Good MorningEquities started the week on uncertain footing rising early in Monday's session and then falling later in the day. The move comes on the eve of the busiest period of the Q1 earnings reporting season and may foreshadow a lackluster season at best. On a technical basis, Monday's move in the S&P 500 confirms the near-term downtrend and sets the index up for a retest of the 4200 level. That test could come this week after reports from companies like Johnson & Johnson, Abbot Laboratories, Tesla Motors, and PPG Industries.
The risk for the earnings season is the guidance. The market is expecting to see supply chain improvements and margin expansion in the back half of the year and they may not materialize. Not only is the war in Ukraine straining the supply chain but widespread lockdowns in China may bring global manufacturing to a standstill. Regardless, if the outlook for improvement sours the market could be in for a deeper correction than it has so far produced. Featured: Biden Forces NEW Taxes on Pensioners (Goldco) 
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Markets | | | Stocks are edging higher after a weak start Monday, as worries about interest rates and inflation keep a lid on Wall Street despite some better-than-expected profit reports.
The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher, coming off its second straight week of losses. Like it, the other two major U.... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) developed a disturbing trend of price target reductions ahead of the Q1 earnings report but investors shouldn’t read too much into it. While 7 of the 37 analysts covering the stock came out with commentary in the two weeks before the report, and while 6 of those lowered their price target, the Marketbeat.com consensus price is well above price action. Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday after China’s central bank moved to provide more support for its slowing economy.
Oil prices fell back, while U.S. futures advanced, suggesting investor sentiment remains resilient despite worries over the risks of recession as prices push... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador failed to find enough votes late Sunday to pass a constitutional reform limiting private and foreign firms in the electrical power industry, marking the first major legislative setback for the president.
The defeat may set the tone for an ... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Germany's employers and unions have joined together in opposing an immediate European Union ban on natural gas imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, saying such a move would lead to factory shutdowns and the loss of jobs in the bloc's largest economy.
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Markets | | | Infowars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the website’s founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones faces defamation lawsuits over his comments that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Drugstore operator Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) stock has been pummeled since hitting a post-pandemic high of $32.48 on Jan. 28, 2021. The Company was a benefactor from the pandemic as traffic increased from COVID testing and vaccination distribution. However, as the populace recovers and pandem... Read the Full Story |
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Industrial and construction supplies wholesaler Fastenal (NASDAQ: FAST) stock has recently sold off on strong fiscal Q1 2022 earnings. The Company has experienced double-digit daily growth in each of its three divisions: Fasteners, Safety Products, and Other products which are composed of eight sm... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Supply chain challenges or not, J.B. Hunt Transportation Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) is firing on all cylinders. The Q1 results reveal the company is supported by three pillars of trucking including volume, rates, and fuel surcharges. The key takeaway from the report is that both revenue and earnings are better than expected and we expect the company to continue performing at this level Read the Full Story |
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