Good MorningInvestors counting on the S&P 500 to hit new highs may be in for a disappointment. The action on Tuesday started out strong but by the end of the session, the broad market had given up its gains and moved into the red. The move was small but may foreshadow a much a deeper move yet to come. With the S&P 500 up nearly 50% from its post-pandemic low it is overdue for profit-taking if not a correction.
Longer-term, investors should remain focused on earnings. While not all S&P 500 companies are beating consensus for second-quarter earnings, the outlook for most can be described as better than expected. With the outlook for earnings in 2020 improving and growth expected in 2021, the odds of the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time high in the second half of 2020 remain very high.
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Markets | | Memory and storage semiconductor maker Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) shares haven’t been participating with the benchmark S&P 500 index (NYSEARCA: SPY) recovery nor the recent rise in the chip stocks tracked by the Market Vectors Semiconductors ETF (NASDAQ: SMH). The momentum was broken by ... Read the Full Story |
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Things are constantly changing in the stock market, including which sectors are showing relative strength and helping the market tick upwards. While technology stocks have been roaring up higher for months, new economic data such as falling jobless claims and a slowdown in the number of COVID-19 c... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Sysco Corporation Is Not Exactly Pandemic Proof
When it comes to the best sectors for today’s investors the food-services and restaurant sector does not spring to mind. If anything, F&B and the companies that supply them are going to be under pressure for quite some time. Even with a vacc... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY) stock are likely to start trading sharply lower after an earnings report that showed continued weakness in cannabis demand. Prior to the market open, TLRY stock is down over 10%. That puts its yearly decline at nearly 56% for the year. The S&P 500 Index, SPX, is ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Haverty Furniture Companies Is Emerging Stronger Than Before
Haverty Furniture Companies (NYSE:HVT) has been on my perma-watchlist for the last couple of years because of two things. The first was its outlook for growth, the second was its position as a dividend-payer with high probability for futu... Read the Full Story |
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Genetic analysis specialist Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN) dropped 11% last week following softer than expected second-quarter results. Both revenue and earnings fell short of the consensus estimates ending a streak of five straight quarterly earnings beats.
The challenging pandemic environment weighed o... Read the Full Story |
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With so many growth stocks seemingly overbought and the market trading close to all-time highs, now might be the perfect time to consider adding some defensive stocks to your portfolio. The benefit of buying a defensive stock is that it will be able to provide you with stable earnings and reliable... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | The Pandemic, It Changed Things
If there is one thing we can be certain of about the COVID-19 pandemic is that it changed things. Some for the worse, don’t get me wrong but, in terms of the market, some for the better. A few of the trends that have emerged include stay-at-home, work-from-home... Read the Full Story |
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Restaurants, in general, have not had a great second quarter, and as the numbers come back, we're seeing just how deep the damage went. Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR), the parent brand of several major franchise names, recently reported its earnings; though it turned in some positive numbers, and be... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | | Jack In The Box Serves Up A Tasty Report
I am not going to lie. Earnings at Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are likely going to fall in fiscal 2020. Other than that, there is not one thing in the fiscal Q3/calendar Q2 report not to like. The company beat on all metrics and says its strength is still ... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Jack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises Jack in the Box and Del Taco quick-service restaurants in the United States. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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