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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 Tuesday, August 31, 2021 The worst month of the year… has been a great month.  When August began, investors were warned that history has not been kind to the stock market during the summer’s final full month.  This is an annual tradition in markets commentary.  Over the last 10- and 20-year periods, the S&P 500 Index’s (^GSPC) average return… Source link

In this article, we will be taking a look at 10 high Sharpe ratio dividend stocks in the S&P 500. To skip our detailed analysis of dividend investing, you can go directly to see the 5 High Sharpe Ratio Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500. Dividend stocks like McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD), and The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) are among the most reliable and popular investment options available today. However, you can never be too… Source link

In a bull market like the one we have at present, it’s unsurprising that money managers at mutual funds and hedge funds — often with starkly opposing approaches to investing clients’ cash — could find a bit of common ground on the best names to own.  Goldman Sachs found in a new analysis of 813 hedge funds with $2.9 trillion in gross equity exposure and 573 mutual funds with $3 trillion in assets under management, there are nine stocks both view bullishly right now. They include: Adobe ( Source link

(Bloomberg) — Chinese technology shares climbed on Monday after recording their best weekly advance since January as bargain hunters continued to load up on the beaten-down sector. The Hang Seng Tech Index rallied 1.1%, led by live streaming giant Kuaishou Technology and Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd. Food delivery company Meituan erased earlier losses and rose 1.5% ahead of its results, which showed second-quarter revenue beating estimates while losses continued. The rally came… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks were steady Monday and Treasuries held an advance as traders weighed Jerome Powell’s signal that pandemic-era Federal Reserve policy support will be withdrawn cautiously and gradually. Shares gained in Japan, slipped in Hong Kong and fluctuated in China, where Beijing’s regulatory broadside remains in focus. U.S. futures were steady after a record Wall Street close in the wake of Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech. Powell said the Fed may start paring bond… Source link

In this article, we discuss the stocks that Michael Burry is betting against and selling. If you want to skip our detailed analysis of these stocks, go directly to Michael Burry is Betting Against Cathie Wood’s Fund, Tesla and Selling These 2 Other Stocks. Michael Burry, the investor who rocketed to fame on Wall Street by betting against the housing bubble that led to the financial meltdown in 2009, recently revealed another bearish bet against perhaps the most successful exchange traded fund… 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 Wednesday, August 25, 2021 S&P 500 targets are rising left and right The calendar today reads August 25, but it’s starting to feel like the year is over.  Starbucks (SBUX) unleashed its Pumpkin Spice Latte on the masses Monday; the chain’s holiday-themed cups are now right around the corner. And Wall Street strategists have been issuing revised… Source link

Stock futures opened little changed Tuesday evening after another record-setting session, with investors looking ahead to a key Federal Reserve event later this week. Contracts on the S&P 500 were flat to slightly higher. The index set record intraday and closing highs during the regular trading day, with investors piling into stocks in the energy and consumer discretionary sectors that had lagged over the past month. The Nasdaq also gained another 1%, rising for a fourth straight session and… Source link

(Bloomberg) — A basket of so-called meme stocks is surging, fueled by afternoon rallies for GameStop Corp. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. The group of 37 retail-trader favorites tracked by Bloomberg soared 10% Tuesday, the most since early June, as trading volumes accelerated. GameStop and AMC, two of the most closely-followed meme stocks, surged 28% and 20% respectively. The afternoon rally caught most analysts by surprise as investors await insights from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome… Source link

Market trends are generally heading up, and investors are feeling confident. The S&P 500 has gained 20% so far this year, and the NASDAQ has gained 15%; for now, it looks like the confidence is justified. The economy’s reopening is proceeding apace, and both investors and consumers are looking forward to a more normal 2022. In a recent note for RBC, the firm’s head of US equity strategy, Lori Calvasina, acknowledges the optimism – and also points out the potential fly in the ointment…. Source link