Good MorningThe slide continued on Wall Street Thursday with the major indices reversing early gains and posting losses for the day. The move was driven by better than expected GDP numbers early in the session but fear of rising inflation capped the gains and caused the late-day selling. As good as the GDP figures were they are rear-looking and ultimately underpin the need for aggressive FOMC rate hikes. The S&P finished the session near the lows of the day and poised to move lower should the PCE Price Index come in hot today.
Next week brings another round of earnings, the busiest of the reporting season so far, and the monthly read of the NFP data. The NFP should show another substantial increase in employment, a downtick in unemployment, and rising wages which also point to the need for a rate hike from the FOMC. The market is still expecting a single hike in March but there is risk of two or more hikes with inflation running as hot as it is. Featured: Watch This Robotics Demo Before July 23rd (Ad) 
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Markets | | | That’s why we’ve put together the following list of the top 3 stocks to buy in February so that you can approach this month with the confidence needed to take full advantage of whatever the market brings.
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Politics | | | The European Union and China on Thursday stepped up their diplomatic dispute as the EU took a spat over exports problems for member state Lithuania to world trade's governing body, and accused Beijing of seeking to undermine the 27-nation bloc's single market.
China retorted that the ... Read the Full Story |
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This week’s Q4 earnings from General Electric (NYSE: GE) probably weren’t what the company was hoping for, let alone needed. Shares of the one-time industrial titan have been trading sideways for the past year which isn’t that bad considering the selling that went on before it. L... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Lean on the government in hard times? Maybe, but not in the way you think.Have you heard about the $1.85 trillion Build Back Better Act? More than a trillion dollars in new spending across eight years will sink into the nation's roads, bridges, rail, internet, water systems and more. Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Alden Global Capital hedge fund is sending its own appeal to shareholders of newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises as part of its campaign to acquire the company.
The New York-based hedge fund, which is already one of the nation's largest newspaper owners, urged Lee shareholders Thu... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Home Depot on Thursday named a veteran executive as its new CEO.
Edward “Ted” Decker, who has served as Home Depot’s chief operating officer since October 2020, will become president and CEO on March 1. Current Chairman and CEO Craig Menear will continue to serve as the company’s ... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | The United States and NATO have made no concessions to the main Russian demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine, including giving Moscow a guarantee that its western neighbor can never join the alliance.
The focus is now on how Russia will respond — a decision that rests squarely w... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Southwest Airlines posted a narrow $68 million profit for the fourth quarter, aided by full flights during the holidays, but the airline warned Thursday that it expects to lose money in the first three months of 2022.
The rise of the omicron variant of COVID-19 and continuing weak bus... Read the Full Story |
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Biotechnology firms have attracted billions in capital due to the belief that biotech can transform health care. More flexible than traditional big pharma, biotech drives past basic and applied science and creates huge rewards for investors.
Sure, biotech stocks can mean major investment ga... Read the Full Story |
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Vehicle and parts online auction platform Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) stock is has been plunging with the benchmark indexes despite blowout earnings. The Company is capitalizing on the global chip shortage leading to supply chain disruptions in new and user vehicles. The inflation in car prices have bee... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Boston Omaha Corp. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of billboards, surety insurance, and insurance brokerage activities. It operates through the Insurance and Billboards segments. The Insurance segment refers to commissions from the firm's surety brokerage businesses. The Billboards segment includes billboard acquisition and rentals. The company was founded on August 10, 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, NE. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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