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John Hancock Weekly Market Recap: Week Ended July 20th
Earnings update The first two weeks of quarterly earnings season have generally been strong. According to FactSet, companies in the S&P 500 are on track to report their second-fastest pace of earnings growth since 2010. Banks opened the earnings season a couple weeks ago, and major technology companies began to report results last week. […]
Charles Schwab 2018 Mid-Year Outlook: Sector Volatility Expected to Continue
Halfway through 2018, the S&P 500® Index, which represents the broad U.S. stock market, had gained 2.7%—a relatively modest return that belied the drama of the first six months of the year. “Those of us who lived through it know the first half was anything but boring, and digging down a level illustrates that,” says […]
Second Quarter Earnings Preview: Another 20%-plus?
Second-quarter earnings season kicks off this week, and S&P 500 companies are expected to report an eighth consecutive increase in quarterly profits. Consensus estimates are calling for a 21% year-over-year increase for the quarter, setting up a potential second-straight quarter of earnings growth higher than 20%. We expect several factors to drive this strong earnings […]
The E-Valuator Funds CIO Kevin Miller talks teflon tariffs with Liz Claman and Fox Business
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Reuters: The E-Valuator CIO shares his thoughts on the new trade war concerns
Click here to read: https://in.reuters.com/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-drops-on-escalating-u-s-china-trade-war-idINL4N1U74RN
What Does an Inverted Yield Curve Mean?
Posted by lplresearch As the yield curve continues to flatten, investors remain worried about the potential implications for the economy and markets. Why? Inverted yield curves have a perfect history of predicting economic recessions over the past 50 years, with nine of the past nine inversions followed by an eventual recession. The yield curve is […]
John Hancock Weekly Market Recap: Week Ended July 6th
Small wins After declining 2.5% the previous week, a small-cap benchmark rallied to a full recovery and then some as the Russell 2000 Index surged 3.0%. Stocks of smaller companies have generally outperformed large caps in recent weeks, in part because most smaller firms are more domestically focused than bigger companies and less exposed to global trade tensions. […]
Wall Street Seems More Optimistic on Foreign Investment, but Caution Remains
(Wednesday Market Open) Caution appeared to be the name of the game on Wall Street Wednesday morning. Investors got some reprieve from their latest worries over business relations between China and the United States as the Trump administration signaled the government will use the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to […]
Why Stocks higher in May and June Is a Good Thing
Posted by lplresearch May and June historically have tripped up stocks, which makes 2018 all the more interesting as both of those sometimes troublesome months were in the green. As LPL Research Senior Market Strategist Ryan Detrick explained, “When months that have been usually weak weren’t, that is a sign. In fact, when the S&P […]
