Good MorningEquity markets continued to pull back falling for the 3rd day as fear of the FOMC intensifies. The CPI was cooler than expected and the FOMC gave the market what it wanted but it came with a string attached. That string was an expectation for inflation to remain hot in 2023 and for the peak of interest rates to be above 5.0% and for it to stay at the peak until 2024. This news means the pressure that is currently weighing on the economy will not only increase but it will remain in place for at least the next 13 months.
The takeaway is that a recession is closing in on the US economy and the S&P 500. Even without an actual economic recession the S&P 500 is about to enter an earnings recession that could last all of next year. In this light, the odds are high the S&P 500 will resume its downtrend and retest the lows near 3,500. If there is no improvement to the outlook by then the index could fall to a new low. Featured: This Single Fund Owns Every Major AI Stock and Pays Weekly (Ad) 
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Elon Musk and his company Tesla (NYSE: TSLA), have been in the spotlight in recent months, particularly since he made Twitter private through a $44 billion acquisition.
Since first announcing his acquisition of the platform, Musk has sold $22.9 billion worth of Tesla stock. A large amount ... Read the Full Story |
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A classic cup-with-handle base is often a precursor to a stock’s run-up, and retailer Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) is forming exactly that type of consolidation.
The Tennessee-based company specializes in items for rural lifestyles, including hardware, supplies for livestock and d... Read the Full Story |
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Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) has a lineup is on the higher end of the housing spectrum. Its balance sheet is in the best shape it has been in for years. The problem is not the supply-demand situation because that remains firmly in favor of all the homebuilders. The problem is in the near to midt... Read the Full Story |
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To say the EV startup world is a world of fly-by-night operations and high risk is a bit of an understatement but Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ: MULN) is proving not all EV companies are alike. The latest news is a purchase order from Randy Marion Auto Group which is not only a game-changing event but... Read the Full Story |
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One of the world’s leading entrepreneurs is describing inflation and the energy crisis like “two freight trains barreling at each other.” More on that in a moment.
But first, I’d like to remind you of an idiom attributed to Mark Twain that reads, “history doesn&rsquo... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Trump has called an Iran deal close 38 times since the war began, yet the fighting keeps flaring back up.
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Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) has recently been on a wild ride. It has gone thru some stunning peaks and troughs and ended up 7.82% year to date. As a result, investors might wonder if its current stock price represents a good entry for buying shares.
So let's examine the bull and... Read the Full Story |
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Latin American e-commerce specialist MercadoLibre Inc. (NASDAQ: MELI) has only trended lower in 2022, and a new partnership could boost the stock.
Earlier this month, the chief financial officer of the Argentina-based company told Reuters that MercadoLibre would begin processing business payments... Read the Full Story |
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U.S. mid-cap stocks are on pace to outperform their large-cap peers for the second straight year. The S&P 400 is down 13% year-to-date, a roughly 400 basis points edge over the S&P 500.
Mid-cap land has long been regarded as the ‘sweet spot’ for equity investors. Companies are... Read the Full Story |
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Updated - December 14, 2022– via InvestorWire – Mullen Automotive, Inc., an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, announces today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Loop Global Inc. ("Loop"), a full-service EV charging solution provider, to build ... Read the Full Story |
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REV Group (NYSE: REVG) has been struggling with supply chain issues and economic woe just like everybody else but now the stock is ready to make a major reversal. The company’s Q4 results and guidance for the year were better than expected and supported by the company’s diverse operati... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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