Good MorningEquity markets continue to wrestle with what the "new normal" means for stocks long term. With the rate on the 10-year treasury above 3.0%, it's all too easy to get S&P 500-beating yield with little to no risk. This is a headwind for stocks that may cap gains indefinitely regardless of their performance. This situation is unlikely to change without changing the inflation outlook, which remains hot. The CPI index cooled slightly compared to the previous month but not substantially.
Next week brings another hurdle for the markets. Not only is there a raft of economic data to include retail sales, housing data, and the index of leading indicators but Q1 results are due from the big retailers. The retailers have been struggling with shifting consumer habits, bloating inventory and a tepid outlook for growth; that is not expected to change.
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Krispy Kreme Inc. (NASDAQ: DNUT) shares have posted a stunning rebound since hitting historic lows at the end of last year. Organic growth and outperformance bolstered by a solid restaurant rebound are reasons why and they may lead the stock even higher. The price action sets up another rally, but... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | BlackRock, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Fidelity are reportedly accumulating a scarce blockchain asset - one that gets burned with every transaction on what analysts are calling America's new financial grid.
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As the Chinese economy faces a tipping point, the People's Bank Of China (PBOC) is faced with the choice of increasing credit and cheap liquidity via lowering rates or possibly facing deflationary environments. Throughout history, most, if not all, governments have chosen to print money, lower int... Read the Full Story |
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Wynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) isn’t as flashy as other casino names, but don't write it off. It has been quietly working to improve its operations, invest in new properties and position for growth, and those efforts are paying off. The first quarter (Q1) results were mixed relative to the... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) shed more than 5% following the Q2 earnings release, but this may not be the time to sell. The stock is trading at historically low levels, suggesting the valuation is at rock bottom, just as signs of margin improvement appear in the streaming business... Read the Full Story |
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The April 2023 Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading of 4.9% marked the 10th consecutive decline in the inflation rate and the lowest it has been in two years. This is good news on several fronts.
Cooling prices on groceries, gasoline and more are providing much needed relief for American households... 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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Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA), also called Copa Airlines, reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2023 on Wednesday after market hours. Copa is a member of the Star Alliance. This global airline network comprises names such as United Airlines (NYSE: UAL). Shares of the airline are caut... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) advanced by 9.6% in the after-market hours on Wednesday evening; this spark in seemingly bullish sentiment comes amid the company reporting its first quarter 2023 earnings results. As key performance indicators (KPIs) within the retail brokerage grew sign... Read the Full Story |
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Large-cap cloud security companies Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNT), Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: PANW), Verisign Inc, (NASDAQ: VRSN) and ZScaler Inc. (NASDAQ: ZS) are in rally mode recently, after languishing since late 2021.
While a few name-brand big techs have been leading the market, largel... Read the Full Story |
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Do shares of Monster Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ: MNST) look scary at their current levels?
The stock rocketed to a new high of $60.27 on May 5, as investors were energized by the company’s better-than-expected first-quarter results. MarketBeat’s Monster Beverage earnings data show the com... Read the Full Story |
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After enduring a tough 12 months through last November, where their shares fell 65%, The Trade Desk Inc (NASDAQ: TTD) is well on its way to becoming one of the better-performing stocks of 2023. In the past four months alone, they've tacked on a solid 50% in a rally underpinned by strong earnings a... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Pulse Biosciences, Inc. operates as a novel bioelectric medicine company. The company offers CellFX System, a tunable, software-enabled, and console-based platform that delivers nano second duration pulses of electrical energy to non-thermally clear targeted cells while sparing adjacent non-cellular tissue to treat a various medical condition by using its Nano-Pulse Stimulation technology. The company was formerly known as Electroblate, Inc. and changed its name to Pulse Biosciences, Inc. in December 2015. Pulse Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Hayward, California. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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