Updates

S&P 500 Earnings During Recessions

Published 09/13/22 Source: Bloomberg by Gina Martin Adams and Gillian Wolff Recent recession experiences have led most to believe that S&P 500 earnings are likely to get crushed in response to higher interest rates, but an examination of longer-term history shows earnings declines vary extensively. Without clear economic excesses to be resolved, the consensus for […]

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Amazon Shares Back to Winning Ways Amid Cost Push: Tech Watch

Monday, September 12, 2022 06:23 AM Source: Bloomberg by Jeran Wittenstein Amazon.com Inc. shares are back in a familiar role of outperforming after an ugly first half of 2022, even as investors brace for a slowdown in growth at the e-commerce and cloud computing giant. Amazon is the best-performing stock among its megacap peers since the […]

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How the Ukraine Offensive Will Shift the Market Narrative

Monday, September 12, 2022 12:43 AM Source: Bloomberg by John Authers The Ukrainian armed forces appear (and I emphasize appear) to have taught the rest of the world yet another lesson in the need to be cautious about knowing what we know. If the reports of the last few days are correct, then the chances of a Ukrainian […]

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Treasuries Suggest Fed Can Tame Inflation Without Killing Growth

Saturday, September 10, 2022 04:00 PM Source: Bloomberg by Michael Mackenzie The bond market is signaling that in the matter of the Federal Reserve versus inflation, its money is on the US central bank. Demand for inflation protection — as measured by yields on inflation-protected Treasury debt — keeps falling. The five-year expected inflation rate […]

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Peak Inflation? US Corporations Seems to Think So: Taking Stock

Monday, September 12, 2022 08:36 AM Source: Bloomberg: by Jessica Menton After US stocks snapped three straight weeks of losses, investors are looking ahead to a batch of crucial inflation figures that will help determine the pace of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate increases this year and beyond. But when it comes to corporate decision makers, […]

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Apple IPhone Pre-Order Data Points to Strong Demand: Street Wrap

Monday, September 12, 2022 09:35 AM Source: Bloomberg: by Ryan Vlastelica Apple analysts are positive on the company as pre-order data for the latest versions of its iPhone point to strong interest and demand. Shares up 1.7%, with the stock outperforming other major technology and internet stocks. The Nasdaq 100 is up 0.7%. JPMorgan (overweight, […]

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Advanced Micro Devices can surge more than 50% as chipmaker increases market share

PUBLISHED THU, SEP 8 20226:32 AM EDT Source: CNBC by Samantha Subin Stifel said there’s more room to run for Advanced Micro Devices even as the chip market faces ongoing supply chain disruptions and pockets of consumer weakness. Analyst Ruben Roy initiated coverage of the chip stock with a buy rating, saying in a note to clients […]

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US INSIGHT: Recession Risk Remains at 30% in Next 12 Months

Wednesday, September 7, 2022 05:03 PM Source: Bloomberg by Eliza Winger (Economist) The inversion of the 10-year/2-year yield curve steepened in the past month, while macroeconomic data mostly surprised to the upside, suggesting resilience in the economy’s underlying growth momentum. On net, Bloomberg Economics’ model points to a 30% chance of recession in the next […]

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US Services Gauge Rises to Four-Month High on Pickup in Demand

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 10:00 AM  Source: Bloomberg By Reade Pickert The US service sector expanded in August at the fastest pace in four months amid a pickup in business activity and new orders, while price pressures continued to ease. The Institute for Supply Management’s services index edged up to 56.9 from 56.7, data showed Tuesday. The […]

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Apple’s Car Is Beloved Before It Even Exists

Friday, September 2, 2022 05:15 AM Source: Bloomberg by David Welch If semiconductor shortages, recession risks and the once-a-century shift in propulsion weren’t enough to keep auto executives up at night, here’s one more sleep disruptor: Consumers are keen to buy an Apple car before one even exists. Strategic Vision just released the results of an annual study that this […]

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