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Retailers Rebound as Tech Traders Sell the News: Earnings This Week

Retailers Rebound as Tech Traders Sell the News: Earnings This Week

The last week of earnings saw big rallies by old-fashioned retailers. Software companies also beat estimates, but failed to advance. Foot Locker (FL) led the charge by crushing consensus on its top and bottom lines. Same-store sales, a key metric showing the...

Chinese Tech Stocks Are Crushing the Nasdaq

Chinese Tech Stocks Are Crushing the Nasdaq

Forget about trade wars. The big story with China this year may be the runaway rally in the country's technology sector. The Golden Dragon Index ($HXC) has surged 9 percent in the last month and is up 28 percent so far in 2019. That's more than twice the gains of the...

Waiting for Uber IPO? Here Comes Yandex

Waiting for Uber IPO? Here Comes Yandex

Everyone's waiting for Lyft and Uber to go public. Did you know Russia's top Internet stock is also active in the ride-sharing space? Last month, Yandex (YNDX) reported 216 percent revenue growth for its Taxi division as ridership more than doubled. The service...

Haves and Have Nots in the Health Care Sector

Haves and Have Nots in the Health Care Sector

Market Insights has covered the split between the new winners and losers in technology. Something similar seems to be underway in the health-care sector. Drug makers whose products offer the promise of growth have led. These includes biotechnology stocks, which keep...

Foot Locker Highlights Standout Sneaker Trade

Foot Locker Highlights Standout Sneaker Trade

Most retail stocks are well below their 52-week highs, but one niche in particular is breaking out: sneaker and footwear companies. Foot Locker's (FL) blowout quarter today is the latest example of the trend. Not only did earnings and revenue beat estimates. The key...

Consumer Comebacks and New Tech Breakouts: Earnings This Week

Consumer Comebacks and New Tech Breakouts: Earnings This Week

The last week of earnings season showed forgotten consumer stocks roaring back as prominent technology names fumbled. However, new disruptors continue to emerge. The consumer theme stands out the most as companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), J.C. Penney (JCP) and...

Mr. Powell and the Punch Bowl

Mr. Powell and the Punch Bowl

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will answer a lot of questions in the Senate this week. But they all come down to one issue: Will he take away the punch bowl, or fill it up? If you don't know the lingo, we're talking about interest rates. The old saying is that...

Market Action Summary: 2/25/19

Market Action Summary: 2/25/19

S&P 500 Overview: Will 2800 Prove Resistance? Key level from last October, November, December.Index is furthest from 50-day MA greatest since 1/26/18.Good news of China calm priced in -- for now.Need signal before looking to get short.Likely better to focus on...

Here Comes Lyft and Other Major IPOs

Here Comes Lyft and Other Major IPOs

Two major companies are coming to market as investors await some of the highest-profile technology deals ever. Ride-sharing giant Lyft will file for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as next week, according to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Management...