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Attention Fed Watchers: 4 Reasons Why April’s Inflation Report Could Be Good News
Consumer prices rose 4.9 percent in April, which could be good news for investors worried about inflation and the Federal Reserve. The reading was below 5.25 percent, the top of the central bank's target range. This represents the first drop below the Fed funds rate...
Have Jobs Become a Lagging Indicator?
Employment reports usually get a lot of attention, but they might have lost some of their importance as economic data points. Today we'll suggest that common job numbers may have become more of lagging indicators than leading indicators. It's worth considering this...
Market Action Summary: 10/29/18
Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P Overview: No Clear Signals Yet Momentum still very bearish, with no clear sign yet of longer-term bottoming. June low of 2692 is level to watch for rebound. Risk of continued selling toward...
A Red-Hot Tech Trade Continues to Cool
The selloff in chip stocks may be justified, according to new data. Global sales grew just 13.8 percent in September, according to numbers released Friday by the Semiconductor Industry Association. That was the weakest monthly growth since December 2016, and follows a...
Don’t Worry, October’s Almost Over
Here's one good thing you can say about October: It's almost finished. The S&P 500 is in the midst of its worst month since early 2009, down almost 9 percent since the end of September. That includes a 4 percent drop last week as waves of bearishness swamped...
Yuan and Yen Showing Risk as China Troubles Mount
Asian currencies are still flashing red signals as the situation in China worsens. The yuan hit a 10-year low against the U.S. dollar overnight before rebounding slightly. Meanwhile, the safe-haven Japanese yen continues to advance against other economically sensitive...
Bears Won’t Say Good-Bye to Energy Space: Options Recap
Someone's bracing for more bad news in one of the market's weakest sectors. Energy stocks, on average, have lost twice as much value as the broader S&P 500 over the last month. A combination of rising crude-oil inventories, bearish chart patterns and weakening...
Technology & Communication
Uber and Pinterest Lead Rally in Newer Tech Stocks: Earnings This Week
Smaller and newer technology stocks have rallied on strong earnings in the last week, even as older companies stagger. Uber Technologies (UBER), Shopify (SHOP) and Pinterest (PINS) jumped after announcing their quarterly numbers. Each company beat earnings and revenue...