(9/11/23) Football Season returns (yawn); CPI/PPI Preview, Oracle's earnings; how will uptick in oil prices affect CPI calculations? (not much); Apple takes a 6% hit on China iPhone ban, but no real impact on NASDAQ. Remembering 9/11 22-years later. One of the big head-scratchers this year is why we haven't had a recession. A look at the Citi Surprise Index; when economic data points diverge. How the economy works: What comes first, Production or Consumption; is there really job-creation or just re-hiring of those laid off in the pandemic? Hostess & Smucker's to merge: Looking at the possibilities; will higher oil prices create surprise inflation (makes up on 7% of CPI)? The problem with lags in economic data; GDP will have to "catch-down" to GDI. SEG-1: Economic Reports - What Makes Up the CPI? SEG-2: Remembering 9/11; When Economic Datapoints Diverge SEG-3: Chicken or Egg; Production or Consumption? SEG-4: Smucker's & Hostess Marriage & Offspring Combinations; Oil Prices, & Fed Stance on Rates now Hosted by RIA Advisors Chief Investment Strategist Lance Roberts, CIO Produced by Brent Clanton, Executive Producer -------- Watch today's show on our YouTube channel:   -------- The latest installment of our new feature, Before the Bell, "What Apple's Big Bite Means for Markets " is here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slpBNFB8Nm0&list=PLwNgo56zE4RA3snVQyugvOF5TwZ1Xu7bm&index=1 ------- Our previous show is here: "6 Medicare Landmines to Avoid" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnl-e0orht0&list=PLVT8LcWPeAugpcGzM8hHyEP11lE87RYPe&index=1 -------- Articles mentioned in this report: "Oil Price Inflation & Interest Rates. What Is The Link?" https://realinvestmentadvice.com/oil-price-inflation-interest-rates-what-is-the-link/ ------- Get more info & commentary:  https://realinvestmentadvice.com/newsletter/ -------- SUBSCRIBE to The Real Investment Show here: http://www.youtube.com/c/TheRealInvestmentShow -------- Visit our Site: https://www.realinvestmentadvice.com Contact Us: 1-855-RIA-PLAN -------- Subscribe to SimpleVisor: https://www.simplevisor.com/register-new -------- Connect with us on social: https://twitter.com/RealInvAdvice https://twitter.com/LanceRoberts https://www.facebook.com/RealInvestmentAdvice/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/realinvestmentadvice/ #InvestingAdvice #Apple #CPI #OilPrices #9_11 #EconomicDivergence #Production #Consumption #Inflation #Deflation #Markets #Money #Investing