Good MorningEquity markets continue to trend within a tight range below critical resistance. At the same time, good news continues to emerge but it is more of a sell-the-news event because the news is centered on weakening economic data. A softer than expected JOLT figures suggest a pullback in business spending and hiring that will aid a reduction in inflation. The bad news is that reduced business spending and hiring will also result in soft GDP growth and a weaker consumer.
The S&P 500 is hovering at critical resistance with a catalyst due on Friday. The monthly job growth figures are expected to show sustained labor market health but may give the market what it wants: soft data and a reason for the Fed to cut rates. The risk now is that the market may indeed get what it wants and more, the recession everyone feared would happen but didn't. Featured: Elon’s big $266,000 per second purchase (Ad) 
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After a wild year in the stock market, 2023 leaves one sector that takes the crown as a clear winner. Technology stocks have been all the hype in the past few months, bringing new hopes of an economic recovery and shaking away the fears sparked by interest rate hikes.
The charts don't lie. The pr... Read the Full Story |
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As the overall market and various leading sectors, such as the technology and financial sectors, trade near their 52-week highs, optimism and speculation have seemingly returned to the markets.
Such optimism has been seen over the previous several weeks, judging by the number of breakouts occurr... Read the Full Story |
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With each advance in technology, the importance of cybersecurity grows. A key problem facing businesses and enterprises is that the traditional approach to a perimeter security network is quickly becoming obsolete. Networks that rely on multiple cloud networks, remote users, and any IoT devices op... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Trump is launching a new $250 bill - but that may be a distraction. Behind the scenes, Executive Order 14241 is orchestrating what analyst Porter Stansberry calls a total U.S. money reset, bypassing conventional legal channels under the guise of national security.
The last time America reset its currency - under Nixon in the 1970s - it created an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over 50 years. Stansberry has identified three asset categories connected to Trump's initiative that could surge, plus his single top investment move. | | Watch the documentary briefing and find out which side you land on |
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Penny stocks are an asset class that can deliver a large reward for a small risk (monetarily speaking). But how to make money with penny stocks is more complicated. The phrase "you get what you pay for" comes to mind.
Many investors see a low-priced stock and think more about making money fast f... Read the Full Story |
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At its core, dividend harvesting capitalizes on the regular dividends disbursed by compani... Read the Full Story |
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Quantum computing is a relatively new type of computer programming that incorporates quantum mechanics into a machine's functionality. This may result in faster computer processing, especially when working with large data sets. A quantum computing investment can also provide access to additional t... Read the Full Story |
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Marvell Technology’s (NASDAQ: MRVL) stock is at a critical pivot point, trading near critical support in the middle of a trading range. The technical outlook is biased to the downside, but a new low may not be in the cards. While the Q3 results were mixed and the outlook iffy, the business i... Read the Full Story |
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nLight, Inc. (NASDAQ: LASR) popped up on Marketbeat.com’s analyst-tracking radar when it received two positive analyst updates on the same day. The updates include an upgrade and two price target increases that suggest a significant upside for the stock.
What is nLIGHT, Inc.? nLIGHT, Inc. ... Read the Full Story |
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Having drifted down to multi-year lows, shares of General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) put in a hard low earlier this month and have been rallying since. They’re now up about 25% from the low and on track to get back to trading once again in the range they’d been in since July 2022.
Gen... Read the Full Story |
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GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB) was already a Most Upgraded Stock on the Marketbeat platform going into its Q3 results, which is unlikely to change soon. What is likely to change is the trend in the consensus price target. The consensus price target has been trimmed over the past few months, coming down to ... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day UMB Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company that provides banking services and asset servicing in the United States and internationally. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial loans and credit card; commercial real estate financing; letters of credit; loan syndication, and consultative service; various business solutions including asset-based lending, mezzanine debt, and minority equity investment; and treasury management service, such as depository service, account reconciliation, cash management tool, accounts payable and receivable solution, electronic fund transfer and automated payment, controlled disbursement, lockbox service, and remote deposit capture service. The Institutional Banking segment offers fund, asset management, and healthcare service to institutional clients; and fund administration and accounting, investor service and transfer agency, mutual fund service, alternative investment service, fixed income sale, trading and underwriting, and corporate trust and escrow service, as well as institutional custody service. This segment also provides healthcare payment solution includes custodial service for health saving accounts and private label, multipurpose debit cards to insurance carriers, third-party administrator, software companies, employers, and financial institutions. The Personal Banking segment offers deposit account, retail credit card, private banking, installment loan, home equity line of credit, residential mortgage, as well as internet banking, ATM network, private banking, brokerage and insurance service, and investment advisory, custody, and trust services. It operates through a network of branches and offices. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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