Good MorningThe equities market finished out the week on a bullish note rising more than 1.0%. The gains were enough to put the market firmly in the green for the week and on pace to continue the rally that began a few months ago. While small in the overall scheme of things, Friday’s action shows that traders are unwilling to be short or under-positioned going into Monday’s open.
Next week will be a big test for the market. Not only are there some key economic reads it is the beginning of peak earnings season. On the economic front, investors will be looking for data on Consumer Level Inflation, Retail Sales, and the Fed’s Beige Book report on the economy. In terms of earnings, the week hits high-gear on Tuesday with reports from JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo.
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Markets | | A Tale Of Two Drug-Stores
Neither CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) nor Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) has staged much of a rebound in the post-pandemic world. This is surprising given their status as the largest retailers of staple, consumer-oriented, healthcare products in the post-pande... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, says two forces - AI disruption and fracturing global trade - are triggering a historic wealth transfer already underway in 2026. Household names like Intuit (-57%), Boston Scientific (-49%), and Tractor Supply (-40%) are cratering, while lesser-known companies like Sandisk (+573%) and Rackspace (+444%) surge.
Chaikin has identified specific stocks he believes investors should sell before they fall further - and the names may surprise you. He's also pinpointing a company tapped as Nvidia's self-driving partner and a potential AI megadeal that could split into three high-growth stocks.
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Markets | | Electronic gaming products operator International Gaming Technologies PLC (NYSE: IGT) shares have been relatively muted during the sports betting app frenzy. Instead IGT has moved more in alignment with the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY). Unlike many of the recent runups, IGT has much m... Read the Full Story |
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Retailers all across the spectrum have been having serious trouble lately. The coronavirus closures have done no one any serious favors, and most of the retail sector is still trying to recover. The news has been especially brutal for Bed Bath and Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY), but as much as you may wan... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Hedge funds are rotating out of AI hype and into the hardware layer powering it. New research identifies three profitable U.S. infrastructure companies leading this shift.
One just posted 76% year-over-year data-center growth. Another holds a $12 billion backlog from global hyperscalers. A third is generating 59%+ gross margins on next-gen chips. | | Access the full analysis, price setups, and catalysts now |
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Markets | | With all the ups and downs that pharmaceutical and biotech companies go through, be it trials succeeding or trials failing, it’s not all that usual to find one whose stock seems to be on a consistent uptrend. But although it’s had its fair share of haircuts and volatility, on the long te... Read the Full Story |
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The corporate world is treating data like gold these days. Just look at all of the companies in the cloud-computing and data analytics space and how their stocks have performed this year to see what the market thinks of the industry’s potential. Many companies are moving into the digital age... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Gold is hitting record highs, but most investors are leaving income on the table. A $15 fund is quietly paying out up to $1,152 a month to regular investors - no mining stocks, no options, no physical metal required.
Chief Income Strategist Tim Plaehn calls it a breakthrough strategy that transforms gold's rally into reliable monthly payouts. The next distribution is just days away. | | Discover the gold income fund before the next payout date |
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Markets | | The Labor Market Is Hot, Hot, Hot
One of the trends emerging within the economy is a very strong rebound within the labor market. Of the 30 million-odd jobs that were lost during the pandemic, the data shows we are well on the way to recovering most of them. Some have been lost forever, don’t... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Home fitness equipment maker Nautilus (NYSE: NLS) shares have seen a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic as stay-at-home orders forced people to find ways to stay in shape. While the shares fell in conjunction with the (-34%) plunge in the S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) during the pandemic se... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | With a 100% rally from February 2019 through February 2020, many investors of blue-chip chip stock Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) were surely popping bottles and congratulating themselves on the completion of a stunning recovery. From a previous all time high set in October 2018, shares had fallen more than ... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare is going digital. And yet this is one case where technology is actually bringing back a little intimacy to the doctor-patient relationship.
I’m generally fascinated by the way events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, bring about or provide a catalyst for trends that when we look at... Read the Full Story |
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Evenly Matched But One Is Clearly Winning
In my quest for the very best consumer staples investments for dividend-growth, I’ve matched two of the market’s most iconic brands. In the one corner is General Mills (NYSE: GIS) and the other Kellogg Company (NYSE: K). Both are well-known a... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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