Good MorningEquity markets tread water below a critical resistance target on Tuesday while traders and investors waited for today's release of the CPI data. The CPI data is expected to show cooling inflation but may not be enough to reinvigorate the rally. The best-case scenario is for as-expected data, which aligns with the outlook for FOMC interest rate cuts, sector rotation, and stock market volatility. The worst-case scenarios include cooler-than-expected and hotter-than-expected inflation, which would raise fear of recession in the first case and fear of higher-for-longer interest rates and increase the risk of a recession in the other.
As important as the CPI data is, the big hurdle for equities is next Wednesday when the FOMC issues its policy statement. The expectation for rate cuts is high and may not match the reality of what the Fed is willing to give. Although there are signs of economic weakening, they are spotty and offset by strengths, including a growing labor market, low unemployment, and an expanding services sector. Featured: The Calm Before the Rotation — What’s Quietly Building Now (Stock Wire News) (Ad) 
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As the S&P 500 settles from last week’s volatility, investors may be looking for safety or some fundamental reason to shift into a particular area of the stock market. They don’t have to do the hours of work and research necessary to find these places, as some of Wall Street’... Read the Full Story |
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Matador Resources (NYSE: MTDR) is an attractive mid-cap player in energy and growth because of its management, growth, operational quality, and capital return. That’s probably why its insiders have diligently bought its stock. Data published at Insidertrades.com shows that insiders have only... Read the Full Story |
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Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) will have to triple in value to hit the $1 trillion mark and have a valuation on par with today’s Magnificent 7, but it can do it. Its FQ1/CQ3 results reveal its growing importance to Internet infrastructure, the cloud, and AI, which is accelerating revenue and earnings... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) have climbed more than 14% after the announcement that the company will be included in the rebalancing of the S&P 500 index. The announcement came after the market closed on Friday, September 6, sending the stock sharply higher. In addition t... Read the Full Story |
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The stock market occasionally offers investors an unfair risk-to-reward setup to take advantage of some of the best and most stable stocks. Today, there’s no apparent recession or systemic discount across the market. Still, some stocks have traded at such low valuations that the potential op... Read the Full Story |
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Investors often think of the start of autumn as a time of increased volatility for the market due to a phenomenon known as the "September Effect," a historically-verifiable trend in which the market tends to underperform compared to other months out of the year. While it's unclear what exactly cau... Read the Full Story |
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Since hitting an all-time high in July, shares of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) have been struggling to find their feet. It had seemed at the time that the solid first half they’d had to the year was set to continue, but a wave of late summer volatility meant they went on to lose 25% of thei... Read the Full Story |
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AI is a powerful tool helping many SaaS companies today. The bad news (at least for some) is that AI will drive a shakeout in the industry and change its face forever. The problem is that the tools and power AI provides to the SaaS vendors are also provided to businesses savvy enough to use them. ... Read the Full Story |
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The energy sector has experienced a significant pullback in recent months, which could present compelling buying opportunities for value investors. While the sector remains up 2.59% year-to-date, it's far off the double-digit gains it saw earlier in the year. The sector has now pulled back nearly ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | Hormel Foods Co. (NYSE: HRL) is a global branded food company in the consumer staples sector. Its shelf-stable, refrigerated meat and poultry food products are stocked across supermarkets, convenience stores, retailers, commercial kitchens, and food service provider pantries. Despite cutting the ful... Read the Full Story |
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