U.S. stock markets continue to suffer, wiping out year-to-date gains that had previously culminated in all-time-high prices on the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ indexes. If you’re looking for “the bright side” of this dour news, take heart that none these...
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U.S. stock markets continue to suffer, revisiting lows from October and November. We could see modest improvement through year end, but I don’t expect a strong stock market rebound until at least January.
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Following the second 10% U.S. stock market correction of 2018, stocks are trying to get their footing. We’re witnessing some large daily price swings, especially among energy stocks, which are being buffeted by falling oil prices.
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The S&P 500 index continues to bounce near recent lows, as it slowly works its way through its second 10% U.S. stock market correction of 2018
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Our portfolio stocks achieved another successful quarter of results, generally pleasing Wall Street with upside surprises as opposed to earnings disappointments or news of corporate difficulties. Nevertheless, 2018 has been a difficult year for stock investors, with the S&P 500 index delivering two corrections...
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Midterm elections are over, and stocks are rallying. Coincidence? Perhaps not. History says the midterm election rally is very real.
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As we continue marching through earnings season, we’ve had 15 companies report thus far, with only one missing consensus estimates by any appreciable amount.
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I’m moving another five stocks from Strong Buy to Hold. It’s a normal seasonal pattern in the market that any stock that’s trading at its low point for the year during the fourth quarter will then remain low through the very last days 2018...
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As earnings season unfolds, I’ll be very interested to learn more about the broader capital expenditure landscape. Americans haven’t experienced such a strong economy in many years. And frankly, younger adults have never experienced a strong economy!
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Stocks are churning in place, appearing unsure of how to proceed this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finally retraced its January 2018 record high. Will it advance promptly or establish a trading range? If we look back to recent patterns on the 500...
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A few days ago, I reviewed the price charts on the 59 stocks in my “Waiting in the Wings” list – a list of undervalued growth stocks that I might add to these portfolios at some point. What really struck me was that than...
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In reviewing the charts of the major U.S. stock market indexes, I noticed that the Dow, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ each look as if somebody is slogging uphill in deep thick mud. That’s a bit like a “two steps forward one back”...
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I’ve mentioned a few times this year that I expect the shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. to be the lynchpin in the current economic cycle’s eventual inflation surge. Now that Wal-Mart (WMT) is publicly discussing their driver shortage, let’s review this theory.
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Investors who subscribe to Cabot Undervalued Stocks Advisor run the gamut from speculative investors who are looking for very short-term profits to buy-and-hold investors who want to build a portfolio full of good, market-leading companies like FedEx (FDX) and Amazon (AMZN).
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It’s fairly easy to find stock market prognosticators who will tell you to head for the hills, and buy gold along the way. As for me, the market is doing everything that I expected this year, despite the harrowing headlines. Stick with your plan...
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Many investors are aware that over the short-term, a stock share price can bounce all over the place, often with no apparent correlation to a company’s successes.
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This earnings season, shares of Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Netflix (NFLX) got pummeled by investors, and mostly for good reason.
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Earnings Season – Second quarter earnings season began late last week. Your brokerage firm probably provides quarterly earnings estimates on a thousand stocks. Call your advisor or use their website chat box to find out where to locate the quarterly earnings estimates.
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It’s earnings season! Hoo-boy, I’d better clear my calendar. Just a guess, but I think we’re going to see fantastic quarterly results from financial stocks that will catch investors with their…er, let’s just say “catch investors by surprise”. Financial stock share prices might a..
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