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Apple’s (AAPL) iOS 16 is finally here. The software update, which automatically downloads and installs to your phone while it charges on your nightstand overnight, brings a litany of big changes to your iPhone. There’s no denying that the update is impressive for iPhone owners. Users will experience a redesigned lock screen, complete with widgets for everything from the weather to your activity. The update also features the ability to track your medication and improved photo editing… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Investors should stay wary of US stocks and bonds as inflation remains a threat and recession looms, according to Rebecca Patterson, chief investment strategist at Bridgewater Associates. Most Read from Bloomberg The stock market, which finished its best month since November 2020, has mistakenly given the benefit of the doubt to the Federal Reserve’s ability to engineer a soft landing, as officials try to cool inflation by raising rates without triggering a recession,… Source link

BofA’s US stock chief sees a floor of 3,200 for the S&P 500 (potential downside of 22%) — but here are 4 sectors she likes for inflation protection and cash return We’re almost halfway through the year, and sentiment has yet to turn bullish. The S&P 500 is down 13% in 2022, while the tech-centric Nasdaq is off 22%. If you want to know how low the market could really go, pay attention to what Savita Subramanian — head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy at Bank of America Securities… Source link

Bloomberg Is Gold Set to Tear Even Higher? Four Key Charts to Watch (Bloomberg) — Just when the vaccine rollout and economic optimism left gold looking like last year’s metal, it staged a recovery.Bullion is one of the best-performing commodities this month, erasing almost all of this year’s losses. Investors have been lured back by gold’s appeal as an inflation hedge, while the Federal Reserve maintains its monetary stimulus and says price pressures should prove temporary. Spot gold… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, May 7, 2021 Earnings guidance is lacking right now. There are good reasons why.  Corporate earnings and the process that goes into forecasting these results is one of our favorite topics here at The Morning Brief.  We’ve recently explored why results are topping estimates at a record clip, why strategists keep raising their forecasts, and… Source link

Bloomberg Retail Trader Army Is Signaling Retreat on Latest Stimulus Wave (Bloomberg) — From bullish options to basketball trading cards, the multibillion-dollar retail frenzy is showing signs of fading.Just as $1,400 stimulus checks arrive all across the U.S., day-trader favorites are losing steam, stirring speculation that the army of individual investors who disrupted markets over the past year have opted to spend the cash on plane tickets and restaurants rather than their trading… Source link

While the markets are in a good place, it’s important to be prepared for changes. ETF Trends’ CIO and Director of Research, Dave Nadig, joined in on Yahoo Finance’s “ETF Report,” with host Melody Hahm, to go over the ways investors can look to protect themselves on the downside while still participating in areas generating gains. Whether or not the popular themes are too expensive for investors, Nadig agrees that investors being cautious is a natural reaction. In 2020, there were so… Source link