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These buy-rated stocks are expected to generate loads of cash and are cheap, Barclays says
As investors search for quality stocks after a choppy month for equities, Barclays has some buy-rated picks that are cheap and expected to generate lots of cash. On Tuesday, stocks struggled to find a direction in the final day of trading in May. All month, stocks have logged some wild moves, with the S & […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
1. S&P 500 futures are lower after snapping long losing streak Traders on the NYSE, May 20, 2022. Source: NYSE S&P 500 futures were lower Tuesday morning, as Wall Street resumes trading following the Memorial Day holiday. Stocks posted strong gains last week, ending seven-week losing streaks for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite and […]
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Stocks could build on gains in the week ahead as investors await Friday’s jobs report
Stocks could carry the momentum of this latest rally into next week as investors look ahead to Friday’s jobs report. All three major indice scored big gains in the past week, each rising higher than 6%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite broke a seven-week losing streak, while it had been eight weeks of […]
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Capital gains may have triggered hundreds of billions more in individual taxes for 2021, analysis shows. How to trim your tax bill
The U.S. Department of the Treasury building Julia Schmalz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some investors may be grappling with the sting of higher-than-expected capital gains for 2021 and losses in 2022. But experts say tax-planning opportunities may soften the blow. Individuals paid significantly more taxes this season, and the surge in capital gains in […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Nasdaq futures slide, a day after tech-heavy index sank more than 2% Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 23, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday, one day after the Nasdaq dropped 2.4% as […]
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Strategists pick their top stocks to beat rising prices and slowing growth — including some they say are ‘extremely cheap’
The global economy is beset with rising inflation and slowing growth. Here, CNBC Pro sifts through recent research notes to identify strategists’ top stocks in this tricky environment. The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked rates in March for the first time in more than three years, and announced a further 50-basis-point hike earlier this month . […]
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No recession ahead: Evercore ISI predicts S&P 500 will jump 22% from current levels
While retail investors head for the exits as stock prices sharply fluctuate, Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel wants to put money to work. He calls the market environment very ugly, but he believes the economy will avert a recession — particularly due to healthy credit markets and continued gains. “The path to higher [stock] prices really […]
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Bond market counting on the Fed to do less when it comes to interest rate hikes
Stock investors have been scared by rising bond yields, and now bond investors are spooked by the bearishness of the stock market’s sell-off. The markets are worried about a softening economy and are now pricing in expectations that the Federal Reserve may not be able to raise interest rates as much as previously expected. “I […]
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When the market was tanking, these stocks were hitting all-time highs and could go even higher
While market losses were racking up, this group of stocks was breaking out to all-time highs and looks set for even more gains. The group is Big Pharma. It’s been long viewed as stodgy by investors looking for quicker price gains. Recently, however, as other stocks slid, these companies have become more attractive because of […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Dow set to gave back some of Monday’s snapback rally A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a trader works inside a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York […]
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