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Insurers Tremble with Florence on the Move

Insurers Tremble with Florence on the Move

Hurricane season has begun, and insurers are trembling. Florence is expected to hit the Carolinas on Friday. It's already a category 4 hurricane, which makes it unusually powerful for a storm moving that far north. Property and casualty (“P&C”) insurers like...

Guess What Index Just Broke Out

Guess What Index Just Broke Out

Over a century ago, Charles Dow said it's bullish when transportation stocks hit new highs. That's exactly what they're doing today. So-called "Dow Theory" teaches that different parts of the market can confirm each other. This is especially true with economically...

Finally a Pullback, Thanks to Tech

Finally a Pullback, Thanks to Tech

Traders finally got a pullback last week, thanks to a mini-crash in technology. The S&P 500 slid 1 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, August 31, and Friday, September 7. But that was nothing compared to the Nasdaq-100, whose 2.8 percent slide...

Marijuana Momentum, Airlines Ascending: Groups in Focus

Marijuana Momentum, Airlines Ascending: Groups in Focus

Two different groups have been "flying under the radar" and "hitting new highs" in recent weeks. Let's check them out. First: Flying under the radar. Yep, some of the airlines have been climbing. This group is a bit muddled because performance between carriers has...

Is Reed Hastings Still the King of Streaming?

Is Reed Hastings Still the King of Streaming?

Netflix (NFLX) is undeniably one of the hot stocks in recent years. But did you see it's lagged smaller competitors for the last two quarters? Roku (ROKU) has more than doubled since the end of March and Pandora Media (P) has gained 80 percent. NFLX rose just 24...

Guess What Tech Stocks Are Up Today?

Guess What Tech Stocks Are Up Today?

It's a rough day for technology stocks, but one group in the sector is still pushing higher. Electronics-payments firms including Square (SQ) and Mastercard (MA) are mostly positive today. These have been one of strongest niches in the entire market for a while, with...

Big Tech Slammed Again As Rotation Continues

Big Tech Slammed Again As Rotation Continues

As the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. That seems to be the case in technology stocks this week as large-cap members of the big indexes get hammered while other parts of the market hold their ground. Notice on the RadarScreen® below that the...

IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years

IPOs Have Their Best August in Five Years

Initial public offerings (IPOs) kept flowing last month, despite the normal summer doldrums. Some $1.5 billion of new stock came to market last month, according to data from ClickIPO. It might sound puny compared with recent totals, but it was still the busiest August...

Apple Rockets Up the Rankings: August at TradeStation

Apple Rockets Up the Rankings: August at TradeStation

August brought upsets to TradeStation's rankings as clients shifted attention to big technology companies. Major exchange-traded funds lost interest. Apple (AAPL), which didn't even make the Top 10 in June or July, was the busiest stock at TradeStation last month. The...