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Chart of the Day: Best Buy’s Lower Highs
Best Buy fell sharply on “Liberation Day.” Now, after a modest rebound, some traders may see further downside risk.
Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes
Stocks are eying key resistance as the market attempts its second straight positive month. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened week between November 18 and November 25. The index is up 4 percent so far in November. If the gains hold through...
Inflation Good, Inflation Bad: Price Spirals Are Splitting Consumer Stocks
It's the best of times and worst of times for consumer stocks, thanks to the fastest inflation in 40 years. Companies like Kraft Heinz (KHC), Tyson Foods (TSN) and Kellogg (K) have advanced in the last two weeks. In the process they've bucked a selloff in the broader...
Omicron Variant Hammers Stocks, But Is the Pullback a Buying Opportunity?
Stocks crashed last week as the omicron variant of coronavirus appeared, overshadowing a wave positive economic news. The S&P 500 closed little changed on Wednesday as investors thought they would settle into a quiet Thanksgiving, but reports of the new pathogen...
What Happened to the VIX? Volatility Shrivels as the Nasdaq-100 Attempts a Breakout
Anxiety is fading as the stock market enters the homestretch for 2020 with the wind at its back. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, November 20, and Friday, November 27. It was the third gain in the last four weeks and...
Another New High for Stocks as ‘Growth’ Trade Makes a Comeback
Investors are returning to their old favorites, growth stocks, as the market continues its breakout to new highs. The S&P 500 rose 1 percent in the Thanksgiving-shortened period between Friday, November 22, and Friday, November 29. It was the seventh positive week...
Stocks Pause at Key Levels Everyone’s Talking About
Stocks kept testing a key resistance level last week amid signs of a potential economic slowdown. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, February 22, and Friday, March 1. That helped deliver a 3 percent gain for February. It was also the ninth positive week...
A Weak End to a Strong Season: Earnings This Week
A good earnings season ended on a weak note, thanks to dinosaur consumer stocks. Traditional retailers and food stocks are down sharply as changes in the ecosystem continue to weigh on sentiment. Some beat estimates, others missed. Either way, investors looked for...