Good MorningEquity markets began the week in retreat after stronger-than-expected economic data renewed fear of the FOMC. The data included and hotter than expected reads on ISM services and Factory Orders that suggest underlying economic momentum is still strong. the risk now is the FOMC will slow the pace of interest rate hikes but raise the end target and extend the duration of higher rates. In this light, investors should expect to see core FOMC interest rates top 5.25% in 2023, a mortgage to top 10%, and for these conditions to linger well into 2024.
The market may get another shock later in the week. The producer price index is due out on Friday and may be hotter than expected. The takeaway here is that any increase in producer prices will lead to additional increases in consumer inflation down the road. As for the S&P 500, the index fell more than 2.0% at the low of the day, closed near the low of the session and appears to be confirming a new downtrend in stocks. Featured: Three oil giants buried the same discovery for 50 years (Ad) 
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The story on Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) isn’t an unfamiliar one.
During the early months of the pandemic, the software stock soared to record highs on the accelerated digital transformation (not to mention stay-at-home trader euphoria).
As normalization and Fed rate hikes then set in, the... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | | Contract semiconductor manufacturer GlobalFoundries (NYSE: GFS) is the fourth largest producer of computer chips producing 7% of the world’s supply. This pales compared to the 53% market share controlled by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE: TSM). It’s ironic that GlobalF... Read the Full Story |
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CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) is a prime example of what can happen when the herd mentality turns bearish. The cybersecurity stock fell to a 52-week low last week as the market slammed a third quarter earnings report that would’ve been applauded in a stronger economy.
Contrary to... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Gold just broke another record - a classic flight-to-safety signal that the smartest money on Wall Street is already acting on. With the NASDAQ pricing in optimism over fundamentals and global tensions continuing to rise, a market correction could arrive without warning.
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Manufacturing | | Enterprise data storage solutions provider Pure Storage, Inc. (NYSE: PSTG) stock has been buoyant this year throughout the semiconductor bust cycle. Data storage chip makers and producers experienced normalization as companies pulled back on spending after a strong 2021 rebound. Pure Storage managed... Read the Full Story |
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Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares are sliding and there is no one simple answer. The stock split that took effect in August is still weighing on the stock, for one thing, and there are several other headwinds for the market to bear as well. Among them is reports from Bloomberg that Tesla will cut produc... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Warehouse clubs have been the darling of Wall Street this year as consumers flock to find bargains during uncertain economic times. This has been evidenced by the strong performance in names like Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST), Walmart (NYSE: WMT), small box warehouse retailer Dollar General (NYSE:... Read the Full Story |
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The insiders and institutions are buying Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) and there is more reason than one to be bullish on the stock. The number 1 reason right now is the upcoming dividend declaration and payment that is expected in January 2023. If the company follows through on its trend and raises the... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | | Customer relationship management software giant Salesforce (NASDAQ: CRM) shares tanked (-10%) on a bullish Q3 2022 earnings report but Q4 guidance was mixed. The Company beat analyst expectations as shares initially popped but then sank upon the announcement that Salesforce Co-CEO Bret Taylor would ... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | | U.S. semiconductor producer Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) stock is trading at price levels not seen since 2016. While shares rallied after a strong earnings report, the guidance was exceptionally weak, but shares have managed to grind higher despite the warnings. The markets may have finally started to belie... Read the Full Story |
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Medical | | Approaching the final week of November CSL Ltd ADR (OTCMKTS: CSLLY) received some good news as the United States Food and Drug Administration approved CSL Behring's new gene therapy drug, HEMEGENIX (etranacogene dezaparvovec-drib) for treating hemophilia B. The news helped continue the stock's upwar... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Applied Materials, Inc. engages in the provision of manufacturing equipment, services, and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries. The company operates through three segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets. The Semiconductor Systems segment develops, manufactures, and sells various manufacturing equipment that is used to fabricate semiconductor chips or integrated circuits. This segment also offers various technologies, including epitaxy, ion implantation, oxidation/nitridation, rapid thermal processing, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, chemical mechanical planarization, electrochemical deposition, atomic layer deposition, etching, and selective deposition and removal, as well as metrology and inspection tools. The Applied Global Services segment provides integrated solutions to optimize equipment and fab performance and productivity comprising spares, upgrades, services, remanufactured earlier generation equipment, and factory automation software for semiconductor, display, and other products. The Display and Adjacent Markets segment offers products for manufacturing liquid crystal displays; organic light-emitting diodes; and other display technologies for TVs, monitors, laptops, personal computers, electronic tablets, smart phones, and other consumer-oriented devices. It operates in the United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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