Good MorningThe equities markets started the new year on a sour note Monday with the major indices all shedding more than 2.0% at the low of the day. The rising number of COVID-19 cases worldwide have thrown a wrench into the economic recovery and threaten to derail the reopening. The selling on Monday may only be the beginning of a much larger movement but it is still too soon to tell.
This week could see volatility intensify due to economic data and earnings. Wall Street is bracing for a big round of data that includes the monthly read on job creation and unemployment. The consensus estimate for new job creation is a mere 60,000 and the lowest level since the spring. On the earnings front, investors are expecting the first wave of earnings for the 4th quarter cycle to include Walgreen’s Boots Alliance and Conagra Brands.
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After the S&P, Nasdaq, and other major U.S. averages had remarkable runs in 2020, many investors are wondering where to turn to for growth in the new year. For some with a hearty risk appetite, the small and micro-cap space contains some prospective 2021 winners.
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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.
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Retail/Wholesale | | The Rebound In Fast-Food Is On
The fast-food industry was not immune from the pandemic and those without a drive-through presence were hit the hardest. Growth chains like Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) and Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) saw their revenue fall by high double-digits but the rebound is al... Read the Full Story |
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Retail/Wholesale | | Restaurant Brands International Is The Best Value In Quick-Service
Going on the assumption that fast-food restaurants are on the brink of a major rebound in 2021 the next question is which one is the best buy. Simply from a value/yield perspective Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) is by fa... Read the Full Story |
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Retail/Wholesale | | One thing is for sure, very few investors are starting 2021 with an identical portfolio to that which they started 2020 with. It was one of the most volatile years on record, not only in terms of crashes and rallies but also industry rotation. Trends changed, then changed again, and there’s pl... Read the Full Story |
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Retail/Wholesale | | 2020 is a year that most restaurants would like to forget. Chipotle (NYSE: CMG), however, is a notable exception. After watching its stock lose more than half its value in the early stages of the pandemic, Chipotle shares roared back, closing the year up 65.7%.
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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.
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As this article is being written, $600 in stimulus is on its way (or been received) by millions of Americans. Will more be on the way? That’s anyone’s guess. And there’s a lot of debate about the wisdom or folly of this pork-laden effort.
However, one thing we can all agree on i... Read the Full Story |
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Investing in companies that are in their early growth stages will typically result in two different scenarios. A growth company can eventually achieve profitability and provide strong returns to shareholders that invested for the long haul, or it can crash and burn and result in a significant loss... Read the Full Story |
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The mid-cap space is often a great place to find up and coming companies. They aren't as stodgy as their large cap counterparts but tend to be financially stronger than small-cap stocks. Sort of the Goldilocks of U.S. equity investments—not too small and not too big.
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Four hundred and eighty. That’s the number of new IPOs to hit the U.S. stock market this year, which represents a 105% increase from the number of companies that went public in 2019. This past year has been a momentous one for the IPO market as investors looked to add shares of up and coming... Read the Full Story |
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Construction | | The homebuilding sector, you may have heard, has been one of the biggest winners of the pandemic. The Fed is expected to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate near zero until at least 2023, which means that sub-3% mortgage rates are likely here to stay for a long time. Home prices are at recor... Read the Full Story |
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