Good MorningEquities tumbled last week on growing fear of overly aggressive interest rate hikes from the FOMC. The minutes from the last meeting reveal the committee is looking at a series of large interest rate hikes as well as the beginning of the balance sheet runoff. The CME's Fedwatch Tool is pricing in 3 consecutive 50 basis point hikes with a chance of 10 more 25 basis point bumps this year. At this pace, interest rates will be well above their pre-pandemic level and their effects will be felt throughout the economy.
The risk for the market this week is twofold. On the one hand, we'll be getting both the CPI and PPI data for March and we expect the data to be hot. On the other, the peak of the earnings season begins with reports from the big banks and they are expected to see earnings decline versus last year. Featured: 25 candidates screened. 5 made it. (Ad) 
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Finance | | Digital payments platform PayPal, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) shares have recently staged a rebound with the benchmark indexes but may be losing steam again. Both top and bottom-line growth is slowing as evidenced by its Q4 2021 earnings results. This combined with the market sell-off created a perfect stor... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | A drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered a clean energy well producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil field, with potential to last two million years.
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated federal credits for solar, wind, and EVs, this energy source was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear power and given eight years of tax credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed $100 million.
One company controls the entire supply chain behind this discovery. | | See the ticker behind this Grand Canyon energy breakthrough now |
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Consumer Staples | |
Consumer packaged foods giant Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) stock rebounded into its fiscal Q3 2022 earnings. However, the Company lowered its guidance mainly due to a surge in inflationary pressures. The Company faced higher-than-expected cost pressures which ate into margins. However, it has ... Read the Full Story |
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Check Out These Stocks That Are Set to Outperform in a Recession
If the market is truly a forward-looking mechanism, then investors should certainly take notice of the fact that recession-proof stocks have been showing serious strength in recent trading sessions. These are companies that operate ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Palantir, Micron and SanDisk show how fast a stock can become the trade everyone suddenly wants. That's often when investors make their costliest mistake: arriving after the easy part of the move is gone.
A new premium eBook flags 7 stocks that may be worth knowing about before the broader crowd catches on. You don't need to buy any of them - just knowing what's quietly gaining attention can be useful. | | See the 7 stocks on the watchlist while it's still free |
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Healthcare | |
As soon as you saw that there was money to be made on COVID-19 vaccinations, did you jump on board and buy COVID-19 vaccine companies?
Why not expand your thinking beyond COVID-19? (However, it's important to remember that companies like Moderna have other promising vaccines in the pipeline, su... Read the Full Story |
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WD-40 Company Unsticks The Door To Higher Share Prices
WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) is a stock we like to own but you have to be prepared for some volatility. The business is trending higher on internal efforts to expand territory and deepen penetration but it can be spotty on a quarter to quart... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Rumors are circulating that Elon Musk is preparing to acquire three publicly traded companies.
Dr. Mark Skousen, who met Musk in person and called the SpaceX listing months early, says he has identified all three targets in what he calls Elon's $2.1 Trillion Hit List.
See the three companies before the rumors become headlines. | | Get the details on all three companies now |
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The 150% rally in GameStop (NYSE: GME) shares through the back end of March was one of the hottest topics on Wall Street coming into Q2. With meme stocks having dominated headlines at various points over the past 18 months, investors were wondering if we were at the start of a fresh eye-watering r... Read the Full Story |
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Dividend Growth Stocks Can Be a Great Way to Combat Inflation
The dividend growth strategy is without a doubt one of the most popular approaches to investing. It involves buying and holding shares of quality dividend-paying companies that are increasing their cash flows enough each year to consis... Read the Full Story |
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Sin stocks include companies that promote or create unethical or immoral products. In an era of "ethical investing," or morality-driven investments, it may seem difficult to consider making room for sin stocks in your portfolio.
However, the 50 largest sin stocks have outperformed the MSCI World... Read the Full Story |
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Lamb Weston Rockets Higher On Earnings Strength
Lamb Weston (NYSE: LW) has been struggling with growth and it still is. The Q3 results were mixed at best and driven by pricing actions intended to offset the impacts of higher potato costs, higher freight costs, and systemic disruptions that are c... Read the Full Story |
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Conagra Brands To Raise Prices, Shares Move Higher
Conagra Brands (NYSE: CAG) had a good quarter when it comes to revenue but the ravaging impact of inflation is everywhere in the report. Not only is inflationary pressure cutting into the bottom line but it is also having an impact on volume sal... Read the Full Story |
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Monday'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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