s. welcome to barron's roundtable, where we get behind the headlines and prepare you for the week ahead. i'm jack otter coming up. wall street is increasingly optimistic that we may avoid recession. economist david rosenberg sees it differently. i'll ask him why he thinks a slowdown is inevitable , then guaranteed payouts. our panel will explain which kinds of annuities are best to providing income for your retirement. and later america's factories are making a comeback . we'll take a look at what industries are growing and the investment opportunities there, but we begin as always, with three things investors ought to be thinking about right now. a big win for the dow this week, but big techs slumped, hurting the nasdaq plus a slew of key earnings move the market. then 80 t and verizon hit hard after wall street journal report that toxic lead cables are contaminating parts of the us why you might want to buy those stocks and finally used car seller car vonna is one of the most volatile stocks in the market. should you play the meme rally on the barron's roundtable ? my colleagues been l

with our panel of investing experts, oji barron's roundtable to see how the pics are doing, what stocks they like to come. january 6 yielded 14 and a half% return. sech fee will, the average stocks 4% return. then, let's start with the panel's outlook, a mixed bag. >> you have growth investors, value investors and probably everyone at the table have a lot of different views. some who are optimistic think the economy will remain strong and inflation coming down. you have others who say it's brought risk. the fed will keep raising rates and we are going to have big problems and it's the biggest risk the fed will overdo it. >> we will have to see what happens but meanwhile, there were quite a few financial pics, one that was interesting, goldman shows the obscure etf in the industry. >> usually you've heard me recommend large banks and other financial institutions, she says etf based out of the uk, her reason is because it is purely bank stocks and some of the etf credit card companies but if you are worried about a recession, she knows banks look undervalued sure she recommends this one but what i found interesting was a lot of financial pics from o

barron's roundtable might caught colleagues. so then, explain this to me. i typed from zero -- 5% and get the job market is strong, gdp is up s 16% only halfway through the year. what's going on? >> we have our bear market market last year end anticipation of the rate hikes. and now that market is saying okay that that is almost that we are going to hire. as you said 16% for the s&p 500 at the best since 2019 which okay, that's not so long ago. look at the nasdaq is up 32% so far this year. that is its best first six months since 1983. basically the market came into this year end said hey, we can see the fed's topic the rate cuts by the end of the economy seems to be holding out for the job market is still strong. we have no reason to drop or even something like student loan decision by the supreme court does not look like it's going to slow down the economy right now. before you mention a great run by nasdaq for this is interesting i saw the staff the top five toxins fighter technology etf are up 73% on average here today. so, the people chasing those as higher of the second half starting to pick up but not doing as well. bu

iny s, t push for these new restrictions is being driven by one group -- moms for liberty, which is holding its annual convention in philadelphia this week. laura barron on the group and its influence. laura: geoff, moms for liberty was founded just two and a half years ago in florida. since then, it's expanded to 45 states and claims 120,000 members. and it has become one of the most influential groups for republican candidates and voters in the 2024 race. several gop candidates made their case today. >> moms for liberty is no hate group, you are joyful warriors, fierce patriots. [applause] you are not a threat to america, you are the best thing that has ever happened to america. >> my wife and i really believe parents in this country should be able to send their kids to school, should be able to let them watch cartoons or just be kids without having some agenda shoved down their throat. >> you've got biological boys playing in girls sports. this is one of the biggest women's issues of our time. how can we get our girls comfortable with biological boys in their locker room? you can't. laura: to understand more about moms for liberty, i'm joined by da