Good MorningEquity markets continue to diverge from oil prices, with the S&P 500 moving up to set another new high for the year and oil prices falling to the lowest in months. The moves were driven by an as-expected CPI report, which has equity traders hoping for the first interest rate cuts to come soon and oil markets scared higher-for-longer will impact demand and lead to recession. The takeaway is that enough uncertainty remains for either outcome to be accurate; the question now is which market has it right and what the truth will mean for the economy and stocks when it becomes known.
The CPI data was as expected and confirms cooler inflation, but inflation remains hot and double the Fed's target at the core level. The data suggests inflation will continue to trend lower and lead to the coveted soft landing, but there is a risk that the FOMC will act too soon. Letting the market think that rate cuts are indeed on the way would be a catalyst to drive demand, keep inflation running hot and keep interest rates higher for longer than the market is pricing. With OPEC+ trying hard to keep oil prices higher, it won't take much to get that market into gear and underpin another surge in prices. Featured: "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings (Ad) 
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What is a good dividend yield, exactly? When evaluating different stocks to invest in, you'll notice some pay high dividends, some pay low dividends, and others pay none.
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The end of the year brings with it portfolio adjustments, window dressing and tax harvesting. This results in fund managers and investors selling their losers and buying the winners. The wash rule requires a 30-day waiting period to repurchase stocks that were sold for a capital loss. This tends t... Read the Full Story |
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The space industry is expected to grow from around $385 billion in 2022 to between $1 trillion and $3 trillion by 2040. Not surprisingly, many investors are looking for opportunities to get involved in this fast-growing sector. Rocket Lab USA Inc. (NASDAQ: RKLB) is a small, publicly-traded company... Read the Full Story |
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They say when the FED lowers rates, bubbles almost become inevitable as cheap money races in every direction to find high-risk, high-reward investments or trades. But you are not the average investor; you actually care about building wealth, which requires low-risk, high-reward investments.
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Markets | | | A large, long-shot effort is being developed to mobilize money to save Planet Earth.Climate finance experts say trillions of dollars are needed for forestry projects and renewable energies like solar and wind in the developing world, all aimed at slashing pollution from the burning of oil, gas and c... Read the Full Story |
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With its shares still recovering from a brutal Q3 sell-off, not to mention that of 2022, analysts have been coming out strong on Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) ahead of its earnings later this month. Rating a stock a buy ahead of any quarterly report can be a risky business, as the market's reacti... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Myanmar's economy is forecast to grow only 1% in the fiscal year that ends in March, the World Bank says, as conditions deteriorate with an escalation in fighting between the military and its opponents that has newly displaced more than 500,000 people.Intensified fighting near Myanmar's border with ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Bank of Japan’s quarterly survey on business sentiment shows large Japanese manufacturers have grown more optimistic in the past several months, the third straight quarter of improvement even while other data showed the economy in a contraction. The central bank's “tankan” survey, released Wedne... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Argentina has announced a sharp devaluation of its currency and cuts to energy and transportation subsidies as part of shock adjustments new President Javier Milei says are needed to deal with an economic emergency Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Chinese leaders have wrapped up a two-day annual meeting to set economic priorities for the coming year, the official Xinhua News Agency said in a report Tuesday that cited a litany of problems but also said the world's second-largest economy had “achieved a recovery.”The report gave no details of s... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day AMERCO operates as a do-it-yourself moving and storage operator for household and commercial goods in the United States and Canada. The company's Moving and Storage segment rents trucks, trailers, portable moving and storage units, specialty rental items, and self-storage spaces primarily to the household movers; and sells moving supplies, towing accessories, and propane. It also provides uhaul.com, an online marketplace that connects consumers to independent Moving Help service providers and independent self-storage affiliates; auto transport and tow dolly options to transport vehicles; and specialty boxes for dishes, computers, flat screen television, and sensitive electronic equipment, as well as tapes, security locks, and packing supplies. This segment rents its products and services through a network of approximately 2,100 company operated retail moving stores and 21,100 independent U-Haul dealers. As of March 31, 2022, it had a rental fleet of approximately 186,000 trucks, 128,000 trailers, and 46,000 towing devices; and 1,844 self-storage locations with approximately 876,000 rentable storage units. The company's Property and Casualty Insurance segment offers loss adjusting and claims handling services. It also provides moving and storage protection packages, such as Safemove and Safetow packages, which offer moving and towing customers with a damage waiver, cargo protection, and medical and life insurance coverage; Safestor that protects storage customers from loss on their goods in storage; Safestor Mobile, which protects customers stored belongings; and Safemove Plus, which provides rental customers with a layer of primary liability protection. The company's Life Insurance segment provides life and health insurance products primarily to the senior market through the direct writing and reinsuring of life insurance, medicare supplement, and annuity policies. AMERCO was founded in 1945 and is based in Reno, Nevada. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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