Good MorningEquity markets set a new all-time high last week, with the S&P 500 advancing more than 1% at the session's high. The move was driven by solid earnings reports from tech services like Salesforce and consumer names like Lululemon, which outperformed and raised guidance. Economic data also played a role, revealing sustained economic health and strong labor markets. The risk is that economic conditions and inflation may keep the FOMC from cutting rates as aggressively as hoped over the next twelve months.
This week's risk is inflation data. The CPI report is due on Wednesday and will likely align with recent trends. The pace of inflation hit bottom earlier this year and has been trending higher since. A hot report would give the Fed reason to pause in December, a move negative for equities but offset by the economic strength driving inflation. The bottom line is that S&P 500 earnings are growing and support a robust capital return; the uptrend in equities will unlikely end until that changes. Featured: 5 Best Stocks Under $5 to Buy Now (Ad) 
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Investors should often take analyst ratings with a grain of salt, as there are often hidden interests and agendas behind each rating and price target. The truth is, these analysts are regular people with normal jobs. If they are wrong on a call they make on a particular stock, then there is a very... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records.The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, coming off its 57th all-time high of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 240 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq... Read the Full Story |
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AT&T (NYSE: T) is a telecommunications giant with a rich history spanning over a century and AT&T finds itself at a pivotal point in history once again. From its origins as the Bell Telephone Company, through numerous mergers and acquisitions and the breakup of the "Ma Bell" monopoly, AT... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Europe's economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with those woes is only getting harder due to the political chaos in the two biggest European countries, France and Germany Read the Full Story |
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Momentum investors look for companies that are already on an upward trajectory in hopes that the trend will continue, while value investors seek out firms with fundamentals supporting a higher share price than currently available on the market. Though these core investment strategies are often pos... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | China’s top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing economy, while Premier Li Qiang swiped at threats of higher tariffs on Chinese exports, saying they hinder global growth. Shares in Hong Kong jumped Monday after state media released a report on the m... Read the Full Story |
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After rising 300% in 18 months, Guidewire Software (NYSE: GWRE) has finally produced the kind of correction into which investors can sink their teeth. The market is down more than 10% on a good report compounded by improvised guidance, a cautious stance, and other factors suggesting new all-time h... Read the Full Story |
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Investors utilizing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to access portfolio diversification will often find outsized returns in leveraged products—those seeking to double or triple the daily returns of a given index or other benchmark. However, these funds are highly risky and may also multiply los... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. Getting someone on the phone to help can be next to impossible. Coverage of care and prescriptions is often unce... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Chipotle is raising its U.S. prices to offset inflation and to compensate for a promise to increase portion sizes.Chipotle’s chief corporate affairs officer, Laurie Schalow, confirmed Friday that the Mexican restaurant chain was implementing a 2% price increase nationally. Schalow said it's the firs... Read the Full Story |
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Monday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Foot Locker, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a footwear and apparel retailer in North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the Middle East. Its brand portfolio includes Foot Locker, a brand comprising sneakers and apparel; Kids Foot Locker, which offers athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories for children; and Champs Sports that operates as a mall-based specialty athletic footwear and apparel retailer. The company also provides its products under the WSS brand, an athletic-inspired retailer; and atmos brand, a digitally led culturally connected brand featuring sneakers and apparel. It offers its products through physical stores, various e-commerce sites, and mobile apps. The company was formerly known as Venator Group, Inc. and changed its name to Foot Locker, Inc. in November 2001. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in New York, New York. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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