Good MorningEquities fell hard to start the week with the S&P 500 down more than 1.5% at the low of the session. The move was driven by increasing angst over inflation, the FOMC, and earnings with both a key round of earnings and a key report on inflation due out this week. On the earnings front, there are reports from 175 S&P 500 companies and nearly half of the Dow components on tap. by the end of the week all questions about what to expect this reporting season should be laid to rest. On the inflation front, the April read of the PCE Price Index is due out and it is expected to be another hot one.
Core PCE prices are expected to moderate from up 5.4% in February to up 5.3% YOY in March but nowhere near enough to get the FOMc off the hook for interest rate hikes. At this pace, inflation is up nearly 10% versus 2020 with no signs of it slowing. An as expected or cooler than expected report may keep the market from selling off but, if the figures are hotter than consensus as we expect, the selloff could enter a new phase. Featured:
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With the major U.S. stock indices threatening to establish new 2022 lows, most individual stocks are off to a rough start this year. Others are performing remarkably well.
Not surprisingly, energy and materials stocks are among the biggest year-to-date winners. Yet there are plenty of companies h... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The high-priced Dow members are highly responsible for day-to-day movements in an index value that adorns financial newspapers and websites globally. Nowadays the Dow’s value is largely dictated by UnitedHealth Group, Goldman Sachs, and Home Depot since they command the highest share prices. Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Shares advanced Tuesday in Europe after closing mostly higher in Asia, though Chinese shares skidded on renewed concerns over pandemic lockdowns.
Oil prices declined and U.S. futures were lower.
Germany's DAX rose 0.9% to 14,043.32 and the CAC 40 in Paris picked up 0.... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after U.S. stocks stormed back from sharp losses to log strong gains.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul advanced while Sydney declined.
Shanghai fell back on renewed concerns over pandemic lockdowns that might further crimp the world’s... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | For months, Istanbul restaurant Tarihi Balikca tried to absorb the surging cost of the sunflower oil its cooks use to fry fish, squid and mussels.
But in early April, with oil prices nearly four times higher than they were in 2019, the restaurant finally raised its prices. Now, even s... Read the Full Story |
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Investors seem to be factoring in demand decline, but is that a safe bet?
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) stock remains in sharp decline on the second trading day after posting a strong earnings report on April 22, 2022. It could be a case of profit-taking. Prior to the sell-off, CLF stock wa... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Consumer financial services company Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF) stock has been on a tear after a strong Q1 fiscal 2022 earnings beat. The Company provides lending solutions to consumers ranging from credit cards and financing options across many segments including veterinary care, power sports, ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Network communications giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) stock has finally been selling off despite strong top and bottom line growth. The world’s leading networking company is experiencing robust strength and double-digit annual growth despite the underperformance of its shares. The Company ... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Sri Lanka’s government said Tuesday it is discussing obtaining another loan from Beijing to repay some of its debt to Chinese banks after China told the nearly bankrupt island nation it was not in favor of restructuring existing loans.
Sri Lanka has nearly $7 billion in foreign debt d... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | Sri Lanka’s government said Tuesday it is discussing obtaining another loan from Beijing to repay some of its debt to Chinese banks after China told the nearly bankrupt island nation it was not in favor of restructuring the existing loans.
Sri Lanka has nearly $7 billion in foreign de... Read the Full Story |
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Tuesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day UnitedHealth Group Incorporated operates as a diversified health care company in the United States. The company operates through four segments: UnitedHealthcare, Optum Health, Optum Insight, and Optum Rx. The UnitedHealthcare segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services for national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; health care coverage, and health and well-being services to individuals age 50 and older addressing their needs; Medicaid plans, children's health insurance and health care programs; and health and dental benefits, and hospital and clinical services, as well as health care benefits products and services to state programs caring for the economically disadvantaged, medically underserved, and those without the benefit of employer-funded health care coverage. The Optum Health segment provides care delivery, care management, wellness and consumer engagement, and health financial services patients, consumers, care delivery systems, providers, employers, payers, and public-sector entities. The Optum Insight segment offers software and information products, advisory consulting arrangements, and managed services outsourcing contracts to hospital systems, physicians, health plans, governments, life sciences companies, and other organizations. The Optum Rx segment provides pharmacy care services and programs, including retail network contracting, home delivery, specialty and community health pharmacy services, infusion, and purchasing and clinical capabilities, as well as develops programs in the areas of step therapy, formulary management, drug adherence, and disease/drug therapy management. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated was founded in 1974 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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