Good MorningEquity markets tried to rebound on Tuesday but the move was weak and without conviction. All eyes are on the FOMC and its policy decision scheduled to be announced this afternoon. The committee is not expected to alter its policy but is expected to indicate when and by how much the taper would begin. The S&P 500 gained about 0.5% at the high of the day but closed well off the high.
Regardless of the FOMC decision inflation is a problem for the market. A few S&P 500 companies have already indicated the negative impact of rising prices and have guided accordingly. Lennar stands out as one deeply impacted after reporting revenue well below the analyst’s consensus. Lennar execs say the miss in revenue is due to “unprecedented supply chain challenges” that are expected to linger into the “foreseeable future”.
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Markets | | | Cloud-based commerce platform Lightspeed (NYSE: LSPD) is an exceptional revenue growth leader, showing growth acceleration in the past four quarters.
Even before the broader market pulled back sharply on Monday, the stock had been trading in an erratic fashion, in tandem with the prior week’s... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday after major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street.
Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Shanghai and Taiwan but rose in Sydney. Markets in South Korea and Hong Kong were closed for holidays.
The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-supportive mone... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | A Chinese real estate developer whose struggle to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of debt has rattled global markets says it will pay interest due Thursday to bondholders in China but gave no sign of plans to pay on a separate bond abroad.
The Chinese government, meanwhile, ad... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s latest assessment on the U.S. economy.
Tokyo fell but other major regional benchmarks were mostly higher on Wednesday, trimming early losses.
The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-supportive m... Read the Full Story |
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Analysts Rethink Their Consumer Staples Holdings
With the 3rd quarter earning cycle and the end of the calendar 3rd quarter fast approaching it's past time for investors to consider their positions for the 4th quarter. Interestingly, Marketbeat.com data reveals analyst activity in one of our favo... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | World shares and U.S. futures advanced Wednesday after Chinese developer Evergrande said it intends to make an interest payment on its debt that is due Thursday.
Shares rose in Paris, Frankfurt and Shanghai but fell in Tokyo.
Markets have been rattled by Evergrande’s ... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued his estranged niece and The New York Times over a bombshell 2018 story about his family’s wealth and tax practices that was based on confidential documents she provided to the newspaper’s reporters Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Cruise ship operator Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) stock has given a nice pullback since peaking around $31.46 on the reopening momentum. The travel and leisure was an epicenter sector during the pandemic and has seen a surge and subsequent sell-off with the normalization of travel with the accel... Read the Full Story |
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The stock market version of an NFL opening kickoff, Alcoa (NYSE: AA) often gets the party started when it comes to quarterly earnings season.
Lately, the global leader in aluminum products has kicked earnings seasons off with a bang thanks to a surge in metal prices. In fact, Alcoa has topped ear... Read the Full Story |
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