By Jon D. Markman On August 13, 202106:58 AM Eastern
Investors often get semiconductor investing wrong. They assume the sector is a monolith. It’s not, and a big sell-off on Thursday is creating a buying opportunity.
The catalyst for the decline...
By Jon D. Markman On August 13, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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Another day, another new high for the S&P 500. The benchmark is now at 4,461, up 18.8% year-to-date....
By Mike Larson On August 13, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was a retail stockbroker at Merrill Lynch in the 1980s, and I’ll never forget one of the conversations I had with one of my wealthiest clients.
He said, “There’s nothing I like better than to...
By Jon D. Markman On August 12, 202103:25 PM Eastern
It’s another day of economic data and trading lethargy. Investors should not fret. The path of least resistance for stocks is higher.
It’s easy to get caught up parsing the monthly Producer...
By Jon D. Markman On August 12, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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The S&P 500 rallied on Wednesday to 4,447, up 0.25%. The gains came as the Labor Department reported...
By Kelly Green On August 12, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Over the last 18 months, technology stocks have been on fire. It’s been easy to find tech trends shaping the world.
And I’ve said it before: The pandemic was the great accelerator.
Before...
By Jon D. Markman On August 11, 202111:40 AM Eastern
Consumer prices continued to rise in July, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Labor. The June CPI rose 5.4% last month vs. a year ago.
Excluding food and energy costs, however,...
By Jon D. Markman On August 11, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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The Senate passed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 rallied to...
By Mike Larson On August 11, 202106:00 AM Eastern
If you’re a fan of the “Godfather” franchise, you’re familiar with Michael Corleone’s famous line in the third film: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.”
Although Corleone was...
By Jon D. Markman On August 10, 202103:00 PM Eastern
Stocks are mixed today as traders digest the passage of a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. The legislation provides $550 billion in new funding for transportation, broadband and utilities.
The...