Good MorningStocks fell to end the week on Friday with most major indices in negative territory at the end of the day. The move comes just a day after President-elect Biden revealed his plan to heal the economy and the onset of bank earnings. The banks are reporting better than expected results as a group but results are mixed. JP Morgan Chase beat on the top and bottom lines after releasing nearly $2 billion in capital reserves. Citigroup, on the other hand, only beat on the bottom line.
Looking to next week, the market could be in for a bit of a wild ride. The Q4 earnings season kicks into high gear with reports from dozens of America’s smaller banks as well as some higher-profile names. Reports from JB Hunt, Netflix, and Intel will be closely examined for any signs of weakness in the overall recovery and could lead to volatile trading conditions.
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Our local grocery stores have faced extreme challenges during the pandemic trying to keep up with stockpiling consumers and increased demand for online orders. As a result, the grocery store stocks have been under investors' microscope lately.
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Markets | | Bitcoin tracking stock Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCMKTS: GBTC) is an unofficial exchange-traded-fund (ETF) that invests in bitcoin through derivatives to track the price performance of bitcoin (BTC). Technically, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yet to officially approve a bitco... Read the Full Story |
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Real Estate | | Residential real estate digital sales platform Opendoor Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN) has garnered just as much publicity for its special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) reverse merger listing as its product, which is similar to Zillow (NASDAQ: ZG) offering both residential home buyers and se... Read the Full Story |
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With some concerning economic news this week including rising unemployment claims and sinking retail sales, it might be prudent to start considering stocks that should hold up well in a weak economy. The beauty of buying companies that are resilient during a recession is that they have a chance to... Read the Full Story |
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It was a quieter week in relative terms. Bitcoin was one of the biggest stories as cryptocurrency is drawing renewed interest from speculative investors. President-elect Biden announced plans for more stimulus which has investors cheering more liquidity in the market even as the number of virus ca... Read the Full Story |
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It’s no secret that electric vehicle companies have been performing extremely well in the market lately. We’ve reached a point where anything EV-related is catching a bid, which can make it difficult for long-term investors that are interested in finding companies in the sector that ha... Read the Full Story |
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At one time, choosing between Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) and Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) was like fishing in a barrel. These have been two of the strongest, well-run airlines for investors. And heading into 2020, it looked like clear skies were ahead for the airline sector.
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The recent confirmation of the Blue Wave U.S. government thrust cannabis stocks back into the spotlight. Now with an increased chance that both medical-use and recreational cannabis could be legalized nationwide, traders are scurrying again to scoop up cannabis-related stocks.
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Consumer Staples | | Agriculture producer Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) stock fits almost perfectly into the popular environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment theme. The Company has expanded from simply growing greenhouse vegetables to operating a 7 megawatt clean energy power plant while s... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Micron Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Embedded Business Unit, and Storage Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprising dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, networking, industrial, and automotive markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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