Good MorningSummer is officially over, and equity markets will look to begin the week on a fresh footing. After rallying all summer, the question is if the S&P 500 can continue to rally this fall. Based on the outlook for oil prices, inflation, and the Fed, the market is heading for a ceiling regardless of how high it is. This week, items of interest on the economic calendar include the Fed's Beige Book and speeches from at least 6 Fed members. Hence, the odds are high that volatility will be present this week whether the market moves higher or lower.
The Vix is the market's preeminent tool for gauging fear. The VIX index fell to the lowest levels since 2020 last week, indicating the market is less fearful than it has been in years. This indicates the stock market could rally but discounts several upcoming catalysts. Among them are the August read on CPI and the September FOMC meeting, about 2 weeks away. Another hot read of inflation could lead the market to believe what the Fed's been hinting at all summer: another rate hike is coming in 2023. Featured: Watch This Robotics Demo Before July 23rd (Ad) 
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If you're interested in the developing world of artificial intelligence, you've undoubtedly heard of human-like chatbot ChatGPT.
Created by AI research firm OpenAI, ChatGPT is an advanced AI language model that can understand and generate human-like text based on input. But OpenAI isn&rsquo... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The automotive industry tends to be a very saturated place for consumers, with endless choices of brands and models; spoiled for choice, they can balance their selection between their needs. Today, investors face a similar dynamic when choosing the right automotive stock to buy potentially. However,... Read the Full Story |
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The second quarter of the 2023 earnings season has drawn to a close. There were many surprises in every sector. However, there were some standout surprises with upcoming catalysts to watch. These 2 stocks have been under the radar and surprised with exceptional earnings blowouts that exceeded EPS ... Read the Full Story |
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CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) is within striking distance of the stock’s best levels since November.
Is the stock ready to stage a new rally after lagging the S&P 500 tech sector on a one-month and three-month basis, and is CrowdStrike’s uptick a good omen for oth... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | A choppy day of trading on Wall Street ended Friday with slight gains for stocks, as the market notched its second straight winning week.The market got a boost early on from a closely watched government report that showed U.S. job growth increased at a healthy, but more moderate pace last month. The... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Stocks were higher in Europe and Asia on Monday following a report that signaled the US jobs market, while still healthy, shows some signs of cooling, raising hopes for an easing of interest rate hikes. Germany's DAX advanced 0.7% to 15,949.69 and the CAC 40 in Paris picked up 0.8% to 7,354.96. In L... Read the Full Story |
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It wasn’t so long ago that Wedbush analyst Dan Ives lavished praise on Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR), waxing ecstatic over the company’s future as an undiscovered AI play, adding the company is on track to monetize what’s potentially a trillion-dollar opportunity.
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Markets | | | America's employers added 187,000 jobs in August, evidence of a slowing but still-resilient labor market despite the high interest rates the Federal Reserve has imposed. Last month's job growth marked an increase from July's revised gain of 157,000 but still pointed to a moderating pace of hiring co... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Federal Reserve has reached a delicate stage in its fight against inflation.Its policymakers have raised their key interest rate to about 5.4%, its highest level in 22 years, to try to slow borrowing and spending and cool inflation pressures. They now are considering whether to raise the rate ev... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Thursday.The People's Fund of Maui will give $1,200 a month to adults who are not able to return t... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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