Good MorningThe S&P 500 continued to rebound on Thursday despite the growing threat of inflation. A less hawkish than expected FOMC statement on Wednesday and a better-than-expected read on the Index of Leading Indicators Thursday helped to drive the move. While the FOMC indicated that tapering would start soon, the committee still does not seem in a hurry to make that move despite the growing threat of inflation.
On the inflationary front, reports from several S&P 500 companies this week indicate inflation continues to rise and will continue to rise at least until the end of the year. Next week, the market’s focus will turn to a raft of economic data to include the ISM’s gauge of manufacturing and services economies along with the Chicago PMI and the first revision to second-quarter GDP.
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Politics | | | Japan’s benchmark advanced but other Asian markets were lower Friday amid concerns over troubled Chinese real estate developer Evergrande and the pandemic.
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Politics | | | Stocks on Wall Street rallied for the second straight day Thursday and have now reversed the market’s sharp pullback at the start of the week.
The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, with more than 85% of companies in the benchmark index notching gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.5%... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | World markets were mostly lower Friday though Japan’s benchmark jumped as it caught up after a holiday.
Shares fell in Paris, London, Shanghai and Hong Kong but climbed 2.1% in Tokyo. U.S. futures also declined.
Worries over troubled Chinese real estate developer Ever... Read the Full Story |
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Tech | | | Stocks on Wall Street were broadly higher in afternoon trading Thursday, erasing weekly losses for most of the major indexes.
The rally extends the gains from a day before, when the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary support measures for the economy later t... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | The British government is trying to ease concerns of a fuel crisis after oil giants BP and ExxonMobil-owned Esso warned they had to ration supplies and close some gas stations as a result of a truck driver shortage Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) is not your garden variety consumer defensive stock. In recent years, the company has demonstrated a unique ability to go on offense by capitalizing on not one but two growing industries. Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | AT&T stock is trying to find a floor after the company announced that it was streamlining its business which included cutting its dividend in 2022. While this has created a case of bad optics, opportunistic investors may be able to profit from a short-term outlook on T stock. Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Darden Restaurants’ fiscal Q1 earnings results reminded us that not all S&P 500 companies are the same. While the headwinds of inflation are blowing strongly through the market, Darden has been able to outperform on all metrics. Read the Full Story |
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Decades of research show the benefits of asset allocation using index funds. But new research suggests that many active strategies outperform over time, even after fees are taken into account.
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