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Stocks Keep Sliding as Inflation Spreads and Earnings Fail to Impress

Stocks Keep Sliding as Inflation Spreads and Earnings Fail to Impress

Stocks keep falling as inflation remains high and earnings disappoint. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent between Friday, October 7, and Friday, October 14. It was the fourth negative week in the last five as the index flirts with its lowest levels since late 2020....

Stocks Cling to Support, Bracing for Another Inflation Report and Earnings

Stocks Cling to Support, Bracing for Another Inflation Report and Earnings

Stocks are trying to hold a key level as investors brace for more inflation news and a potentially bearish earnings season. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent between Friday, September 30, and Friday, October 7. It was the first positive week in the last four, although...

Energy Stocks Just Got a Triple Dose of Bullish News

Energy Stocks Just Got a Triple Dose of Bullish News

After months of relative quiet, energy stocks are back in focus with a triple dose of bullish news. The sector began the week rallying on reports that OPEC+ would lower output by 1 million barrels per day. The cartel then did the unexpected by cutting 2 million...

Chart of the Day: Will T-Mobile Follow Other Telecoms Lower?

Chart of the Day: Will T-Mobile Follow Other Telecoms Lower?

Telecom stocks have mostly fallen in recent months. One exception has been T-Mobile US. Could it soon follow its peers lower? The first pattern on today's chart is TMUS's break below its 100-day moving average in late September. Price bounced there several times this...

Historic Turmoil Slams Credit Suisse. Here Are the Key Facts

Historic Turmoil Slams Credit Suisse. Here Are the Key Facts

Credit Suisse has taken a wild ride as investors worry about the iconic European lender. The Zurich-based investment bank's U.S.-listed shares began the week by knifing to a record low of $3.71, 75 percent below their February high. They quickly reversed and rallied...

Technical Analysis: Oil Giant Hasn’t Done This All Year

Technical Analysis: Oil Giant Hasn’t Done This All Year

Exxon Mobil has been drifting since the late spring along with other energy stocks. But now it’s trying to do something it hasn’t done all year. The main pattern on today’s chart is the 200-day moving average, one of the most basic measures of long-term support. XOM...

Can Stocks Hang On After Another Painful Blow from the Federal Reserve?

Can Stocks Hang On After Another Painful Blow from the Federal Reserve?

Stocks are trying to hold their lows of the year after another painful blow from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 dropped 4.7 percent between Friday, September 16, and Friday, September 25. It was the fifth negative week in the last six, landing the index at its...

Chart of the Day: Target Could Be Breaking a Triangle

Chart of the Day: Target Could Be Breaking a Triangle

Target gapped lower on weak earnings four months ago. Now it may be showing signs of the bearish trend continuing. The main pattern on the retailer is a converging squeeze between the 50-day moving average and the 100-day moving average . This has produced ... For...