Good MorningLast week, equity markets showed tremendous resilience when faced with mounting headwinds. Geopolitical tensions, hot inflation, and a hawkish Fed did little to sway sentiment. The S&P 500 closed relatively flat for the week but up from the session's close and showing support at a critical level, and it may move higher this week. There are several potential headwinds, including the ramp of earnings season, which got started with a bang.
Reports from the Big Banks were better than expected and revealed that too big to fail keeps getting bigger. The takeaways from the results are solid revenue growth, margin expansion, double-digit earnings growth, balance sheet strengthening, and capital returns. However, this week brings reports from dozens of small and mid-sized banks that may not fare well. Other reports include trucking outfit J.B. Hunt Transportation Company and Tesla. The analysts set the bar low for each, so outperformance is expected. Featured: A letter from Shannon Stansberry (Ad) 
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Vietnamese electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast Auto Ltd. (NASDAQ: VFS) saw its shares rise from $11.61 to $93 after it went public on August 15, 2023, through a reverse merger via a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC). In a move reminiscent of the meme stocks of 2021, in six days, it su... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | The SpaceX IPO wasn't the big trade - according to Larry Benedict, founder of The Opportunistic Trader, it was the trigger. Benedict, who delivered a 279% return on cash in 2025 across a 20-year winning streak, says the listing launched what he calls the 'Final Phase of Elon's Master Plan.'
He's identified one specific ticker - not SpaceX, Tesla, or any Elon-affiliated company - that he believes could see billions in inflows as this phase unfolds. He calls it his trade of the year. | | Watch the video now to get the ticker name and full trade details |
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What did the two birds flying over K-Mart say to each other? Cheap, cheap. They might say the same thing about these two consumer staples stocks, trading near their 52-week lows. What a difference a year makes. It's hard to believe, but these stocks traded at 52-week highs in 2022. Consumer staple... Read the Full Story |
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If you've ever wished that you could go back in time, then here are two stocks that saved you the trouble. Their prices are trading at levels not seen since the last six months up to a year ago. Fundamentals have arguably improved since then, but shares are trading near 52-week lows. There seems t... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Marc Chaikin, founder of Chaikin Analytics, says two forces - AI disruption and fracturing global trade - are triggering a historic wealth transfer already underway in 2026. Household names like Intuit (-57%), Boston Scientific (-49%), and Tractor Supply (-40%) are cratering, while lesser-known companies like Sandisk (+573%) and Rackspace (+444%) surge.
Chaikin has identified specific stocks he believes investors should sell before they fall further - and the names may surprise you. He's also pinpointing a company tapped as Nvidia's self-driving partner and a potential AI megadeal that could split into three high-growth stocks.
Stream his free presentation to get every buy and sell recommendation with no membership or credit card required. | | Watch Marc Chaikin's free presentation and get his full buy-and-sell list today |
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Only four stocks in the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLK) posted gains on October 13, as the spooky specter of higher interest rates sent tech stocks lower.
Chip stocks, which have been some of 2023's biggest success stories, built upon the promise of AI, were among the hardest ... Read the Full Story |
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The masters of the universe, otherwise known as the institutions that call upon investor capital (individual citizens or even entire governments), can often act as a proxy for what the global economy is going through and, more importantly, where it is headed.
Today, one of the world's largest as... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Gold is hitting record highs, but most investors are leaving income on the table. A $15 fund is quietly paying out up to $1,152 a month to regular investors - no mining stocks, no options, no physical metal required.
Chief Income Strategist Tim Plaehn calls it a breakthrough strategy that transforms gold's rally into reliable monthly payouts. The next distribution is just days away. | | Discover the gold income fund before the next payout date |
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For a minute, people rushed into lithium at a pace that made the chemical seem more critical than water. What is the reason? Most average investors understand that the electric vehicle stocks (EV) hype requires a lot of lithium for batteries to run those units around town, though you are not the a... Read the Full Story |
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In the world of semiconductor stocks, all the hype and excitement from 'smart' money as well as retail seems to be headed toward the big names, you know, the usual suspects: firms like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) or even NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA).
There is ... Read the Full Story |
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So look, no beating around the bush this time; when a high-quality asset (a business in this case) goes on sale because of outside forces weighing in the past the profitable realities of such support, you should be honing into your screen and digging out the facts to make an educated investment de... Read the Full Story |
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As the big banks begin reporting earnings, will investors get some insights into whether higher interest rates will mean pressure on profits.
First up are JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Wells Fargo Co. (NYSE: WFC) and Citigroup Inc. (NYSE: C). Those reports will likely offer hints as to w... Read the Full Story |
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Database specialist MongoDB Inc. (NASDAQ: MDB) has been forming a double-bottom base with a buy point above $414. Within its industry, the stock’s price performance is about equal with Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), and is outpacing Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL).
MongoDB specializes in developing... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands in the United States. The Household segment provides cat litter products under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; bags and wraps under the Glad brand; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand in the United States. The Lifestyle segment offers dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand; and water-filtration products under the Brita brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives; home care products; water-filtration systems; digestive health products; grilling products; cat litter products; food products; bags and wraps; natural personal care products; and professional cleaning and disinfecting products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Ayudin, Clorinda, Poett, Pine-Sol, Glad, Brita, RenewLife, Ever Clean and Burt's Bees brands. It sells its products primarily through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet, and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; and distributors, as well as a direct sales force The Clorox Company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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