Good MorningEquity markets rallied in the prior week on hopes the Fed rate hiking cycle is near the end. Remarks from Fed chief Jerome Powell alluded to the event but left the door open to additional hikes should they be required. However, the takeaway is that rates will remain high indefinitely, and the first cut may not come until late in 2024. The S&P 500 gained about 6% for the week but remains below the 2023 highs with critical resistance close.
This week will be a trying time for equity traders. There is very little economic data, lots of fed speak, and another week of earnings. Earnings reports from Disney, Kellanova, and Occidental Petroleum will take the spotlight. The questions are how margins hold up and the outlook for capital returns. Disney, specifically, could shed light on when it will reinstate its dividend, which would be a significant catalyst for the stock. Featured: Trump’s Currency Coup Exposed (Ad) 
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Basic Materials | |
Just like many investors got around investing in Chinese names, such as Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA), after Ray Dalio got behind it, a wave of money will jump into the industry's favorite play today: uranium.
Backing names like Cameco Corporation (NYSE: CCJ) and Ur-Energy Inc. (NYSE: URG) have tre... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Elon Musk bought Super Bowl ad time at $266,000 per second - something he has never done before. 125 million Americans watched, but Whitney Tilson, former manager of a $200 million hedge fund, says most investors missed what it actually means.
With 1 in 3 Super Bowl viewers using buy-now-pay-later services and 40% of Americans carrying more credit card debt than savings, Tilson believes Elon's message reveals a major economic current - and a clear signal for where smart money should be positioned. | | Watch Tilson's free presentation to see what he thinks you should do now |
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Utilities | |
What's the hot defensive play right now?
Exactly what you'd think: utilities stocks, which are tried-and-true dividend payers, are trending higher. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLU) is up 4.72% in the past week. The sector is up 2.44% in the past month, outpacing the broader S... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | |
Shares of Zillow Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ZG) were trading about 9% lower for the week of October 30 after a federal jury in Missouri ruled that the National Association of Realtors and some large real estate brokerages conspired to inflate realtor commissions.
Like Zillow, Redfin Corp. (NASDAQ: RDFN)... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | OpenAI and Anthropic are moving closer to the public-market spotlight - and Wall Street rarely waits until the first trading day to reposition.
By the time these IPOs arrive, the obvious AI names may already be crowded and fully priced. The earlier opportunity could lie in chips, cloud infrastructure, data tools, and enterprise AI systems. One report covers 9 AI stocks - including a chip name tied to U.S. infrastructure, a cloud player with an underappreciated setup, and a data analytics business with government and enterprise exposure. | | Review the full 9-stock AI breakdown before the next wave hits |
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Consumer Staples | |
Estee Lauder Companies Inc. (NYSE: EL) is on track to regain traction. Despite solid trends in the beauty category, it faces substantial headwinds with the near-term outlook declining. The takeaway is that Estee Lauder stock will be a buy for 2025, but not until later in 2024. Between then and now... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
If you've wondered when Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) stock will rally to new highs, the answer is now. The market for this stock has been incredibly volatile in the face of solid results and institutional holding and just produced another solid result.
The news has the stock up more than 5%... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | This feels like one of those ''where were you when Kennedy was shot'' moments. It felt like a moment in time, but that single shot started an avalanche of investigations, accusations, and conspiracy theories.
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Technology | |
Results from ServiceNow (NASDAQ: NOW) bode well for cloud services stocks. The company posted results that sparked a round of surprisingly bullish chatter from analysts that points to continued strength in this and other cloud services names.
Analysts viewed the ServiceNow results as remarkably ... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Was Extreme Networks’ (NASDAQ: EXTR) disappointing revenue guidance a harbinger of what’s to come in the networking industry, or is there a company-specific problem?
“As far as slowed growth, we are seeing it across the industry,” Extreme Networks CEO Ed Meyercord told Ma... Read the Full Story |
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Industrials | |
HUB Cyber Security (NASDAQ: HUBC), a little-known small-cap cyber security company, has recently made headlines after its stock experienced triple-digit growth last month.
The Israeli cyber security solutions company first grabbed the headlines on October 19 after it announced that it was partic... Read the Full Story |
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Business Services | |
Remember that guy who got knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his philanthropic accomplishments? No? Maybe you remember him from multiplying his money after the 1929 depression and coming up with his now famous saying, which rhymes with investing at the point of maximum pessimism.
His name is Sir Joh... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Shares of Shutterstock (NYSE: SSTK) are down 7.5% during the middle of Wednesday's trading session; some can blame it on the fact that the ISM Manufacturing PMI came in much lower than the markets were expecting, signaling a reasonable concern for the economy; some may blame it on the FOMC meeting... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated energy and chemicals operations in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification of liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas; and carbon capture and storage, as well as a gas-to-liquids plant. The Downstream segment refines crude oil into petroleum products; markets crude oil, refined products, and lubricants; manufactures and markets renewable fuels, commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses, and fuel and lubricant additives; and transports crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment, and rail car. The company was formerly known as ChevronTexaco Corporation and changed its name to Chevron Corporation in 2005. Chevron Corporation was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in San Ramon, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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