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Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins

Banks Including JPMorgan and Citi Pull Back as Earnings Season Begins

Traders are taking profits in the banks as earnings season begins. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citi (C) and Wells Fargo (WFC) announced quarterly results today. While their numbers were mixed, their price action wasn't. All three had rallied into the reports as investors...

Airbnb Tries to Break Out as Recent IPOs Fly Ahead of Established Tech Names

Airbnb Tries to Break Out as Recent IPOs Fly Ahead of Established Tech Names

Airbnb and DoorDash are breaking out as investors shrug at old tech names like Facebook. ABNB rose 5.7 percent yesterday and DASH rose 3.1 percent. Both pulled back from their peaks but still had their highest closing prices ever. There weren't any clear catalysts for...

Intel Explodes Higher on New CEO. It Could Be a Very Big Deal

Intel Explodes Higher on New CEO. It Could Be a Very Big Deal

Intel just had a massive rally on some potentially huge news: Pat Gelsinger is the new CEO. Gelsinger was the chipmaker's chief technology officer until 2012. During that time, he was instrumental in key initiatives like the Xeon chip. The market hopes he can fix one...

Market Pulse: Materials and Construction Fly on Stimulus Hopes

Market Pulse: Materials and Construction Fly on Stimulus Hopes

Yesterday there was more evidence of big tech's fading importance: massive rallies in chemical stocks, industrial metals and construction firms. The Dow Jones Heavy Construction Index ($DJUSHV) jumped 8.3 percent on Wednesday. It outpaced the S&P 500 by 7.8...

Crisis Over? All of a Sudden, the Global Economy Is Looking Better

Crisis Over? All of a Sudden, the Global Economy Is Looking Better

Energy stocks are rallying. Factories are reopening. Interest rates are rising. All of a sudden, economic data and the stock market are pointing to a broad recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index...

Market Pulse: Homebuilder ETF: Oh Breakout, Where Art Thou?

Market Pulse: Homebuilder ETF: Oh Breakout, Where Art Thou?

Homebuilders were one of the strongest industries early in the pandemic as city dwellers headed to the suburbs. While the social trend has continued, bullishness has faded in the stocks. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.