Good MorningEquity markets gave up their Monday gains and more on Tuesday following mixed news from the housing sector. The latest data on new home starts and permits showed a surprisingly large increase in starts coupled with a larger than expected decline in permits. The news suggests buyers with contracts are in a hurry to front-run interest rates while those earlier in the home-building process are leaving the market. The takeaway is that FOMC interest rate hikes are having an effect on the economy albeit with a lagging effect on inflation.
The FOMC is expected to hike rates by another historic 75 basis points on Wednesday and could spook the market with its statement. The latest inflation data was far from good and suggests consumer level inflation is still accelerating so a hawkish tone should be expected. Regardless, net activity is slowing on a global basis and bringing the world economy closer to recession. Featured: Elon Musk: "America Will Go Bankrupt" - Trump's Urgent Response (Ad) 
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Industrials | |
Southwest’s revenues are getting better thanks to pent-up travel demand
American Airlines regional subsidiaries announced a 50% pay hike for pilots
Delta Air Lines, Inc. returned to profitability in the June quarter
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Communication Services | | To say streaming platform and hardware provider Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) stock is having a bad year down (69%) would be an understatement. The Company went from six consecutive quarters of triple-digit growth and record profits to mounting losses and slowing growth in dramatic fashion as its shares peake... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Ford reiterated its full-year earnings guidance
Ford expects to have about 40,000 to 45,000 vehicles in inventory at the end of the third quarter
Ford's current rating is “hold,” with a price target of $18.28
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The fine dining segment tends to hold up margins better than fast-casual restaurants
Ruth’s raised menu prices by 7%, which helped to improve margins
Shares are trading well below its average 17X forward earnings at 12X
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Consumer Staples | |
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AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) stock has declined for the past year, on fears that the semiconductor market is heading for a glut, mainly as fears of a global slowdown weigh on sentiment, after this years of shortages. In addition to the potential glut, that is expected to come in 2023, AMD is now witnessing t... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | | Database and cloud solutions provider Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) stock got smoked on its fiscal Q1 2023 earnings report. Shares were holding up relatively well until the Company revealed the extent of damage from FX related headwinds. Up until 2022, FX headwinds didn’t really impact stocks too much... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Lucid is in a better financial position than most upstart EV players
The near-term headwinds should matter little in the long haul
Lucid noted that its liquidity position will keep it running well into 2023
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Consumer Discretionary | |
McDonald’s continues to be able to deliver growth
McDonald’s goes about its business ringing up sales to value-minded eaters
McDonald’s has a steady history of quarterly dividend distributions
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