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Podcast: Money Life with Chuck Jaffe
Episode: Interactive Broker's Torres: The economy is running hot, but the market will fall in '26
Description: Jose Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers, says the economy is strong and "not looking at a recession here," but that hot economy benefits cyclical stocks rather than the Magnificent Seven stocks, and that limits just how much the market can gain ground. With technology "set for a down year," the other areas of the market can't generate enough gains — even in a robust economy — to make 2026 positive. He also notes the market has been running in a "three year on, one year off" cycle, and he thinks that will impact tech companies this year." Torres still expects rate cuts...