After the Election, 7 Major Infrastructure Winners for 2017 and Beyond
The presidential and congressional elections for 2016 have come and gone. Much of America may be divided on the results, but there are some serious business and economic policy changes coming down the...
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After another record day for the markets yesterday, the futures are pointing once again to a higher open, and this week looks poised to go down as yet another winner for stock investors. The Santa...
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Stocks were soft on Thursday morning but the directional move is not so great that there is much conviction set for the day. Trump’s press conference on Wednesday created some volatility, but...
View Article11 Infrastructure Giants Loving Trump’s Infrastructure Ambitions
If you are surprised about the gains seen in the infrastructure stocks since the election, you haven’t been reading 24/7 Wall St. or many other financial trends sites. While President Trump’s...
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Despite all the concern about tail risk and the French Presidential election, things played out close to plan as former Investment Banker and one-time Socialist Finance Minister Emmanuel Macron was...
View ArticleDiscovery, Eldorado Gold Dip into Monday’s 52-Week Low Club
July 31, 2017: Here are four stocks trading with heavy volume among 82equities making new 52-week lows in Monday’s session. On the NYSE, advancers led decliners by about 17 to 13 and on the Nasdaq,...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Activision Blizzard, Etsy, Fluor,...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out another all-time high on Thursday as the rest of the market was off slightly. With second-quarter earnings winding down, and the traditionally sleepy days of...
View Article8 Infrastructure Giants Could Continue to Bring Upside for Investors
As the end of 2017 approaches, there are some serious reflections that must be made. The stock market indexes were all up well into the double-digits for percentage gains, and the Dow’s surge beyond...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BofA, Honeywell, IBM, Lululemon, Oracle,...
Stocks did not deviate from hitting all-time highs on the first trading day of the year, and the second trading day of the year is looking positive as well. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 25%,...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Fortinet, Live Nation, Pandora,...
The futures traded lower this Friday morning as the markets digested the nonfarm payroll numbers for April. Despite a very strong first-quarter earnings season, and an economy that appears to be...
View ArticleFriday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
May 4, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 1.3% at 2,663.44. The DJIA closed up 1.4% at 24,262.51. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 1.7% at 7,209.62. Friday was an incredible day for the broad U.S. markets...
View ArticleMerrill Lynch Issues Top 8 US Stock Ideas for Q3 2018
It’s hard to believe the first half of 2018 already has ended. It’s also hard to imagine that the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 have done very little in 2018 after all the volatility has shaken...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Akamai, Dollar Tree, Hasbro, Intel,...
The futures seesawed somewhat Monday morning as investors continued to keep a wary eye on some global hot spots, not the least of which is the ongoing situation in Turkey. Stocks got hit hard last...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: DSW, Dean Foods, Fluor, JD.com, Nvidia,...
The futures traded lower this Friday morning following Thursday’s huge run for the stock market. Encouraging news on the trade front, which indicated that the United States and China will be renewing...
View ArticleThursday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500
October 11, 2018: The S&P 500 closed down 2.1% at 2,728.35. The DJIA closed down 2.1% at 25,052.16. Separately, the Nasdaq closed down 1.3% at 7,329.06. Thursday was another bad day for the broad...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Abbott Labs, Alphabet, AMD, FireEye,...
The futures traded lower again Thursday morning as investors continue to ride what has been a roller-coaster of a week in the markets. With many of the third-quarter earnings reports from the top...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Anadarko, Beyond Meat, Boeing,...
Stocks were indicated to open lower on Tuesday, but nowhere close to the opening bell drop indications seen on Monday’s “sell China” day. With many investors wondering if they should “sell in May and...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Dillard’s, Home Depot, Jumia,...
Wednesday’s gains effectively erased that huge one-day drop last week, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes did not offer enough vinegar to upset the markets late in the day, despite a...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Accenture, Adobe, Agilent, Consol,...
Stocks saw a 0.3% drop on the S&P 500 and 0.56% drop in the Dow Jones industrials on Tuesday, after Apple’s warnings about the fallout of the coronavirus already affecting guidance just offered a...
View ArticleTop Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, American Air, Amex, Beyond Meat,...
Stocks closed up on Friday, for the second Friday in a row, stoking hopes that investors are not so spooked about waves of bad news affecting their finances. S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrials...
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