Good MorningEquities traded mostly flat on Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving Holiday leaving the S&P 500 on track for its best month since early spring. The move was led by tech but gains in one sector were offset by losses in another as mixed data and an uncertain future weigh on prices. On the economic front, the data is positive but there are signs the recovery is weakening.
The most telling is a rise in first-time jobless claims. The rise in short-term unemployment is due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and could be the precursor to another shutdown. The last economic shutdown cost the U.S. economy 32% in GDP and put more than 20 million people out of work. Another shutdown could be just as bad if not worse. Until then, the outlook for earnings continues to brighten and should keep the indices trading at near all-time highs if not setting new ones.
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Technology | | Social media platform Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE: PINS) stock has surprised the markets blowing away analyst expectations even after the heads up from Snapchat (NASDAQ: SNAP) earnings. The platform grew its global users to over 442 million. The visual discovery platform where people post up inspirational... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity are reportedly accumulating a scarce blockchain asset - one that gets burned with every transaction on what analysts are calling America's new financial grid.
The Nasdaq has received SEC approval to move stocks onto blockchain rails, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink dedicated his entire 2026 annual letter to this infrastructure shift. Blockchain analyst Andy Howard is calling this asset 'Digital Oil' - and says institutional buyers are already positioned. | | Get the name, the ticker, and exactly how to buy it |
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Markets | | Anaplan, Inc; A Small-Cap Tech Growth Story
Anaplan, Inc (NYSE:PLAN) is emerging as a small-cap growth story for 2021 and beyond. The company operates a cloud-based SaaS platform that connects disparate segments of business for planning purposes. This may not sound like much but when it comes to co... Read the Full Story |
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Basic Materials | | Diversified energy materials development company Westwater Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: WWR) stock has recently surged on the electric vehicle (EV) stock mania. Shares are looking to wildly outperform the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY). As money flows into EV related companies ranging from ... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Staples | | Dividend King Hormel Raises The Dividend Less Than Expected
Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) reported a decent 3rd quarter and yet shares are down more than 5.0% on the news. For those wondering why there are three primary factors in play that will eventually lead to another buying opportunity. The first is... Read the Full Story |
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Aerospace | |
For decades, General Electric (NYSE:GE) was one of the most respected and renowned industrial companies in the United States. The stock was one of the most reliable performers in the market and consistently rewarded investors with dividend increases over the years. However, the company experienced... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | With OpenAI and Anthropic moving closer to the IPO spotlight, AI excitement could spill into several public-market sectors this summer - and most investors may chase the obvious names too late.
A free report identifies 7 stocks positioned around themes that could matter most this summer: AI infrastructure, energy demand, travel, entertainment, home improvement, and more. Built for a market where leadership may rotate quickly. | | Download 7 Best Stocks to Own in Summer 2026 for free |
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Retail/Wholesale | | It’s about that time of year when investors start trying to determine which companies will outperform expectations in the year ahead. Get ready to hear the term “pent up demand” in 2021 as much as you’ve heard “new-normal” in 2020.
There are a lot of excellent co... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
These days, we are seeing more focus than ever before on renewable energy sources that can help to power our daily lives. While most of the headlines have been about electric vehicles and solar power, hydrogen energy is an intriguing alternative power source that has been available for years. The ... Read the Full Story |
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Business Services | |
Sometimes bad things happen to good companies. Whether due to market forces or company-specific issues this can mean high-quality companies go into a funk.
And when they do it can present opportunities to buy their stock when they are down but not out. Eventually, their financial strength enables... Read the Full Story |
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Medical | | The nation’s second-largest drugstore operator CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) stock got rug pulled on the rollout of Amazon Pharmacy (NASDAQ: AMZN). Shares of the pandemic benefactor had incredible momentum in the days leading up the announcement but are now underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 i... Read the Full Story |
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Retail/Wholesale | | Casual dining restaurant operator Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB) stock has surged over 80% hitting all target trajectories since our August 2, 2020, MarketBeat Original article “Here’s Where Red Robin (NASDAQ: RRGB) Stock Becomes a Bargain Entry". It’s time to ring the r... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Entegris, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Materials Solutions (MS); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH). The MC segment solutions to purify critical liquid chemistries and process gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries; integrated circuit chemical mechanical polishing solutions, high-performance etch and clean chemistries, gases and materials, and safe and materials delivery systems. The MS segment provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical mechanical planarization slurries, pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants, and other specialty materials. The Advanced Materials Handling segment develops solutions for customers' yields by protecting critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage, which include monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for semiconductor, life sciences and other high-technology industries. The company's customers include logic and memory semiconductor device manufacturers, semiconductor equipment makers, gas and chemical manufacturing companies, and wafer grower companies; and flat panel display equipment makers, panel manufacturers, and manufacturers of hard disk drive components and devices, as well as their related ecosystems. It serves manufacturers and suppliers in the solar and life science industries, electrical discharge machining customers, glass and glass container manufacturers, aerospace manufacturers, and manufacturers of biomedical implantation devices. Entegris, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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