Good MorningEquity markets closed with a gain on Tuesday, but the advance was slim, and the takeaways bearish. The S&P 500 closed with a gain of 0.09% after trading in a tight range that confirms the presence of resistance at the 4,150 level. 4,150 has been a line the bulls can not cross since the middle of 2022, and nothing in the outlook says that will change now.
Some better-than-expected earnings reports and guidance are helping to lift the market, but it may be too little too late. Data in the form of housing starts and building permits suggests the economic contraction everyone expects is getting worse. The data show starts and permits fell more than expected compared to last month and are down 17% and 24%, respectively. Because permits are a leading indicator of starts, the start figure should be expected to decline further. Featured: The 7 Stocks Quietly Gaining Attention Right Now (Ad) 
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Utilities | | Utility companies perform essential services -- from powering homes to providing clean water -- that rarely garner investor attention unless something goes wrong. Although these stocks might seem unexciting due to their modest growth prospects, they offer notable benefits for risk-averse investors s... Read the Full Story |
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Gamida Cell Ltd. (NASDAQ: GMDA) is an Israeli-based developmental biotechnology company specializing in discovering and advancing cell therapies to fight blood cancer and other illnesses. The stock traded as high as $15.40 in 2018 when it went public and sank to a low of $2.60 by March 2020. The s... Read the Full Story |
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If you are looking for a stock with high insider interest and insiders buying EasyJet plc (OTCMKTS: ESYJY) could be your stock. This company has high insider interest, the insiders have been buying regularly for years, and it just reported a blow-out quarter. Combine this with the lowest share pri... Read the Full Story |
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Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has blown past analysts' expectations on top-line and bottom-line earnings, leading to a 13% year-on-year net revenue growth and a respective 15% net income growth by the same measure; earnings per share were reported at 94 cents. The push in revenue came amid growth ac... Read the Full Story |
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Proposed changes to California’s net-metering rules have cut the share prices for companies like Sunrun (NASDAQ: SUN) and Enphase (NASDAQ: ENPH), but analysts still see a bright future. Net-metering, the ability to sell unused power back to the grid, is critical in selling solar to the masse... Read the Full Story |
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J.B. Hunt (NASDAQ: JBHT) didn’t have a horrible quarter, but it did miss the consensus estimates on a combination of factors, which is terrible news for the broad economy. The combination of higher prices and rising interest rates produced a larger-than-expected decline in demand that impact... Read the Full Story |
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Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SBH) is the world's largest retailer and distributor of professional hair and beauty supplies. It operates over 3,100 stores throughout 12 countries. Sally Beauty sells its products to salon professionals and retail consumers with more than 8,000 hair, skin and na... Read the Full Story |
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Immersive motion picture technology company IMAX Corp. (NYSE: IMAX) has a wide moat for its movie theater technology and systems. Not to be confused with movie theaters, IMAX licenses its movie theater systems but doesn't own the theatres. Unlike a movie theater's most considerable expense, IMAX d... Read the Full Story |
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Dropbox Inc. (NASDAQ: DBX) has evolved from a cloud storage provider to a file-sharing, synchronization and workflow collaboration platform. The company also has its own document e-signature protocol. The pandemic caused many workers to take on remote freelance and contract work. Dropbox appeals t... Read the Full Story |
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When SVB Securities analyst David Risinger reiterated his bullish opinion on Vaxcyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCVX) last week, few investors noticed. The stock barely budged.
Why bother getting excited about a biotech name traded sideways in little volume for five months? Well, because it’s biotech.... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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