Good MorningEquities closed below a key level last week despite a strong rebound on Friday. The move was driven by the belief the FOMC has lost control of the economy and that inflation will continue to run rampant. The S&P 500 broke through the 4,100 level in anticipation of the CPI and PPI data and then accelerated to below the 4,000 mark in their wake. If the market is not able to regain support at that level this week, the odds of a much deeper decline in equity prices will grow.
This week could be a tough one for the markets with earnings reports from a number of important retailers including Walmart, Target, Home Depot, and Lowes. Together, they are the market leaders in regard to consumer spending and will be a telling indication of the state of the consumer. If they give poor reports or worse, poor guidance, the market selloff is sure to worsen. Featured: The 7 Stocks Quietly Gaining Attention Right Now (Ad) 
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Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), like most IT stocks, has been hit hard by a number of macroeconomic challenges. These challenges include a hike in interest rates, soaring inflation, slowing global growth, and other headwinds. But the story doesn't just end here with Cloudflare. The company has also ... 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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Lately it’s been hard to be a software investor.
Year-to-date the S&P GSTI Software Index is down 30%, slightly worse than the broader technology sector. Enterprise, app development, system infrastructure, and productivity software companies have seen billions of dollars shed from their... Read the Full Story |
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Yes, dividend stocks can be worth it if you evaluate your goals and determine whether they make sense for your particular needs. Reinvested dividends, which means that you put the rewards a company offers right back into your portfolio, can compound and increase growth further. In today's market c... 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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A rock-solid dividend means investors don’t need much growth to get a generous total return
In the interest of full disclosure, I did it again. Or what’s more accurate to say is...I didn’t do it again. For yet another quarter, I talked myself out of pulling the trigger on AbbVi... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | | Major airline carrier Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) stock continues to recover in light of the market sell-off. The hard-hit travel industry was an epicenter during the pandemic and one of the last sectors to recover during the reopening phase. Revenue continues to grow at a triple-digit rate reflectin... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Porter Stansberry flew the Porter and Co. team 3,300 miles to Dublin to investigate a 17-year investing experiment called Project Prophet - and documented everything on film.
Rooted in the laws of physics, this quantitative approach challenges conventional wealth-building wisdom. With 17 years of verified data behind it, Porter calls it unlike anything he has seen in nearly 30 years in the business. | | Watch the full investigation and decide for yourself |
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Footlocker Withers Under Nike’s Shadow
While Footlocker (NYSE: FL) could come out and surprise the market on Friday when it reports we aren’t going to hold our breaths waiting for share prices to rebound. A number of factors are weighing on share prices and we see those forces drivin... Read the Full Story |
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These Are The Stocks The Analysts Are Most Interested In
When it comes to investing, following the money is always a good bet. As good as a company is, as undervalued as it may be, as big and safe as the dividend is if the market isn’t interested the price action in shares prices will wallo... Read the Full Story |
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Communication Services | | 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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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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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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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day HCA Healthcare, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates hospitals and related healthcare entities in the United States. It operates general and acute care hospitals that offers medical and surgical services, including inpatient care, intensive care, cardiac care, diagnostic, and emergency services; and outpatient services, such as outpatient surgery, laboratory, radiology, respiratory therapy, cardiology, and physical therapy. The company also operates outpatient health care facilities consisting of freestanding ambulatory surgery centers, freestanding emergency care facilities, urgent care facilities, walk-in clinics, diagnostic and imaging centers, rehabilitation and physical therapy centers, radiation and oncology therapy centers, physician practices, and various other facilities. In addition, it operates behavioral hospitals, which provide therapeutic programs comprising child, adolescent and adult psychiatric care, adolescent and adult alcohol, drug abuse treatment, and counseling services. The company was formerly known as HCA Holdings, Inc. HCA Healthcare, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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