Month: October 2022

Elections are often bad for markets. They create uncertainty. Government policy impacts the economy. Uncertain government policy implies an uncertain economic direction. Markets hate uncertainty. There’s even more uncertainty this year, given the wide divergence between the parties, and their voters. What might happen under a Republican Congress is different from what might happen under
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Tracey Ryniec and Kevin Cook look at an American consumer products company and a Chinese social media and gaming company. Helen of Troy Limited: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/HELE?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID YY Inc.: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/YY?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Huya: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/HUYA?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch
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Commonwealth Equity Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NYSE:NXDT – Get Rating) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 18,194 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $300,000. Other institutional investors
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Traders on the floor of the NYSE, Oct. 21, 2022. Source: NYSE Professional stock pickers are still betting that the U.S. economy could skirt a recession, according to Bank of America analysis. Actively managed mutual funds have maintained their pro-cyclical stance with overweights in consumer discretionary and industrials, while having a sizeable underweight in consumer staples,
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A logo of Meta Platforms Inc. is seen at its booth, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups, at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 17, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:  Meta Platforms — The Facebook parent plunged more than
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Marshall Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT – Get Rating) by 5.7% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 9,831 shares of the software giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 527 shares during the period. Microsoft accounts for about 1.0% of Marshall Financial Group LLC’s portfolio,
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With fears of a global recession rising, it’s probably best to consider targeting certain Nasdaq stocks to sell. Though the underlying technology-centric exchange brings several innovators to the table, many of these ideas don’t align with traditional strengths. In particular, some publicly traded companies feature the worst of both worlds: high risk and overvalued. Since
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The FAANG stocks are all down double digits on the year. Will earnings be a catalyst? Visit our website: https://www.zacks.com Visit our Stocktwits account: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Check out our weekly promotion: https://www.zacks.com/promo If you’re interested in our services, please check out Zacks Ultimate: https://www.zacks.com/ultimate/?adid=YOUTUBE&cid=sm-YOUTUBE
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The logo of Alphabet Inc’s Google outside the company’s office in Beijing, China, August 8, 2018. Thomas Peter | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Alphabet — The search engine parent dropped 5.8% after Alphabet missed third-quarter earnings expectations, and reported a decline in YouTube ad revenue. Alphabet earned $1.06 per share
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With equity markets, investors should expect the unexpected. At this time last year, many growth stocks were sitting on multi-bagger returns. But the trend reversed and dozens of growth plays plunged by over 50%. The one good thing about this is there are now plenty of undervalued growth stocks to buy. However, it’s important to
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The price action in the silver futures has given a false hope to bulls this month. The largest volume support (orange) has offered a solid support for the silver futures price lately. It is located between $17.4 and $18.2. The price has tested it three times already and failed to break it down. Source: TradingView
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In Stock Market Wrap tonight we discuss the earnings reports of MSFT and GOOGL and we review their stock charts. Get the Full Members Market Wrap Strategy Session by signing up to The Contrarian Trader ✅14 Day Free Trial Membership! https://thecontrariantrader.com/join-2-weeks-free/
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In this article GE MMM XRX JBLU GM KO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Coca-Cola (KO) – Coca-Cola shares rose 2.9% in the premarket after the beverage giant’ third-quarter earnings and sales beat Street forecasts. The company also raised its full-year outlook as demand remains
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Along with most of the market, these top mortgage REITs to buy have been trounced. Most of this can be traced back to rising interest rates. After all, higher rates typically reduce net interest margins, reduce the value of mortgage-backed securities, and increase concerns that those with variable-rate mortgages won’t be able to make payments. However,
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