Good MorningA roller-coaster week for stocks ended Friday with all the major indexes finishing in the red. Is this a sign of a larger selloff or just normal end-of-the-month volatility? That will be for investors to decide as the calendar flips to August.
The new month will give investors a chance to re-evaluate their holdings and perhaps go fishing for bargains on quality stocks that are on sale. And they’ll have plenty of new data to consider. The beginning of the month brings a full slate of earnings reports along with data on retail sales, consumer confidence, and the producer price index.
The week comes to an end with the jobs report on Friday. The expectation is for a Goldilocks report that is better than July but not as good as June.
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A Grand Slam Quarter For KLA Corporation
We have been fond of KLA Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) for several years. The company is fundamental to the microchip industry as a manufacturer and servicer of the equipment with which microchip wafers are made and that can be seen in the quarterly results. ... 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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Basic Materials | | Now that most of the mega-cap technology names have reported their earnings, many investors are trying to determine what’s next for the market. Will we see money rotate out of FAANG stocks and into some of the beaten-up value and cyclical names? Are we going to see some volatility given that m... Read the Full Story |
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Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) reported earnings within two days of each other in July. Both companies beat expectations on both the top and the bottom lines, yet both stocks dropped sharply after earnings and are struggling to get back to their pre-earnings price.
Sti... Read the Full Story |
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Taco Bell rose to the challenge of its slogan, “Live mas,” by leading parent company Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM) to second-quarter results that beat Wall Street’s views and sent shares more than 6% higher Thursday.
The company said sales at Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut exceeded pre-p... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | | The much-awaited Q2 earnings of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) hit the wire shortly after the bell rang to end Wednesday’s session. With shares of the social media giant have hit fresh all-time highs in the run-up to the release, Wall Street and Main Street alike were keen to see if the numbers justifi... 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.
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Technology | | NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) has certainly been one of the market leaders in recent years when it comes to chip stocks. It’s the type of company involved in some of the most exciting and innovative industries globally, and with a global semiconductor shortage boosting demand for NVIDIA’s product... Read the Full Story |
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When you've amassed $1 million or more or earn a high income, you might get to a place where you feel… comfortable. You might even think, "I deserve X because I've worked hard." Or, worse: "The same money rules don't apply to me like they do for everyone else."
That can result in some dang... Read the Full Story |
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Hershey’s (NYSE:HSY) delivered another solid quarter of earnings on July 29. That is pushing HSY stock back to its all-time high set earlier in July. At this point, it’s likely that the stock will accomplish the milestone. However, it’s also likely that, in terms of stock price g... Read the Full Story |
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The party is back on if you use Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) second-quarter sales as your benchmark.
However, investors were in no mood for celebration, sending shares of the world’s biggest brewer lower following Thursday’s earnings report.
The stock gapped down at the open, as... Read the Full Story |
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Business Services | |
Give credit where credit’s due: Mastercard (NYSE: MA) topped Wall Street expectations for the second quarter Tuesday. Rival Visa (NYSE: V) also exceeded views in its report earlier in the week.
Mastercard earned $1.98 per share, up 43% from the year-ago quarter. Revenue was $4.5 billion, a... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day TAL Education Group provides K-12 after-school tutoring services in the People's Republic of China. It provides learning services primarily through small-classes services; personalized premium services; and learning content solutions, such as print books, smart books, mobile apps, and AI-driven learning devices. The company also operates www.xueersi.com, an online education platform; provides investment management and consulting services; develops and sells software and networks, as well as related consulting services; and sells educational materials and products. It offers its services under the Haoweilai and Think Academy brands. TAL Education Group was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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