Good MorningEquity markets cheered on Thursday when the PPI report was softer than expected. The report renewed hope that peak inflation was past and the FOMC would soon reach the peak of interest rates. The risk for the market is that easing fear may lead to an economic acceleration and an acceleration of inflation. In that scenario, the Fed will resume interest rate hikes before the end of the year.
Today's will be all about earnings. The peak of Q1 reporting begins today with reports from most of the big banks and a few other critical names. By the end of the day, the market will have a grasp on what to expect from the rest of the season and the takeaways may not be bullish. The S&P 500 is at a critical level, near 4,150; if it can't move higher tomorrow, the odds are high the index will remain range bound through the end of the season. Featured: Wall Street’s quietly buying these 3 AI infrastructure plays (Ad) 
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Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) shares are down following the Q1 results, but this is an opportunity for investors. While earnings fell short in the quarter, revenue growth was robust, free cash flow hit record levels, debt was reduced, and the guidance calls for more of the same. There are certainly r... Read the Full Story |
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The Nasdaq has received SEC approval to move stocks onto blockchain rails, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink dedicated his entire 2026 annual letter to this infrastructure shift. Blockchain analyst Andy Howard is calling this asset 'Digital Oil' - and says institutional buyers are already positioned. | | Get the name, the ticker, and exactly how to buy it |
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Global Payments, Inc. (NYSE: GPN) shares are moving after Goldman Sachs upgraded the fintech firm’s rating from Neutral to BUY. Goldman analyst Will Nance also assigned a $127 price target, noting that the recent selloff has presented a new buying opportunity. Consequentially, GPN is now up ... Read the Full Story |
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Fastenal’s (NASDAQ: FAST) Q1 report is lackluster, but investors should take the report's details to heart. The company made several mentions of the supply chain that included words like stable, stabilizing and stability which we have not heard in quite some time. What this means for the com... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare is a big business and one of few guaranteed to grow. The sector is expected to grow at a 10% CAGR for the next 2 years, at least with the longer-term outlook in the high-single-digits, and that will be spread across verticals and market cap. Today we’re looking at 3 stocks the ins... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) are up over 3.6% on April 12. The immediate catalyst is the announcement of a $2.6 billion collaboration with Aspect Biosystems. But for investors who have been watching the stock, this is just the continuation of a larger trend for the Danish pharmaceutical ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | With OpenAI and Anthropic moving closer to the IPO spotlight, AI excitement could spill into several public-market sectors this summer - and most investors may chase the obvious names too late.
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The Apparel industry has seen dire developments throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and some operators within it have yet to come back to business activity levels reflecting those pre-pandemic. "Business is still slow overall. Customers have not yet picked up orders at pre-pandemic levels." this is ... Read the Full Story |
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Academy Sports + Outdoors, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASO) is among leisure retailers that continue to rally and show a strong profitability, even as inflation rises and the pandemic-era appetite for other leisure products wanes.
Shares jumped 3.39% in heavy volume on April 12, following news that inflation s... Read the Full Story |
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Companies like Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) are part of the consumer staples sector. This means they offer products that consumers will buy in good economic times and bad. A company like JNJ also has pricing power, which allows it to pass along some of its production costs to the end consumer... Read the Full Story |
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A look at Marketbeat.com’s Most Upgraded Stocks list will reveal many things. One of them is that Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) has been the Most Upgraded stock for the last three months. It’s seen a string of upgrades that has the market on the brink of a complete reversal. Another re... Read the Full Story |
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Fittingly, gold stocks have been hot since St. Patrick’s Day. But there’s one pot of gold that’s even bigger.
Oil & gas producers are up more than 15% since March 17th, outshining all other industry groups. The run has breathed new life into an energy sector that dominated ... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day PLBY Group, Inc. operates as a pleasure and leisure company in the United States, Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Licensing, Direct-to-Consumer, and Digital Subscriptions and Content. The company offers sexual wellness products, such as lingerie, bedroom accessories, intimacy products, and other adult products; style and apparel products for men and women; digital entertainment and lifestyle products; and beauty and grooming products for men and women, such as skincare, haircare, bath and body, grooming, cosmetics, and fragrance. It also owns and operates digital commerce retail platforms, such as playboy.com, honeybirdette.com, yandy.com, and loversstores.com; and Honey Birdette and Lovers retail stores. In addition, the company licenses Playboy name, Rabbit Head Design, and other trademarks and related properties; and programming content to cable television operators and direct-to-home satellite television operators. Further, the company business covers the subscription sale of playboyplus.com and playboy.tv, which are online content platforms. It offers its products under its flagship brand Playboy. PLBY Group, Inc. is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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