Good MorningThe S&P 500 fell on Wednesday after the FOMC indicated it was not through raising interest rates. The FOMC held rates steady in September as was expected but said it would raise by another 25 basis points by the end of the year. If so, it would mark the 12th increase since the cycle began, putting interest rates at the highest levels in decades. At current levels, demand has begun to deteriorate; another hike would accelerate the decline and possibly impact S&P 500 earnings.
The S&P 500 is down more than 4% from its recent highs and heading lower. The index has confirmed resistance at a critical level and will pull back at least 5% before the move is through. The risk is that oil prices will continue to rise and accelerate inflation, leading the FOMC to hike rates more than already indicated. In that scenario, the S&P 500 could correct up to 20% or more. Regardless, interest rates are now expected to remain at or above 5% through the middle of 2024, nearly a year longer than previously forecast. Featured: 2023's Best Stock: Buy Before the Market Knows (Darwin) 
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Bullish reversals are a popular tool and strategy for technical traders and investors as they offer the potential for significant gains. The trick is finding a stock that is reversing that is worth investing in. Reversals are a tricky business and often go unconfirmed. The textbook definition of s... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer staples (NYSEARCA: XLP) stocks are down 6.5% from their July highs and more than 10% from the 2022 peaks and may move lower. The caveat is that the sector is trading near the bottom of a range, above critical support, and there are signs of bullish activity in the market. This suggests a ... Read the Full Story |
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After tagging a fresh all-time high in the middle of July, shares of tech titan Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT) took a well-earned breather and cooled much of the way through August. Few investors would have held this against the tech giant. After a 70% run that saw the company eclips... Read the Full Story |
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Retail, and small-cap retail, in particular, are not having a good time in 2023. The sector is down about 40% from its highs and struggling to gain traction. In fact, some names continue to trend lower. Today's lesson is that opportunities in dead markets are often possible. Takeaways from the Q2 ... Read the Full Story |
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Amprius (NYSE: AMPX) is one of many IPOs to hit the market and fall flat. Outsized expectations and overeager investors are never a good combination, but that is yesterday's story. Today's story is that Amprius stock is at the bottom. The market has bottomed and shows signs of life that could incr... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Corporate profits may have already hit bottom: After falling for much of the last year, S&P 500 companies are expected to report 0.2% profit growth for the summer.While that sounds anemic, it would be the first quarter of growth in a year, according to FactSet.For three straight quarters, profit... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A venture capital firm that has backed buzzy new companies like restaurant chain Slutty Vegan and beauty brand Live Tinted has become symbolic of the fight over corporate diversity policies since becoming a target of a lawsuit over a grant program for Black women.But the Fearless Fund is a tiny play... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The Bank of England on Thursday joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in pausing interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns about the pace of price rises.In a development that few predicted just two days ago, the central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at a... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Sweden’s central bank raised its key interest rate Thursday, saying that “inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy are still too high,” although there were signs that inflation had begun to fall.The Riksbank raised its policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4% and said its forecast i... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for it to be delisted, the company said Thursday. In the tender offer, announced last month and ended Wednesday, the number of shares purchased ... Read the Full Story |
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Thursday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a home discount retailer in the United States. The company offers products under various merchandising categories, such as furniture category that includes upholstery, mattresses, home décor, case goods, and ready-to-assemble departments; seasonal category, which comprises patio furniture, gazebos, Christmas trim, lawn and garden, and other holiday departments; soft home category consists of apparel, hosiery, jewelry; frames, fashion and utility bedding, bath, window, decorative textiles, and area rugs departments; and food category that includes beverages and grocery, specialty foods, and candy and snacks departments. It also provides merchandise under the consumables category, which comprises health, beauty and cosmetics, plastics, paper, pet, infant, stationery, and chemical departments; and hard home category, including small appliances, tabletops, food preparation products, home maintenance and organization products, toys, electronics departments, and other offerings. Big Lots, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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