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Market Studies For Thursday, July 28: U.S. Stocks, Utilities, & Foreign Stocks

Market Studies For Thursday, July 28: U.S. Stocks, Utilities, & Foreign Stocks

Quantitative tapering is a very small short-term bearish factor for the stock market. The Utilities sector will probably go up in the next 6-12 months Foreign stocks will probably fall a little more within the next 1 month. Quantitative tapering The Federal Reserve is reducing its balance sheet by letting Treasury bonds mature and not […]
The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index Update – Thursday, June 28

The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index Update – Thursday, June 28

Note: We’ve updated our periodic look at the Philly Fed ADS Index today’s release, which includes jobless claims through June 23 and the Q1 GDP Third Estimate. The Philly Fed’s Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index (hereafter the ADS index) is a fascinating but relatively little known real-time indicator of business conditions for the U.S. economy, not […]
USD/CAD Daily: Maybe A Corrective Top In Place? Gold Correlation?

USD/CAD Daily: Maybe A Corrective Top In Place? Gold Correlation?

USD/CAD Daily – Corrective top may be in place… (and gold correlation) The corrective top labeled Wave A may be in place for USD/CAD. Near-term support at 1.3256 with scope back to at least 1.2900 level if this A Wave is complete. Gold price action may help, as the two have been correlated in here […]
Conagra Q4 Earnings & Sales Top, Increase Year On Year

Conagra Q4 Earnings & Sales Top, Increase Year On Year

Conagra Brands, Inc. (CAG – Free Report) was in the limelight yesterday, courtesy of two major developments. The company posted better-than-expected results for fourth-quarter fiscal 2018, while it also announced a definite deal to acquire Pinnacle Foods Inc. (PF  – Free Report). Well, Conagra’s shares tumbled 7.3% yesterday, taking this Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) stock’s year-to-date performance to a decline of […]
US Corporations Splurge On Dividends/Buybacks, Cash Cushion Likely Shrinks Ahead

US Corporations Splurge On Dividends/Buybacks, Cash Cushion Likely Shrinks Ahead

US companies are sitting on tons of cash, and are also spending tons in dividends and buybacks. As they continue to pay back shareholders, debt load – rising – moves front and center.   S&P 500 buybacks shot up to new record in 1Q18. Companies purchased $189.1 billion worth of their own shares, easily surpassing […]
The Bulls Have A Little Support

The Bulls Have A Little Support

My Swing Trading Approach I’ve switched sides here and now find myself bearish on this market with one short, but profitable, position. I may add an additional short position to the portfolio depending on the overall price action of this market. Not looking to get long on anything, unless there is a very sharp and […]
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                        Medical Cannabis Gains Traction In The US With Epidiolex Approval

E Medical Cannabis Gains Traction In The US With Epidiolex Approval

The medical cannabis market has been on a recovery lane over the last couple of years following 2015-2016 plunge that saw stocks in the industry lose as much as 70% of their market value. Between 2013 and 2015, the medical cannabis market was one of the most hyped. This period alone saw popular cannabinoid stocks […]
Big Mama Leaves Huge Footprints Stepping All Over ‘Devaluation’

Big Mama Leaves Huge Footprints Stepping All Over ‘Devaluation’

Not a good day to be a global central bank. Competitive devaluations all around? Kidding aside, it’s getting serious in China. CNY DOWN = BAD, so says Big Mama. “The kind of dollar selling from that bank was so aggressive that we knew instantly that it must be from the Big Mama,” said a Shanghai-based senior […]
Raise Your Glass To This Beverage Producer Releasing Its Earnings Tomorrow

Raise Your Glass To This Beverage Producer Releasing Its Earnings Tomorrow

Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) is releasing their FQ1’19 earnings tomorrow, Jun 29th, before the market opens. Estimize consensus predicts an EPS of $2.50, a 7% YoY growth, while Wall Street expects an EPS of $2.42. Estimize has beaten Wall Street in STZ EPS estimates 87% of the time. Estimize anticipates revenue of $2.063B, $23 million […]
Fresenius Offers Dialysis Care & Supplies Worldwide

Fresenius Offers Dialysis Care & Supplies Worldwide

Every New York stock exchange trading day I’m posting a daily dividend stock or fund review. I’ll share the three chief qualities of just one equity or fund that could be selected for a dividend stock portfolio I’ve named the Safari to Sweet Success. This week the portfolio I’m building (my Safari To Sweet Success […]