Where can investors look for growth? With economists around the world dialing back economic growth forecasts for 2019 and beyond, it may become increasingly difficult for investors to find reliable growth stocks to buy. Even amid rising fears of a trade war escalation and a global economic slowdown, growth stocks have continued to outperform value stocks […]
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Goldman has the perfect stocks to buy amid the recession and trade war fears gripping the market
Whether a recession is just around the corner is a hotly debated topic among U.S. stock market investors, especially as the trade war with China drags on and some economic indicators flash warning signs. Expecting the U.S. to narrowly avoid a recession, Goldman Sachs recommends one group of stocks with a good track record in […]
Jim Cramer breaks down the stocks investors are rotating to on trade and Fed hopes
Investors are realizing nothing is stopping the “avalanche in selling” of high-flying stocks in exchange for cheaper, slow-moving stocks, which has been going on for the past week, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. The rotation from high-growth names to slower tech, financial and oil stocks was triggered by buzz around trade and interest rate prospects, […]
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks rose last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gaining just under 2%. The rally put the indexes closer to the record highs they set in late July, with the S&P again higher by nearly 20% so far in 2019. Several highly anticipated earnings reports […]
Stocks This Week: Buy Symantec And United Technologies
The buy signal on the monthly S&P 500 cycle kicked in last week, raising the market as projected. The advance-decline line has hit a new high. Here are two long recommendations. The Symantec weekly cycle turns up in this week. All six buy signals have proven profitable in the last year. Daily momentum has put […]
Stock futures point to gains to start the week
Equity futures are pointing to a higher start to the week on Wall Street. This comes after a week that saw the major U.S. indexes rise at least 1.5 percent. Equity futures are pointing to a higher start to the week on Wall Street. This comes after a week that saw the major U.S. indexes […]
3 Pot Stocks Poised to Win in Canada’s Cannabis 2.0 Market
Analysts are calling it “Cannabis 2.0.” The term references the next wave of the Canadian adult-use recreational marijuana market. On Oct. 17, 2019, the country’s legalization of cannabis derivatives, including beverages, edibles, and vapes, will go into effect. Canada’s current “Cannabis 1.0” recreational market legalized only cannabis flower, oils, plants, and seeds. Don’t expect the […]
Weekly Market Review – September 7, 2019
Stock Markets Despite the turmoil and a shortened week, U.S. stocks finished higher for a second week in row. To follow suit the S&P 500 entered a range that appears to be about to reach a record high. The rally was driven again by positive news around the U.S. and China trade talk advancement which […]
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Major benchmarks traded in a narrow range Friday but ended the week with a session that was mostly positive. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) managed to finish with small gains. Energy and materials were the strongest sectors, while big technology stocks were […]
Stocks look to reclaim their all-time highs in the week ahead
Stocks will look to build on their strong recent momentum and reclaim their record highs next week amid a slew of economic data while trade war fears decrease. The S&P 500 is about 1.6% from an intraday record reached on July 26 after notching back-to-back weekly gains. The broad index is up 1.8% this past […]
Special chart suggests the market is starting a hot streak
Bespoke Investment’s Paul Hickey believes a market hot streak is unfolding. The independent market researcher is building his bullish case by zeroing in on the Citi Economic Surprise Index, which is built to measure optimism in the economy. In the week ending Friday, the index flipped into positive after spending more than 100 days in […]
U.S. Oil Market Suffering As The Trade War Escalates
The ongoing trade war with China is impacting many industries. Market volatility is being exacerbated by President Trump’s pattern of vacillating between threats and cease-fires on the topic. At the beginning of August, the markets were sent into a tailspin by President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese imports. The […]