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Regions Financial Corp. (RF) was among the financial stocks unfairly hit after the Federal Reserve decided to stand pat at its most recent policy meeting. Financial stocks traditionally gain with...
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Here are a few more field notes from the end of a busy month, with help from analysts at Bespoke Investment Group. — The single most vivid day of the past year was Aug. 24, when the Dow swooned...
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The S&P 500 is down 3.9% this year and the Dow is down 6.9%, which is bad to the bone. It’s pretty hard to retire on negative portfolio growth. But fear not. We’ve got 70 trading days left. ...
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Shares in Allegiant Travel Co. (ALGT) continue to fly higher as it adds new routes and new airplanes and increases traffic figures. ALGT is on the Best Momentum Stock Performers Heat Map. The list...
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If you’re ever on the Tibetan Plateau and are craving a latte or cappuccino, you could be in luck. Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), the Seattle-based chain, said that it has opened two shops in Xining, the...
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The Wall Street Journal on Friday noted that the market for technology initial public offerings has struggled this year, as it did last year. Is that meaningful? In April, analyst Jason Goepfert...
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The Final Reckoning: How to Prepare for America’s Judgment Day There’s an inescapable storm approaching – one of Biblical proportions. You can see it on the horizon … You can feel it in...
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Morgan Stanley has issued a “full house” buy alert on international stock markets for the first time since early 2009, effectively calling the bottom of this summer’s equity slump. The...
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The average stock in the Russell 1000 was up more than 6% from Tuesday through Friday, Aug. 25 to Aug. 28. Bespoke Investment Group ran its famous decile analysis on these results to see which...
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The S&P 500 has lost critical technical support at the 200-day moving average and the 2,000 level — putting its post-2011 uptrend in jeopardy. Many observers pooh-poohed the importance of the...
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