Good MorningThe market heaved a sigh of relief after Fed president Raphael Bostic said the committee could probably stick with quarter-point interest rate hikes. The news is contrary to a renewed belief the Fed could increase the pace to 50 bps per meeting, but investors should not be sanguine. The news does not suggest that inflation has been tamed or the Fed was anywhere near through with raising rates.
Regardless of the Fed's next move, the outlook for S&P 500 earnings continues to decline, and that is a weight the market can't bear forever. Sooner or later, the market will give up all hope for earnings growth in 2023 and the market decline will start in earnest. At best, the S&P 500 is range bound but headed toward the bottom of that range. The following week could be trying for the market with little to sustain the rebound regarding economic data or earnings reports. Featured: Small Colorado Company (Backed by Sam Altman) Could Save U.S. Power Grid (Ad) 
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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.
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It’s too soon to call October 13th the low for U.S. stocks. With the Federal Reserve steadfast in its view of higher rates for longer, equity valuations may not have yet reached the basement.
The good news is that the stock market has distanced itself from its 2022 bottom. And with some Fed... Read the Full Story |
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Oil tankers have been on an uptrend for the past year, with no real signs of slowing down. In one of the latest developments, Nordic American Tanker Ltd. (NYSE: NAT) on February 27, boosted its shareholder payout by 200%, from $0.05 a share to $0.15, according to MarketBeat data on dividend increa... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | TradeSmith CEO Keith Kaplan warns that AI's rapid rise has a dark side, threatening American jobs and livelihoods. He says now is the time to prepare before August 31st.
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High-growth cloud computing firm Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW) reported earnings after the close on Wednesday, and the results were not what investors were hoping for. The stock dropped by 11% following the earnings report, which showed disappointing guidance.
Snowflake is one of the fastest-growing tec... Read the Full Story |
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Investors who’ve shied away from Hormel (NYSE: HRL) may want to take a 2nd look. The Q1 results and guidance for 2023 have sparked a pullback in prices that should result in another stunning rebound. This stock is trading at a 2-year low which marks the bottom of the post-pandemic trading ra... Read the Full Story |
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If you have questions about AbbVie stock, we have answers. The bottom line is that AbbVie is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies with one attractive dividend.
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Ross Stores Inc (NASDAQ: ROST) shares dropped as much as 5% during Wednesday's trading session, despite the discount retailer's earnings report surpassing headline expectations. It was a similar reaction to their peers at Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), who underwhelmed investors this week despite... Read the Full Story |
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If there were any doubts about Salesforce.com’s (NASDAQ: CRM) Q4 performance and outlook for 2023 they have been laid to rest. The Q4 results are so far above expectation they and the outlook have the stock up more than 15% in premarket trading and on the cusp of a complete reversal. The que... Read the Full Story |
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Issues with the Albertson’s (NYSE: ACI) merger aside, The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) is one attractive stock at a critical juncture regarding price action. The price action in The Kroger Co. has corrected its pandemically-induced high and is now back in line with reality. What does that mean? Kro... Read the Full Story |
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The United States housing market has experienced its largest decline since the 2008 housing crisis, causing a wave of repercussions and side effects across all markets, particularly within the lumber prices in the open market. Lumber and oriented strand board (OSB) are principal components of home... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Voyager Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, focuses on the treatment of gene therapy and neurology diseases. The company's lead clinical candidate is VY-TAU01, an anti-tau antibody program for the treatment of alzheimer's disease. Its product pipeline includes superoxide dismutase 1 silencing gene therapy, which is in preclinical trial for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; tau silencing gene therapy, which is in preclinical trial for the treatment of alzheimer's disease; and vectorized anti-amyloid antibody, a gene therapy targeting anti-amyloid for the treatment of alzheimer's disease and is in preclinical trial. In addition, the company develops VY-FXN01, which is in preclinical trial to treat friedreich's ataxia; and GBA1 gene replacement to treat parkinson's disease and is in preclinical trial. Further, it provides research program for the treatment of Huntington's disease. The company has collaboration and license agreements with Alexion; AstraZeneca Rare Disease; Novartis Pharma AG; Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc; and Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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