Good MorningEquity markets reversed course on Tuesday and closed higher for the day ending January on an up note. The S&P 500 gained almost 1.5% at the end of the day on signs the earnings season is better than expected. The caveat is that market action is still below significant resistance and the outlook for earnings is deteriorating. In this light, the next big move in the market is more likely to be down than up and there are more risks than one to be wary of.
Today brings another FOMC policy statement and it could be one for the history books. The market is expecting the FOMC to slow the pace of hikes and indicate the peak of inflation has passed but it might be disappointed. The latest inflation data confirm a peak was hit but give little indication that inflation is truly subsiding in a way that is sustainable. What this means is the FOMC needs to make the market believe interest rates will stay high enough for long enough to ensure that happens. Featured: Virginia Millionaire Warns European Energy Crisis Could Destroy U.S. Economy (The Oxford Club) 
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The communications industry is showing signs of life, as large caps, including Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR), are posting strong one-month uptrends.
The two stocks are components of the Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (N... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Asian stock markets were higher Wednesday after Wall Street rose ahead of what traders hope will be the last Federal Reserve interest rate hike for some time.
Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. U.S. futures declined. Oil prices gained.
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Tech | | | South Korea logged its biggest monthly trade deficit ever, at $12.7 billion in January, as exports of computer chips and other high-tech items sank and costs for importing oil and gas surged, the trade ministry said Wednesday.
The growing shortfall underscored how Russia’s war on Ukr... Read the Full Story |
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From Our PartnersMorgan Stanley is warning of an "imminent recession" in Europe. The head of the European Central Bank says it is a "very dark downside scenario."
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Politics | | | Inflation is cooling, and parts of the economy appear to be weakening. But Chair Jerome Powell is likely Wednesday to underscore that the Federal Reserve's primary focus remains the need to fight surging prices with still-higher interest rates.
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Global Edtech and education company Genius Group Ltd (NYSE: GNS) shares have spiked by 1700% for 2023. The stock was trading just a few hundred thousand shares a day leading up to its 269 million shares trading day on Jan. 19, 2023, where it spiked 290% to close at $2.09. Interest has remained rel... Read the Full Story |
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From Our PartnersGet out of cash immediately. Public warning from Wall Street professor who has already briefed the FBI and U.S. Pentagon.
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Shares of Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) are up 1.7% in mid-morning trading after the company posted a record profit in their fourth-quarter and full-year 2022 earnings report. XOM stock had been down 3% in pre-market trading.
Some of that was due to revenue coming in slighly below exp... Read the Full Story |
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Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) has a place on MarketBeat’s Dividend Achievers list of stocks, increasing their payout for at least the past 10 consecutive years.
Although it’s a well-established company, Cisco is not resting on its laurels. It’s developing robust technologies... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government plans to ramp up capital spending by 33% in a $550 billion annual budget designed to spur economic growth and create jobs ahead of a general election next year Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Three years into a crippling financial crisis, Lebanon's Central Bank on Wednesday set a new exchange rate that effectively devalued the country's currency by 90% but did little to bridge the gap with the soaring black market rate.
The dramatic measure is meant to stabilize the free-f... Read the Full Story |
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Dividend King Sysco (NYSE: SYY) pulled back following its FQ2 results but the move is already catching the attention of investors. No surprise there, this stock is a solid blue-chip operator in the US foodservice space and pays a healthy dividend so investors should be targeting this pullback as a... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Papa John's International, Inc. engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages. The North America Franchising segment involves the offering of sales and support activities, development rights, and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The North America Commissaries segment includes the eleven full-service regional dough production and distribution and quality control centers. The International Operations segment represents all restaurant operations outside of the United States and Canada. The All Others segment focuses on franchise contributions to marketing funds and sale, company-owned and franchised restaurants, information systems and related services used in restaurant operations, point-of-sale system, online and other technology-based ordering platforms, printing, and promotional items. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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