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My Investing Muse (08Dec25) Layoffs, Bankruptcy & Closure news Image US nonfarm employment fell by 9,000 in November, marking the 2nd consecutive monthly decline, according to Revelio. The firm compiles data from company career pages, such as LinkedIn and Indeed, and staffing agencies. This comes as private employment dropped 19,400 while the government added +10,400 jobs. Furthermore, October’s decline was revised sharply lower, by 6,400 jobs, to 15,500. This brings the total downward revisions to 158,800 over the last 4 months. Nonfarm payrolls have now posted 5 declines over the last 7 months, the worst streak in at least 5 years. Deterioration of the job market is accelerating. - Revelio Denny’s is closing 150 locations in the coming weeks, according to PennLive. - Syracuse US bank

News and my thoughts from the past week (08Dec25) The richest 10% of Americans hold two-thirds of household wealth, according to the Federal Reserve, averaging $8.1 million each. The bottom 50% hold 3% of wealth, with an average of just $60,000 to their names. - Unusual Whales Image “Goldman Is Pitching a Risky $500 Million Deal to Finance Shareholder Payout” Another PIK play. Bloomberg reports Goldman Sachs is pitching private credit lenders a risky $500 million payment-in-kind note for a Canadian firm it owns. Bloomberg says Goldman wants to borrow $500M with a “pay later” loan so it can pull the cash out as profit for itself. The company gets stuck with more debt. - Bloomberg Image Car repossessions are on track to hit 3 million in 2025, matching Great Recession levels and making it the

Market Outlook of S&P500 (08Dec25) Technical Analysis Overview MACD Indicator Following the recent bottom crossover, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator is now signalling an uptrend. This suggests a potential shift in momentum toward bullish sentiment as the indicator moves higher. Moving Averages The price action, as depicted by the candlesticks, is currently situated above both the 50-day and 200-day moving average (MA) lines. This positioning indicates a bullish trend in both the short-term and long-term outlooks. Furthermore, both the 50 MA and 200 MA lines are themselves trending upward, reinforcing the positive trend. Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) The three Exponential Moving Averages (EMA) lines have recently converged and are now showing an upward tr

Earnings Calendar (08Dec25) Several notable companies are scheduled to report their earnings in the coming week, including Campbell’s, Oracle, Adobe, Broadcom, and Costco. Let us take a look at Oracle. Technical and Analyst Sentiment Oracle currently receives a “Buy” recommendation based on technical analysis. Analysts also hold a positive view, assigning a “Buy” rating. The consensus price target stands at $332.29, which implies a potential upside of 52.72% from current levels. While these signals point toward optimism, it’s noteworthy that Oracle’s share price has risen by 13% over the past year. Financial Performance Oracle’s revenue has shown substantial growth, rising from $37 billion in 2016 to $57 billion in 2025. Over the same period, operating profit increased from $13.1 bill

Economic Calendar: Key Market Movers (week of 08Dec25) Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey (JOLTS) The JOLTS report for September is anticipated to show a modest decline in job openings, with a consensus forecast of 7.2 million compared to the prior reading of 7.227 million. This release has the potential to introduce short-term market volatility as participants gauge the pace of cooling in the labour market. U.S. Treasury Auctions Upcoming auctions for the 10-year note and 30-year bond will provide critical insight into current market sentiment. The results will serve as a key indicator of investor appetite, signalling either a continued preference for safety (flight to quality) or an increased willingness to embrace risk-taking&n

Economic Calendar: Key Market Movers (week of 08Dec25) Job Openings and Labour Turnover Survey (JOLTS) The JOLTS report for September is anticipated to show a modest decline in job openings, with a consensus forecast of 7.2 million compared to the prior reading of 7.227 million. This release has the potential to introduce short-term market volatility as participants gauge the pace of cooling in the labour market. U.S. Treasury Auctions Upcoming auctions for the 10-year note and 30-year bond will provide critical insight into current market sentiment. The results will serve as a key indicator of investor appetite, signalling either a continued preference for safety (flight to quality) or an increased willingness to embrace risk-taking in the bond market. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)

25% uses Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) to pay for groceries. Without an income increase, they are unlikely to pay back.  What happens after they max out their BNPL credit?  Take now, pay never?  $Affirm Holdings, Inc.(AFRM)$  

My Investing Muse (01Dec25) Layoffs, Bankruptcy & Closure news AMAZON LAYOFFS HIT NEARLY 2,000 ENGINEERS - Amazon’s latest round of job cuts has reached deep into its technical ranks, eliminating nearly 2,000 engineering roles and signalling a sharper reset of the company’s ambitions in key growth areas. The reductions, which hit teams working on everything from Alexa to core retail systems, mark one of the most concentrated blows to Amazon’s engineering workforce since its broader downsizing began. - MSN Companies have announced more than 1.1 million layoffs so far this year, a 44% increase from the total number of layoffs in 2024, per YF Approximately 30% of all job postings are fake, per MorePerfectUnion 39,006 Americans got advance layoff warnings in October, the second-highest sin

News and my thoughts from the past week (01Dec25) CME just halted ALL futures trading because of a cooling failure at their data centre. Read that again… the entire derivatives market froze because a server room got too hot. This is the same market that moves trillions, sets global prices, and hedges entire economies. - X user Manpreet Kailon THE SNEAKER MARKET JUST COLLAPSED - AND NOBODY KNOWS WHY. A sneaker shop owner says the entire market “died overnight.” And the numbers are insane - X user HustleBitch 2026 Warning: Going back to 1926, the S&P 500 has seen an average drawdown of 18.2% in the 12 months before midterm elections. Going back 60 years, the smallest drawdown has been 7.4% while the largest was 41.8%. After the midterms, all is well, but before? - BarChart Retail investo

Market Outlook of S&P500 (01Dec25) Technical Analysis Overview MACD Indicator Following the recent bottom crossover, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator is now signalling an uptrend. This suggests a potential shift in momentum toward bullish sentiment as the indicator moves higher. Moving Averages The price action, as depicted by the candlesticks, is currently situated above both the 50-day and 200-day moving average (MA) lines. This positioning indicates a bullish trend in both the short-term and long-term outlooks. Furthermore, both the 50 MA and 200 MA lines are themselves trending upward, reinforcing the positive trend. Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) The three Exponential Moving Averages (EMA) lines have recently converged and are now showing an upward tr