Good MorningEquities wobbled on Thursday after opening at a new low. The action was driven by a hot PPI report that shows producer level inflation is still on the rise and accelerating on a YOY basis. The takeaway for investors is that, with producer prices still on the rise, consumer prices are going to rise as well and that is bad news for the economy. Inflation has been above the Fed's 2.0% target for over a year now and accelerating which is a situation that will force them to act and possibly more aggressively than they've been indicating. Because there is still more than a month before the next meeting and a full round of economic data, we think the market is in for more volatility if nothing else.
Next week, the market will have little to move it other than economic data. The earnings season is all but over and what's left is mostly consumer and retail names. The risk for the market is that consumer spending may flag in the face of rising prices and send the market into an earnings recession. Featured: 5 dividend stocks worth owning in any market condition (Ad) 
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Consumer Discretionary | | Video game maker Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) reported their fiscal Q4 earnings this week, and they more than justified the stubbornness seen in their shares in recent weeks. While equity markets have sold off relentlessly during what is turning out to be one of the worst starts to a year in living ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Renewed tensions involving Iran are putting global oil supplies back in focus - and history shows certain energy stocks respond before the broader market catches on.
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Consumer Staples | |
Plant-based meats producer Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) stock has been taking a beating since peaking at its $221 pandemic highs and tanking harder than the indices’ sell-off. Rising labor costs and inflation have cut into the thin margins as COVID surges continue to plaque its operations. The... Read the Full Story |
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Transportation | |
The Analysts Pile Into The Travel Recovery Story
As bad as the outlook for inflation and the economy is, the times are good for the travel industry. The travel industry has been shackled for the last 2+ years and is finally coming out of those dark times. The point is that blue-chip travel compa... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Most AI portfolios hold the same handful of chip and software names - and completely ignore the physical layer. One perception-hardware company posted ~49% Q1 revenue growth with four partnership announcements in a single month.
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Markets | |
Putting together a portfolio of stocks that pay dividends is one strategy to receive a regular income stream from your investments. Companies that pay dividends make regular payments to shareholders, typically in the form of cash payments. However, they may also pay out in the form of stock divide... Read the Full Story |
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Retail/Wholesale | |
Carvana Raises Money Through Stock Offering
Carvana (NYSE: CVNA) insider CEO Ernest C. Garcia III and major shareholder Ernest C. Garcia II made very large purchases of company stock the week after Q1 earnings were released but don’t read too much into the news. While the purchases are a v... Read the Full Story |
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Retail/Wholesale | |
Dutch Bros Goes On Sale, But Wait To Buy
Shares of Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS) are down 40% following the Q1 report and at levels we think too good to pass up. The caveat is that, while the growth story is still intact, the fall in share prices is driven by a combination of factors that promises vol... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | |
Inflation Accelerates Year-Over-Year And Prices Are Still Rising
If there is one key takeaway from the April CPI and PPI data it is that inflation has not peaked and prices are still rising. Our take on this is the FOMC has lost control of the economy and will be forced to act more aggressively ... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Glass and optical technology products producer Corning (NYSE: GLW) stock has been very resilient as it is only down (-1%) versus down (-23%) for the Nasdaq 100 index. The maker of Gorilla Glass, COVID-19 vaccine vials, and glass substrates used for LED displays and optical fiber, is riding a numbe... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Staples | |
If the company continues to maintain its pricing power, BUD stock may be a shrewd buy
Equities continue to whipsaw back and forth which makes the near-term outlook for buying stocks a little dicey. And calling a bottom or top is always a fool’s errand. In fact, many investors can use a dri... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | |
Small-Cap Wolverine Worldwide Is A Deep-Value
The shoe business has been good for Wolverine Worldwide (NASDAQ: WWW) and it should continue to be good for the remainder of the year. The company’s business is supported by secular trends that should sustain growth in the high teens this year ... Read the Full Story |
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Friday'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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