Good MorningEquity markets continue to move higher as earnings season gets into high gear. Reports from names like Lockheed Martin, Bank Of America, and Charles Schwab were better than expected and fueled the idea of a soft economic landing. The news is good enough that it may impact the outlook for the 2nd half earnings, which would be significant. An improvement in the 2nd half outlook would be a catalyst to lift the S&P 500 to a new all-time high.
The risk for the market is complacency. The earnings season and economic outlook are better than expected, but clouds continue to loom. The FOMC is expected to hike rates by at least 25 basis points, which will pressure the economy. More banks will fail in the coming months, credit conditions will tighten, and demand may begin to contract, putting a cap on the market. That could be at an all-time high within the next few weeks; it could be later this year when the S&P 500 begins to give guidance for calendar 2024. Featured: Elon Musk Called a Total Fraud in 2018 - Here's What Changed (Ad) 
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Healthcare | |
After more than a decade of trading within a wide and volatile range, it looks like Novartis (NYSE: NVS) shares will move to a new high and sustain the move.
Despite its looming patent cliff, the company exceeds expectations, and its cash flows are solid. The cash flows allow for a healthy divid... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown, founder and CEO of Brownstone Research, says he has uncovered what he calls one of the biggest discoveries of his career tied to the ongoing AI boom.
Brown is pointing to a key date, October 20, and is highlighting five AI-related opportunities outside the traditional stock market that most investors have never heard of. | | Click here to see the full research before October 20 |
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As earnings season kicks off, a different set of stocks goes under the scrutinizing spotlight of financial markets' judgment. In today's market, there are clear signs of favoritism and preference as investors begin to identify what money "likes" in the economy.
The bank stocks always drive most ... Read the Full Story |
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Climate change activists have been dreaming about the "hydrogen economy" for years. Such an economy would significantly lower the world's carbon footprint while supplying clean energy that can be used in a variety of applications. These applications can theoretically include specific modes of tran... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Jeff Brown, the analyst who flagged Bitcoin, Tesla, and Nvidia early, is tracking Elon Musk's next move. He points to a new AI project tied to Musk's Cybercab reveal.
Brown says Musk has opened major investment windows before, with PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX marking milestones in tech history. He believes a fourth may open by October 30. | | See Jeff Brown's full analysis on Musk's new AI project |
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Charles Schwab Corporation(NYSE: SCHW) shares rebound after several months of weak performance. The fear which drove the market to multi-years was not unfounded, but it was extreme and put the market in deep-value territory. That fact is evidenced by the surge in insider buying immediately after t... Read the Full Story |
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Global e-commerce and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Ebix Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX) is a jack-of-all-trades fintech solutions provider to the insurance, travel, healthcare and e-learning industries. The company may be under the radar, but it's not new. It's been a listed public company for over 3... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | MindWalk Holdings (NASDAQ: HYFT) is applying AI to drug discovery, and its customer base already includes 19 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies.
The company's HYFT technology maps roughly 660 million biological patterns and 25 billion relationships. Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue hit $3.8 million, with gross margin improving to 59 percent in its fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth.
A new OpenFold3 deployment delivered about 5x faster antibody-antigen inference, and a $30 million revolving credit line, free of warrants or equity conversion, adds fuel for expansion. | | Take a closer look at HYFT before AI reshapes drug discovery. |
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Mid-cap stocks give investors a “middle of the road” alternative to slow-but-steady large-cap stocks and volatile small-cap stocks. These stocks offer investors less volatility (but potentially less upside) compared to small-cap stocks. They also can offer better growth than large-cap ... Read the Full Story |
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Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) wings were clipped in the 1st half of 2023, but the Q2 results and guidance suggest the market could fly to a new high. The company beat on the top and bottom lines and raised guidance to a range that is sure to get the analysts buzzing. As it is, the analysts v... Read the Full Story |
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As measured by the VIX (CBOE Volatility Index), volatility in broader equity markets has compressed significantly over the past year. 2022 saw an average VIX above 25%, historically high and massively more volatile than 2023's downtrend toward 15% and below.
This trend could imply some negative n... Read the Full Story |
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Finance | | Results from banks like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) suggest the Fed is getting closer to achieving its much-desired soft-landing. Bank of America’s Q2 results are driven by increased client activity compounded by higher interest rates. The higher rates impact dem... Read the Full Story |
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The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) has experienced impressive upward momentum in recent weeks. The result of the continued strength in the IWM has been a recent surge in volume, attention, and volatility in the small-cap market.As a float-adjusted, capitalization-weighted index that tracks t... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Ford Motor Company develops, delivers, and services a range of Ford trucks, commercial cars and vans, sport utility vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. It operates through Ford Blue, Ford Model e, and Ford Pro; Ford Next; and Ford Credit segments. The company sells Ford and Lincoln vehicles, service parts, and accessories through distributors and dealers, as well as through dealerships to commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. It also engages in vehicle-related financing and leasing activities to and through automotive dealers. In addition, the company provides retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles; and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail and commercial customers, such as leasing companies, government entities, daily rental companies, and fleet customers. Further, it offers wholesale loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; and loans to dealers to finance working capital and enhance dealership facilities, purchase dealership real estate, and other dealer vehicle programs. The company was incorporated in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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