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Zacks Investment Research

John Blank, the Chief Equity Strategist at Zacks Investment Research, takes a look at current market, economic, and industry trends going on around the world.

Episodes

20 of 108 episodes

Generative "AI" Macro Data Shows U.S. Impacts

There are solid gains to knowledge workers. But smaller ones outside it.

07:42Aug 27, 2026

Macro Takeaways from Apple Earnings

This AI Semi Chip Craze Will Cause Product Inflation

07:36Aug 27, 2026

What is the Current U.S. Macro Set-Up?

How can traders and investors position themselves?

09:31Jul 30, 2026

Should You Worry? This AI Cap-Ex Boom is Bigger than 1999.

Yes. There are strikingly similar themes in play

07:44Jul 30, 2026

What Will the New Fed Chair Do?

FOMC policy rates may well be the most important factor -- for stocks.

08:46Jun 25, 2026

Time for a Summertime Stock Market Lull?

Let's take a closer look, into valuations & trader sentiment.

09:20Jun 25, 2026

"AI" Already Shifted the Manufacturing Landscape

Manufacturers operate inside interesting technical times.

09:17May 28, 2026

What Does Global Oil Shock Modeling Show Stock Traders?

The oil price future may not be like anything we have seen.

08:42May 28, 2026

Will Fed Policy Choices in 2026 Move Stocks Higher?

The simple answer is "That's doubtful".

08:35Apr 16, 2026

Do You Buy or Sell Stocks, When the S&P500 Hits a New Record?

A helpful insight: Zacks "Fair Value for the S&P500 is 7,064.

06:29Apr 16, 2026

What Happened to the U.S. Economy, after so much Policy Uncertainty?

U.S. Policy Uncertainty has been very high -- for over a full year.

12:00Mar 26, 2026

How High Can Oil & Gasoline Prices Go?

The Iran Conflict Oil Price Shock is on everyone's minds.

09:05Mar 26, 2026

What is "AI" Cap-Ex Doing?

Beyond driving up GDP growth, what does this spending achieve?

08:00Feb 26, 2026

What is the "Great Rotation"?

U.S. stock markets have been shifting, meaningfully.

08:54Feb 26, 2026

What Does "Work-From-Home" Data Say About the U.S. economy?

It says the labor market is cooling, at the least.

07:54Nov 20, 2025

What Do CIO's Think About Stock Returns Across 2026?

The Decision-Maker's See a Rotation from Growth to Value.

05:03Nov 20, 2025

Does a Weak Jobs Market Mean the US Economy is in Recession?

This is a trillion-dollar question, not a million-dollar question.

09:22Oct 30, 2025

Balancing Bull and Bear Views

It is Halloween. Should you be frightened, or not, by this rally?

07:46Oct 30, 2025

Why is the U.S. Unemployment Rate Rising in 2025?

Who wishes for a pat answer, to that question? Both the Fed and Stock Traders

09:55Sep 25, 2025

Will Fresh Fed Rate Cuts Lift Stocks?

Liquidity is a Major Force in All Risk Markets.

07:37Sep 25, 2025