Good MorningEquities markets stumbled and bounced from support last week as earnings season rolls on. The week's news is that earnings are better than expected, and core consumer inflation cooled a tenth compared to the previous month. The sad news is that PCE prices fell 0.1% compared to an upwardly revised figure and are hotter than expected. In this light, the FOMC may be unable to ease back on interest rate hikes, although they have indicated the next meeting would be the last hike for 2023.
This week brings another round of earnings reports and key economic data. Topping the list of economic releases is the NFP report on Friday, followed by the ISM reports and construction spending. These data points are expected to confirm the slowing in the economy seen in other data points. Among the most troubling is the Index of Leading Indicators, which has been negative for more than a year and is trending deeper into negative territory. Featured: The 7 Stocks Quietly Gaining Attention Right Now (Ad) 
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Language learning platform Duolingo Inc. (NYSE: DUOL) has been eloquent lately, forging a bullish chart pattern ahead of earnings and increasing revenue at robust double-digit rates. The company’s price performance in the past several months is leading the online education sub-industry.
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From Our Partners | | Rumors are circulating that Elon Musk is preparing to acquire three publicly traded companies.
Dr. Mark Skousen, who met Musk in person and called the SpaceX listing months early, says he has identified all three targets in what he calls Elon's $2.1 Trillion Hit List.
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At one time, the statement “as General Motors goes so goes the economy” carried weight with investors. Today, an inverse of that statement reflects the current state of Caterpillar, Inc. (NYSE: CAT) stock. That is, as the economy goes, so goes CAT stock. Let me explain.
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While it’s not a great strategy to make a bet on a stock when it’s close to reporting earnings, it’s definitely good to keep a watch list of strong companies, like Array Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY), that are due to report soon. By monitoring your watch list, you can quickly ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | A drilling crew near the Grand Canyon uncovered a clean energy well producing nearly eight times the output of Saudi Arabia's largest oil field, with potential to last two million years.
While the One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated federal credits for solar, wind, and EVs, this energy source was reclassified alongside oil and nuclear power and given eight years of tax credits. Google signed a 15-year contract, and Bill Gates committed $100 million.
One company controls the entire supply chain behind this discovery. | | See the ticker behind this Grand Canyon energy breakthrough now |
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ExxonMobil’s (NYSE: XOM) stock price has been on a tear since hitting the pandemic bottom, and it looks like that trend is not over. The stock is up more than 200% and could easily take it to 300% given the results, the outlook for oil prices, analyst sentiment and a recent uptick in institu... Read the Full Story |
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Mondelez International's (NASDAQ: MDLZ) Q1 results echo news from top-tier consumer staples brands across verticals. The company has pricing power and underlying demand to support its business, and it is outperforming consensus expectations. The Q1 news has the stock up another 2% in premarket tra... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | A small-cap gold and silver royalty company is generating record revenue from producing mines, yet shares still trade under 1 dollar.
It just signed the largest transaction in its history, a new gold streaming deal backed by a strategic relationship with a major mining investment firm.
A well-known sector financier has invested his own money and joins the CEO in an exclusive interview breaking down the full story. | | Click here for instant access to the free report now |
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Shares of Church & Dwight (NYSE: CHD) are moving higher following the Q1 earnings release and guidance, but investors shouldn’t chase higher prices. As good as the results are, the stock may be capped at a critical resistance point it has already reached. That point is near $95, a point ... Read the Full Story |
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You probably see those pest control vehicles rolling through your neighborhood on a regular basis, but it’s almost certain you didn’t realize there might be an investment opportunity there. Rollins Inc. (NYSE: ROL) is the corporate parent of a brand portfolio that includes Orkin, Crit... Read the Full Story |
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares have been rallying since January and are up 35% in that timeframe, with more than 10% added in the past fortnight alone. Coming from a multi-year low that had shares trading back at 2018 levels, it meant investors could start to relax just a little bit. For a ... Read the Full Story |
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Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE: MSI) is one of those old-line tech names lacking the excitement factor of recent cloud computing or cybersecurity IPOs, but that shouldn’t stop investors from tuning into the maker of radio communications and wireless systems.
This company should not be confus... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Daqo New Energy (NYSE: DQ) closed Thursday's trading session by 3.75% after reporting its first quarterly earnings for 2023, along with filing its official annual report for 2022 via form 20-F with the SEC. Now that more institutional money managers and investors like Fidelity and Temple... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day State Street Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of financial products and services to institutional investors worldwide. The company offers investment servicing products and services, including custody, accounting, regulatory reporting, investor, and performance and analytics; middle office products, such as IBOR, transaction management, loans, cash, derivatives and collateral, record keeping, and client reporting and investment analytics; finance leasing; foreign exchange, and brokerage and other trading services; securities finance and enhanced custody products; deposit and short-term investment facilities; investment manager and alternative investment manager operations outsourcing; performance, risk, and compliance analytics; and financial data management to support institutional investors. It also engages in the provision of portfolio management and risk analytics, as well as trading and post-trade settlement services with integrated compliance and managed data. In addition, the company offers investment management strategies and products, such as core and enhanced indexing, multi-asset strategies, active quantitative and fundamental active capabilities, and alternative investment strategies. Further, it provides services and solutions, including environmental, social, and governance investing; defined benefit and defined contribution; and global fiduciary solutions, as well as exchange-traded funds under the SPDR ETF brand. The company provides its products and services to mutual funds, collective investment funds, UCITS, hedge funds and other investment pools, corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments, and investment managers. State Street Corporation was founded in 1792 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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