The Financial Exchange with Barry Armstrong breaks business news first in New England. The longest running business news host in Boston, Barry reports on the latest business developments throughout the country in New England with heavy hitting interviews from CEO’s, analysts and prominent business media professionals.

Are Americans finally fed up with high car prices?

Will we get a Santa Claus rally this year?

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss what to expect in markets this week. Why Wall Street says December may not deliver a Santa Claus rally. Shoppers, drawn by steep discounts, power through Black Friday. Gen Z shoppers aren't spending like retailers need them to. Fed's beige book shows K-Shaped split deepens among consumers. Trump says he has made his choice to lead the Fed.

What happened to all the great Black Friday deals?

Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane discuss Thanksgiving travel set to bring a big test for airlines. What happened to all the great Black Friday deals? Sellers are taking their homes off the market at the fastest pace in nearly a decade. Looming US power crunch to impair AI abilities, Schneider says. Peloton’s New AI-powered bikes and treadmills get off to slow start.

Google was a sleepy AI giant. Now it is awake.

Chuck Zodda and Paul Lane discuss how a divided Fed could come to the decision to cut rates in December. Consumer confidence continues to decline as retail growth cools. Grim retail sales data fuels concerns about health of US economy. Google, the Sleeping Giant in Global AI Race, Now ‘Fully Awake’. How much will Thanksgiving dinner cost? It depends on whom you ask.

Stop listening to silly market predictions

Mike Armstrong and Paul Lane share the dumb story of the day...how the S&P 500 could hit 8,000 in 2026. Home sellers who set prices too high and paying the price. Cash can feel safe, but it doesn't grow your wealth, portfolio strategist says. Are you excited to buy a car on Amazon? Turkeys might be cheaper this Thanksgiving, but everything thing else on the table is more expensive.

Don't trust Americans when they say they'll reign in spending

Mike Armstrong and Paul Lane discuss retail sales finally land but uncovers some red flags. Don't trust American consumers when they say they are going to reign in spending. Powell's allies provide opening for December rate cut. Why Google's soaring stock is defying fears of an AI bubble. Poll finds Massachusetts voters are eager for a change in rent control.

Are markets forming an 'everything bubble'?

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss the AI bubble causing an 'everything bubble'. Blue Owl is the sum of all investors fears. Is the real poverty line $140,000? How spouses retiring at different times can avoid money clashes. Trump claims California's $20 fast food minimum wage hurts businesses. Is that true? An AI toy bear speaks of sex, knives, and pills, a consumer group says.

What happens to the economy if AI falters?

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss the wild week of harsh volatility tests support levels across stocks. The AI boom is driving the economy. What happens if it falters? The Fed is fixated on AI, but not ready to make a Greenspan-size bet. US inflation traders to use untested fallbacks for missing CPI. Americans are on a year-end shopping spree. What do CEOs really think about tariffs?

Do comparisons to the dot com crash have any merit?

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong discuss global brokerages split on Fed's December rate decision. Treasury yields slide after Fed's Williams suggests Fed could cut again in December. Do comparisons to the dot com bubble hold any water? Bitcoin heads for its worst week since the crypto collapse of 2022. Paul LaMonica (Barron's) joins the show to chat about Deere and its wild ride this year.

From one wild trading day to another

Chuck Zodda and Mike Armstrong dissect the wildest trading day since the tariff shock and how it is testing dip buyers nerves. Did Google just position itself at the head of the AI table? Big tech's debt binge raises risk in race to create an AI world. The AI boom has found another gear. Why can't people shake their worries? Amazon cuts thousands of engineers in its record layoffs. Is a global housing bubble about to burst?