Good MorningThe melt-up in equities continued on Monday with the S&P 500 gaining more than 0.75% at the high of the day. The move was driven in large part by the energy sector, however, as oil prices gained nearly 4.0% to trade above the $104 level. With oil prices trending near record levels, the energy sector is expected to post windfall earnings this reporting season. The rest of the index may not fare so well, 7 of the 11 sectors have a declining consensus estimate for earnings while 4 are expected to post an outright earnings decline.
The risk for the market is that earnings will be worse than expected and guidance will be lowered. In that scenario, the bear market will enter a new phase in which recent lows will be tested and possibly exceeded. The test for the market this week, however, will be the minutes from the last FOMC meeting which are due for release on Wednesday. Investors should be prepared for a very hawkish FOMC and at least 50 basis points of interest rate increase at the next meeting. Featured: Improve Your Trading Results with One Simple Adjustment (Trader Marketing Group) 
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Markets | | | Dividend stocks are particularly attractive at this time thanks to their perceived safety and the added income they can provide to portfolios. However, not all dividend stocks are worthy of your time and capital, Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | World shares were mixed and oil prices rose Tuesday as Western governments considered more sanctions against Moscow in response to evidence Russian soldiers deliberately killed civilians.
Benchmarks rose in Frankfurt, Tokyo and Sydney but fell in Paris and London. Many Asian markets ... Read the Full Story |
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Did you haul off and buy a recreational vehicle (RV) during the pandemic? If not you, one of your neighbors likely did, or maybe someone else you know made the plunge.
Annual RV shipments dropped 16% from 483,700 in 2018 to 406,000 in 2019, according to the RV Industry Association. Producti... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng (NYSE: XPEV) stock has sold off with the benchmark indices further accelerated by fears of delisting on U.S. exchanges. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has spiked higher oil prices which naturally tends to set more focus on alternative, sustainable, and clea... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | France’s economy and finance minister Bruno Le Maire said there is a “total determination” from all 27 EU member countries to reinforce sanctions against Russia that could finally target the energy sector after evidence of massacre of Ukrainian civilians emerged this week Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | BERLIN — The prime minister of Moldova says the poor eastern European nation needs major international support to cope with the influx of people fleeing neighboring Ukraine.
Natalia Gavrilita told a donor conference in Berlin on Tuesday that Moldova is hosting about 100,000 refugees f... Read the Full Story |
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Politics | | | ROME -- The Italian Foreign Ministry says Italy is expelling 30 Russian diplomats.
Tuesday’s announcement followed expulsions by several other European countries. Germany said Monday that it was expelling 40 Russians with diplomatic status and France kicked out 35.
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Politics | | | KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukraine says a civilian ship is sinking in the port of the besieged city of Mariupol after Russian forces fired on it.
The Ukrainian Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the ship was struck during “shelling from the sea” by Russia, causing a fire in the ... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Athleisure apparel and footwear maker Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) stock has rebounded after lowballing earnings estimates. The iconic athletic apparel company has resumed growth after an impressive fiscal Q4 2021 earnings report that included raised fiscal full-year 2022 top and bottom-line guidance an... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Q1 2022 S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY) earnings reporting season is set up for kick-off in about a week when JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and some of the other big banks report their earnings. While the data is promising there is an underlying weakness within the market that we are very wary of. Read the Full Story |
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