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Wall Street’s Top 10 Stock Calls This Week – Saturday, March 16
Image Source: PixabayWhat has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here are the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street’s best analysts during the trading week of March 11-15, 2024. First, here are the top 5 buy calls of the week. 1. Disney Initiated with a Buy at […]
Canadian Dollar Settled Flat Against The Greenback On Friday As Markets Buckled Down
Image Source: Unsplash The Canadian dollar was mostly flat on Friday as it maintained limited momentum. The number of Housing Starts in Canada since November ticked higher. Important events next week include Canadian CPI inflation data and the US Fed rate call. The Canadian dollar was mostly higher on Friday, but it stuck close to the day’s opening range against […]
Realty Income Dividend Increase
Image Source: PixabayRealty Income (O) recently increased its monthly dividend by 0.19%, from 25.65 cents to 25.7 cents per share. The dividend will be paid on April 15 to shareholders of record on April 1. The ex-dividend date is March 29.Realty Income’s contribution to my portfolio’s projected annual dividend income will increase by $3 to $1,542.I own 500 shares of the REIT at an average […]
Are These 3 Beaten-Down S&P 500 Members Worth A Look?
Image: BigstockThe market has enjoyed a fantastic run in 2024, building nicely on last year’s gains. Up approximately 8% year-to-date, the S&P 500’s strong performance has been aided significantly by large-cap technology, with others also joining the party.However, the performance has been weighed down by a few S&P 500 members, including Tesla (TSLA – Free Report), Humana […]
First Look ETF: Analyzing Buffered ETFs And Active Strategies
Image Source: PexelsIn this episode of First Look ETF, I analyze some recently-launched ETFs from Allianz Investment Management, DoubleLine, and Federated Hermes. The featured ETFs in this episode focus on active investing strategies in the bond and commodities market, buffered ETFs, and equal weighting stocks.00:22:13The guest lineup for this episode includes: Douglas Yones, ChFC, Head of Exchange Traded […]
Weekly Market Outlook – Small Cracks Showing, But Don’t Panic Yet
Image Source: PixabayStocks suffered another loss last week, albeit a small one. And, depending the index, no serious damage was done. Moreover, in the one case where a key floor did finally start to break, several more are still below, waiting to stop the bleeding. And it all may mean nothing anyway. Friday was an option expiration […]
You Don’t Have To Gamble To Profit From An Increase In Sports Betting
Photo by Naser Tamimi on UnsplashThink you’ve got the perfect bracket? The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starts soon. As a former college basketball athlete myself, I know I’ll be tuning in to watch the games. And I won’t be alone.One of America’s favorite traditions is trying to predict who will win every college basketball matchup in “March Madness.” […]
Week Ahead: Central Banks
Image Source: DepositPhotosThere has been a dramatic adjustment to US rates. The two-year yield was near 4.40% before the US employment report on March 8 and it reached near 4.73% before the weekend. The 25 bp surge is the largest weekly increase since last May. For the first time in four months, the Fed funds […]
Forex And Cryptocurrencies Forecast For March 18 – 22, 2024
EUR/USD: Stubborn Inflation Refuses to Back Down● Market participants last week were keenly focused on inflation data from the US. The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting of the Federal Reserve is scheduled for Wednesday, 20 March, and these figures will undoubtedly influence the Committee’s decision on interest rates. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently […]
Full-Time Employment As A Recession Indicator
Bull Trend Of Market Shows Some CracksLast week, we discussed whether this is a short-term market top or a bubble. In that discussion, we noted that the ongoing bullish trend remains intact, with the market trading from the top of the trendline to the 20-DMA. After a rally to all-time highs, the market again traded […]
