Good MorningEquity markets advanced on Thursday, with the S&P 500 gaining roughly 1.5% at the session's high and setting a new 14-month high. The melt-up is driven by the idea that the FOMC is close to ending its rate hiking cycle but will end in disaster. The FOMC is nearing the end of the rate hiking cycle, but interest rates will top out above 5.5%, well above what the market had priced in, and promise to remain high for the foreseeable future. This has ushered in a "new normal" for the market that will not be fully realized for at least another year. What this means for the S&P 500 is a reduced demand that will cut into growth.
What this means for the S&P 500 is a trading range. The top of the range is near all-time highs and will probably be reached by the start of Q2 earnings reporting. Assuming the consensus figures for the 2nd half contract as they have done for the last 8 quarters, the odds are high that the S&P 500 will top out at an all-time high and move sideways within the now-established range. How long that range lasts is anybody's guess, but the charts suggest it could be 5 to 10 years. Featured: The startup growing 23 times faster than Nvidia (Ad) 
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Technology | | In the fast-paced world of finance and investing, having a guiding light can make all the difference. That's where earnings guidance comes into play. But what is earnings guidance, exactly?
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Kroger (NASDAQ: KR) shares fell following the Q1 report, but this is an opportunity for investors. The company is performing well in the current environment and maintained guidance but gave no indication on the progress of its merger with Albertson’s (NYSE: ACI). The merger faces vehement op... Read the Full Story |
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Medical | |
Investors are facing one of the rarest cases in financial markets, where a deeply entrenched enterprise operating in one of the most 'defensive' sectors has left a pain trail following a 15.3% decline over the past couple of days. Humana (NYSE: HUM) investors were spooked after learning that the c... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Analyst Ross Givens says the top AI opportunity right now isn't Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, or Nvidia - it's a small, under-the-radar stock trading for just a few dollars.
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For years, Deckers Outdoor Corp. (NYSE: DECK) was associated with UGG Boots, a cozy, sheepskin-lined footwear originally Australian surfers. The boots have been popular with customers and social media influencers over the years, although they’ve been the recipient of plenty of snark from peo... Read the Full Story |
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The opening bell on Wall Street is prime stock market pageantry, with company executives or celebrities ringing the bell to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor. Of course, this gesture is symbolic mainly because most brokerage firms now allow after-hours trading well befor... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | |
Year-to-date, technology has led the charge in the market's recovery. Without the remarkable performance of a handful of industry, global leading names, the market would be near flat on the year.
The map below of the S&P 500 index categorizes performance by sectors and industries, with size r... Read the Full Story |
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Construction | |
The homebuilders, Lennar included (NYSE: LEN), have been defying the odds for the last year and more. They’ve produced robust performance relative to the analysts' expectations, which has increased their share prices. In Lennar’s case, that means a move up to and almost above the all-t... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA), Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) hail from very different industries, but the three stocks have one thing in common: All are dividend payers that could be considered undervalued, relative to their future potential.
A stock may be co... Read the Full Story |
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Technology | |
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) just hit another snafu in its proposed acquisition of Activision-Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI). This time, the FTC requested an emergency court order to block the merger, which a California judge granted.
Run-ins with regulators have become par for the course in one of the more... Read the Full Story |
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Artificial intelligence is a global theme right now in the markets. As a result, a lot of excitement and optimism surrounds the industry and companies that have positioned themselves within AI.For example, investors positioning themselves with leaders in the AI sector would have generated impressi... Read the Full Story |
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Friday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Diversified Healthcare Trust is a real estate investment trust, which engages in the ownership of senior living communities, medical office buildings, and wellness centers. It operates through the following segments: Office Portfolio, Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP), and Non-Segment. The Office Portfolio segment consists of medical office properties leased to medical providers and other medical related businesses, as well as life science properties leased to biotech laboratories and other similar tenants. The SHOP segment manages senior living communities that offers short term and long term residential care, and other services for residents where it pay fees to the operator to manage the communities for its account. The company was founded on December 16, 1998 and is headquartered in Newton, MA. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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