise announcement Thursday that he's stepping down as leader of his two companies leaves his son Lachlan firmly in line of succession at Fox and the rest of the media empire.
The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists, parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday.
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it’s moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased. But Fed officials also signaled that they expect to raise rates once more this year.
