Good MorningEquities ended a sour January on an up note with the S&P 500 rising more than 1.75% at the highs of the session. The move was led by a resurgence in tech sentiment led by Apple. Apple's better-than-expected earnings report and comments on the supply chain have given the market a second wind despite the rising threat of inflation. The odds of a rate hike in March are at 100% with a rising chance of two hikes by April. Assuming this week's NFP data is at least consistent with recent trends, the market needs to brace for a 50 basis point hike in March and maybe another one in April.
This week will be all about earings despite the NFP on Friday. This is the busiest week of the Q4 reporting season to date and promises to bring reports from more than 20% of the index and more than enough to cause no small amount of volatility. If the reports continue to come in as they have, the market should brace for another spike in volatility if not a downturn in market prices. While Q4 earnings are better than expected the outlook for Q1 2022 is dimming. Featured: Elon’s big $266,000 per second purchase (Ad) 
|
Markets | | Media company Discovery Networks (NASDAQ: DISCA) stock has been recovering since the lows of the Archegos Capital margin call forced liquidation fiasco that plunged the stock from $78.14 highs to $21.66 lows in 2021. In the meantime, Discovery made a deal with communications giant AT&T (NYSE: T... Read the Full Story |
|
From Our Partners | | Bill Poulos is offering his Smart Trade Options Checklist at no cost today - normally priced at $29.97.
It's a single-page, seven-point filter designed to help traders identify weak setups before placing any options trade. Print it, keep it at your desk, and run it before every trade. The download link expires soon. | | Download your free copy of the Smart Trade Options Checklist now |
|
Markets | |
Consider Adding Shares of These Payment Processing Kings Now
Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard (NYSE:MA) are two of the most important names in the digital payments industry. These global leaders have forever changed the way that consumers, businesses, and governments handle financial transactions and... Read the Full Story |
|
Consumer Discretionary | |
High-Quality Dividend Payer V.F. Corporation Goes On Sale
Shares of V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) fell in the wake of the Q3 earnings report and for good reason. The company had a good quarter but one that came with some weaker than expected guidance that led to a quick reset in prices we view as... Read the Full Story |
|
From Our Partners | | Trump is launching a new $250 bill - but that may be a distraction. Behind the scenes, Executive Order 14241 is orchestrating what analyst Porter Stansberry calls a total U.S. money reset, bypassing conventional legal channels under the guise of national security.
The last time America reset its currency - under Nixon in the 1970s - it created an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over 50 years. Stansberry has identified three asset categories connected to Trump's initiative that could surge, plus his single top investment move. | | Watch the documentary briefing and find out which side you land on |
|
Consumer Staples | |
Earnings And Outlook Shake Support For Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive’s (NYSE: CL) Q4 results were a mixed bag for the market and one that shook support for the stock. The takeaway is that support is still present and will likely drive this high-quality dividend-growth stock higher ov... Read the Full Story |
|
Consumer Discretionary | | Media and entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) stock has been collapsing with the benchmark indexes in 2022. While the Company missed analyst estimates for its fiscal Q4 2021, shares have dropped an additional (-30%) since the report. The Company is continuing to expand its reach ... Read the Full Story |
|
From Our Partners | | Bank of America just revealed your expiration date. In their Bloomberg interview, they didn't just predict the digital dollar. They gave us the timeline… 2025 to 2030. We're in that window right now.
Once the digital dollar launches, every transaction you make will be tracked. Your spending could be controlled. Your accounts could be frozen.
Over 4,500 investors have already used this legal backdoor to hold assets CBDCs can't freeze and generate yields the Federal Reserve can't touch. | | Watch how to access the legal backdoor before it closes. |
|
Finance | | The nation’s largest bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stock has been leading the financials down as benchmark indexes prepare for interest rate hikes. The U.S. Federal Reserve has made it clear that a monetary tightening policy is taking effect. Traditionally, stock markets rise durin... Read the Full Story |
|
Consumer Staples | | Consumer foods maker General Mills (NYSE: GIS) stock is one of the few stocks that haven’t been ravaged by the sell-off in benchmark indexes with positive performance for 2022. This is impressive since it undershot earnings expectations in its fiscal Q2 2022 report setting off a sell-off befor... Read the Full Story |
|
Markets | |
Check Out These 3 Sector ETFs Now
The rise of ETFs, or exchange-traded funds, has opened up an entirely new realm of possibilities for investors. Instead of having to purchase individual stocks in a specific area of the market, these funds allow investors to take advantage of the benefits of dive... Read the Full Story |
|
Medical | |
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 gains, ... Read the Full Story |
|
Aerospace | |
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 |
|
Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; and completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, and service tools, as well as liner hanger, sand control, and multilateral systems. This segment also provides electrical submersible pumps, as well as artificial lift services; production solutions comprising coiled tubing, hydraulic workover units, downhole tools, and pumping and nitrogen services; pipeline and process services, such as pre-commissioning, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning; and specialty chemicals and services. The Drilling and Evaluation segment offers drilling fluid systems, performance additives, completion fluids, solids control, specialized testing equipment, and waste management services; drilling systems and services; wireline and perforating services consists of open-hole logging, and cased-hole and slickline; and drill bits and services comprising roller cone rock bits, fixed cutter bits, hole enlargement, and related downhole tools and services, as well as coring equipment and services. This segment also provides cloud based digital services and artificial intelligence solutions on an open architecture for subsurface insights, integrated well construction, and reservoir and production management; testing and subsea services, such as acquisition and analysis of reservoir information and optimization solutions; and project management and integrated asset management services. Halliburton Company was founded in 1919 and is based in Houston, Texas. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
|
