Good MorningThe equities market began to pull back last week and might be headed lower. The reason is rising interest rates and a Hawkish Fed that keeps upping the timeline for interest rate hikes. The FOMC minutes revealed the first hike could come by March and there are indications the pace of hikes could be aggressive. This week, investors will be on the lookout for the CPI, PPI, and Beige Book data that are all expected to reinforce the need for aggressive rate hiking.
The most important data this week may come out on Friday, however, in the form of the Retail Sales figures. The numbers are expected to be positive, the question is how strong will they be in relation to inflation. With inflation running at a high-single-digit rate the Retail Sales figure will need to come in near 10% for there to be any real growth of activity.
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Politics | | | Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as March.
Shanghai and Hong Kong advanced. Seoul and Sydney declined. Japanese markets were closed for a holiday.
Investors were rattled last we... Read the Full Story |
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Bank Stocks That Could Be Set to Break Higher in 2022
With so many stocks off to a turbulent start in 2022, investors that are interested in putting some money to work need to be extra careful at this time. Equity markets are becoming increasingly bifurcated, as value stocks are outperforming gro... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Global shares were mixed Monday after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as March.
Frankfurt and Shanghai advanced. Wall Street futures were higher. Seoul declined while London was little-changed. Japanese markets were closed for a holida... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Interactive entertainment restaurant operator Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) stock has been resilient during the post-pandemic market sell-off. The iconic dine and play chain has all its 143 stores operating in the quarter with the addition of one new store. Despite the resur... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | A top Russian diplomat predicted “difficult” talks with the United States this week after attending a working dinner with U.S. officials in Geneva on Sunday as part of the kickoff to a string of meetings in three European cities this week, with ties at a low over Russia’s military buildup near Ukrai... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | The president of debt-ridden Sri Lanka has asked China for the restructuring of its loans and access to preferential credit for imports of essential goods, as the island nation struggles in the throes of its worst economic crisis Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | As he begins his first full year in office, the new head of a Massachusetts tribe says he intends to take a cautious approach to gambling while turning attention to social challenges and other economic opportunities for its members.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Brian Weeden, who ... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | WD-40 Company (NASDAQ: WDFC) produced a mixed FQ1/Calander Q1 but the results were strong enough to spark short-covering. With the short-interest sitting at over 12% coming into January there is quite a bit of fuel for this fire, enough perhaps to get this market back up to the all-time highs set in early 2021. Read the Full Story |
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Electric vehicle (EV) maker and hydrogen energy solutions firm Nikola (NASDAQ: NKLA) stock has seen a resurgence in recent events. Shares of the former SPAC took a dramatic sell-off on the ouster of its former CEO Trevor Milton and fraud allegations. However, the Company is rebuilding its reputati... Read the Full Story |
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Recreational vehicle (RV) maker THOR Industries (NYSE: THO) stock has fallen nearly (-30%) off its 2021 highs despite recording monster earnings beats. The Company expects continued supply chain disruptions, cost pressures, and logistical challenges. While business was bolstered during the pandemi... Read the Full Story |
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The Early Bird Stock Of The Day Telecom Argentina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services. The company offers mobile telecommunications services, including voice communications, high-speed mobile Internet content and applications download, online streaming, and other services; and sells mobile communication devices, such as handsets, Modems MiFi and wingles, and smart watches. It also internet connectivity products, including virtual private network services, traditional Internet protocol links, and other products; and programming and other cable television services. In addition, the company offers telephone services, including local, domestic, and international long-distance telephone services, as well as public telephone services; and other related supplementary services, such as call waiting, call forwarding, conference calls, caller ID, voice mail, itemized billing, and maintenance services. Further, it provides Infrastructure, interconnection, datacenter, Internet, value added, and international long-distance services; and data services, including data transmission, virtual private networks, symmetric Internet access, national and international signal transport, and videoconferencing services; Personal Pay, a digital wallet service; and management and administration services. The company was formerly known as Cablevisión S.A. and changed its name to Telecom Argentina S.A. in January 2018. Telecom Argentina S.A. was founded in 1979 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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