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Thursday, January 21, 2021 Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe No matter who is president of the United States. On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. Also on Wednesday: all three major U.S. stock market indexes closed at record highs. And as happens before, during, and after any presidential election cycle, investors have recently been bombarded with data about how stocks perform under all… Source link

TipRanks These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Are Top Picks for 2021, Say Analysts Some traditions are too time-honored to shirk, and on Wall Street, the annual ‘top picks’ are one. Usually made at the very end or very beginning of a year, the Street’s analysts publish reviews on the stocks they believe will show the best performance in coming months – their top picks. The analysts have been analyzing each stock carefully, looking at its past and current performance, its trends on a variety… Source link

Friday, January 15, 2021 This article first appeared in the Morning Brief, sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe There are mini-bubbles everywhere. The most unique feature of the modern market is how fast everything happens. As we wrote back in November, the 2020 stock market essentially plotted the entire seven-year journey investors endured around the financial crisis in just seven months. And as markets have moved to more quickly and efficiently discount… Source link

Thursday, January 14, 2021 Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Cities and suburbs diverging, housing market edition. On Wednesday morning, we covered the diverging fortunes of cities and suburbs as seen through the lens of national burger chain Shake Shack (SHAK). And then on Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book report offered another way to see the urban/suburban economic divide. And that is through the… Source link

TipRanks 3 Stocks Trading at Rock-Bottom Prices; Analysts Say ‘Buy’ A new year, a new addition to the stock portfolio – what can make more sense than that? The right time to buy, of course, is when stocks are priced at the bottom. Buying low and selling high may be a bit hackneyed, but it’s true, and truth has staying power.But the markets are up. The NASDAQ rose 43% in 2020, and the S&P 500 showed a gain of 16%. With a market environment like that, finding stocks that are caught in… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Set for Monster Growth in 2021 We’ve turned a new page on the calendar, Old Man ’20 is out the door, and there’s a feeling ‘21 is gonna be a good year – and so far, so good. The markets closed out 2020 with modest session gains to cap off larger annual gains. The S&P 500 rose 16% during the corona crisis year, while the NASDAQ, with its heavy tech representation, showed an impressive annual gain of nearly 43%. The advent of two viable COVID vaccines… Source link

TipRanks 3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%; Raymond James Says ‘Buy’ Wall Street’s investment firms are burning the midnight oil as we approach the end of 2020, publishing their year-end notes and their New Year prognostications, both for investors’ edification. There is the obvious point: we’re in a moment of rising markets, and investor sentiment is riding high now that the election is settled and COVID vaccines have emergency approval and are getting into the distribution… Source link

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe It’s all about earnings expectations. 2020 has been an interesting year in the stock market. And as we wrap up the year, there is one simple question that lingers over the story of 2020: “Why have stocks gone up so much?” Through Tuesday’s close, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is up 15% this year and more than 60% from the March 23 lows. The Nasdaq (^IXIC) has done quite a… Source link

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe The goods-based recovery. About 70% of U.S. GDP growth comes from consumer spending. And this spending can basically be broken into two categories — goods and services. A good is an item — a couch, a car, a shirt. A service is basically anything else — a meal, a surgery, an Uber. And about two-thirds of this spending from consumers is typically focused on… Source link

The Conversation What is heaven? When a family member or a friend passes away, we often find ourselves reflecting on the question “where are they now?” As mortal beings, it is a question of ultimate significance to each of us. Different cultural groups, and different individuals within them, respond with numerous, often conflicting, answers to questions about life after death. For many, these questions are rooted in the idea of reward for the good (a heaven) and punishment for the wicked… Source link