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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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Citigroup downgrades U.S. equities, says get defensive because of ‘deflating bubble’
It’s time to get defensive on U.S. equities amid “significantly” rising recession risks, according to Citigroup. The global asset allocation team downgraded U.S. equities to neutral amid troubling signs — including disquieting signs in the stock market and hawkish guidance from the Federal Reserve chair — despite not technically holding a recession in its base […]
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‘A lot of Costco love’ — How the warehouse retailer became a staple of Asian America
Durian at a Costco Wholesale location in Woodland Hills, California. April 24, 2022. Wendy Leung Wendy Leung rarely saw durian in grocery stores growing up in Los Angeles, but the 45-year-old nonprofit worker found the fruit at her local Costco Wholesale in San Fernando Valley this April. Durian is used in Southeast Asian cuisines and […]
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Stock futures are little changed with S&P 500 on track for winning week
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, May 17, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading as the S&P 500 attempted to snap a seven-week losing streak. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 25 points. S&P 500 futures were flat and Nasdaq 100 futures were marginally higher. Retail […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Ulta, Gap, Dell and more
Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Ulta Beauty — Shares surged more than 6% after hours as the beauty retailer’s quarterly report beat Wall Street estimates on the top and bottom lines. Ulta Beauty posted adjusted first-quarter earnings of $6.30 per share on revenue of $2.346 […]
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Nvidia is a buy even with weaker guidance from China lockdowns, Wall Street says
A succession of analysts reiterated buy ratings but trimmed price targets on Nvidia after the semiconductor company issued lighter guidance than expected after a strong quarter. Shares of Nvidia initially dropped in extended trading after the company said on Wednesday that it expects sanctions in Russia and ongoing Covid lockdowns in China will result in […]
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Evercore ISI says buy these four bank stocks to play the coming Fed rate hikes
Banks have sold off this year on concern that a possible recession will boost loan losses for the group. The KBW Bank Index has lost 15% this year — less than the S & P 500 decline of 17% — and industry bellwethers including JPMorgan Chase recently traded at 52-week lows. Despite the stock selloff, […]
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Nasdaq 100 futures fall slightly after chip giant Nvidia delivers light guidance
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York, the United States, May 18, 2022. Michael Nagle | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Stock futures were mixed on Wednesday evening as investors digested a disappointing update from Nvidia, an economic bellwether in the technology industry. Stock futures tied to the […]
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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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Bill Ackman says a more aggressive Fed or market collapse are the only ways to stop this inflation
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said raging inflation will only dissipate if the Federal Reserve acts more aggressively or the market sell-off turns into a full-on collapse. “There is no prospect for a material reduction in inflation unless the Fed aggressively raises rates, or the stock market crashes, catalyzing an economic collapse and demand destruction,” Ackman […]
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