Good MorningEquity markets fell on Monday, starting the week on a sour note. The move was driven by continued fear of higher interest rates for longer and concern that this week's labor data will keep the Fed's foot on the brakes. The S&P 500 fell about 0.5% at the session's low, extending the losing streak to a possible 5th week. If the market can't regain traction soon, a test of the 4,150 level is inevitable.
The NFP report is due out on Friday. The report is expected to show steady job creation while wages accelerate and unemployment falls. In this scenario, the FOMC has no reason to let off the brakes and every reason to continue to keep interest rates high. The risk for the market is that a soft economic landing will keep the labor market solid and wages rising, underpinning higher-than-normal inflation keeping interest rates higher for longer. Featured: Is This the New Normal for Gold? (Ad) 
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The only thing to be sure of as Q4 2023 begins is uncertainty. It is uncertain if inflation is tame, if the Fed is finished hiking rates, if earnings growth will be as robust as expected, and if the market will move higher or lower. Investors need to be aware of the forces driving the market to be... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | More than 25 candidates were screened for share price between $1 and $5, market cap above $100 million, daily volume over 500,000 shares, and over $10 million in trailing revenue.
Only five stocks cleared every filter, spanning five different sectors. Two are profitable today, and one pays a substantial dividend.
The report also flags what could go wrong with each pick, including dilution and convertible debt. | | See the five stocks that survived this strict revenue screen |
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Another week has passed with shares of Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) outperforming the overall market, closing the prior week up 0.38% while the overall market was down almost 1%.
META recently made headlines after the company hosted its annual Connect product conference. It has continued to buc... Read the Full Story |
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Drones have made headlines for their key roles in headline events like the Ukraine War. According to Grandview Research, the global drone industry is estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.9% in the next seven years, and 9.1% in the U.S. Applications continue to broaden, r... 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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Income investors aren't known for their risk-on attitude or speculative natures, but that doesn't mean there aren't speculations in the income-investment universe. A simple speculation is on distribution growth; in some cases, the opportunity for growth is significant. We're looking at 3 stocks th... Read the Full Story |
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Cloudflare Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the world's most connected cloud network, offering a serverless cloud architecture, security and artificial intelligence (AI) on the network edge to thousands of companies and millions of websites. It is a content-delivery-network (CDN) serving and partnering with ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Palantir, Micron and SanDisk show how fast a stock can become the trade everyone suddenly wants. That's often when investors make their costliest mistake: arriving after the easy part of the move is gone.
A new premium eBook flags 7 stocks that may be worth knowing about before the broader crowd catches on. You don't need to buy any of them - just knowing what's quietly gaining attention can be useful. | | See the 7 stocks on the watchlist while it's still free |
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Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) is worth a look if you are looking for a perfect place to position money for 2024. The company is a significant player in a growing industry; it has emerging market exposure, outperforming, provides yield and value, and the sell-side is interested. These factors suggest ... Read the Full Story |
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Nvidia Co. (NASDAQ: NVDA) is riding high as the king of the artificial intelligence (AI) mountain, posting hypergrowth top and bottom-line forecasts. It can largely be credited for lifting the technology sector higher and legitimizing the AI boom since its unexpected blowout in fiscal Q1 2024 earn... Read the Full Story |
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With winter soon approaching comes the potential for more inclement weather. Storms and blistery temperatures will drive the demand for companies that can accommodate the essential needs stemming from power outages and inclement weather. Unlike recent mild winters, the winter of 2023 to 2024 is ex... Read the Full Story |
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If you can't beat them, join them, right? It would not be too far-fetched to imagine that these were the last words spoken at Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) and its latest board meeting, or at least a close derivative of this expression, considering the chain of events that have transpired recently.
Cons... Read the Full Story |
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When a large enough company, around $41 billion in this case, declines in valuation by nearly 30% in less than twelve months, everyone should be headed to it to figure out two things. Is the business going bust, or did something happen to upset the market temporarily?
Today, Hershey (NYSE: HSY) i... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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