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The Best Big Bank Stocks to Buy Right Now
It’s a beautiful day in the markets, and one sector is looking especially rosy thanks to a series of optimistic earnings reports – big banks. There are a number of factors behind this. A big one, which shouldn’t be overlooked, is that analysts lowered their expectations across the board for this quarter, which naturally means […]
The Smarter Way to Play This Misleading Earnings Surprise
Earnings season has kicked off, and we’re already seeing some surprises. But, I have to warn you to be very, very careful with what you’re seeing out there, because a lot of numbers that look good on the surface don’t look so good when you delve a little deeper. This is especially going to be […]
The Six Factors You Need to Cut Through Earnings Noise and Pick Winning Stocks
We’re about to kick off a new earnings season, with major financial institutions reporting today. That’s leaving a lot of people wondering if we’re going to hit a snag in the overall bullish trend we’ve seen in the stock market so far this year, especially if earnings disappoint. It’s certainly possible, but I’m not sure […]
Stop Playing Defense and Grab the Bull Market by the Horns – Here’s How
The next chapter in the ongoing saga of inflation took an optimistic turn yesterday, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rating coming in at 3%. Considering that it was 8.9% a year ago, it’s a strong suggestion that we’re heading in the right direction. On top of that, the economy as a whole hasn’t shown […]
Here’s What It’ll Take to Make This Stock Zoom 84% – and More
One of my favorite things to do when market conditions are trending bullish is to find good companies with solid financials whose stock has gotten beaten up for one reason or another, so I can buy them at a deep discount and enjoy the ride back up. And in a stock market where all the […]
Score a 17%+ Yield and Smooth Your Ride Through Market Chop
The next Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers drop this week, and the start of earnings season kicks off Friday as big banks are due to report. Any one of those could cause volatility and stop the current bull market in its tracks, especially if earnings disappoint as a whole. That’s […]
How You Can Win as America and China Battle It Out Over Tech
From America’s stealth bombers and MQ-9 Reaper drones to China’s hypersonic generator, which is potentially capable of turning gas into plasma-powered hypersonic weapons, the common denominator is technology. And the common denominator in technology is semiconductor chips. Chips are used in everything from artificial intelligence (A.I.), advanced defense equipment, robotics and autonomous systems (RAS), Internet […]
The Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy (and Avoid) Right Now
Markets are tapering today, thanks to some profit-taking that’s causing a bit of a bump in the overall bull market trend. As I covered yesterday, one of the next big market shifts in tech is likely to come from the growing conflict between the U.S. and China over semiconductor manufacturing. The Department of Commerce is […]
How to Profit from the U.S.-China Semiconductor Standoff
You probably know that the primary element used in the construction of semiconductors and computer chips is silicon, which is primarily extracted from quartz rock. What you may not know, however, is that silicon is far from the only element used in semiconductor manufacturing, and the other elements needed are some of the rarest in […]
How to Recognize Real Profit Potential in AI Stocks
Because artificial intelligence is such a hot topic now, more and more companies are claiming they’re onto it, will be using it, or are using it, because they want everyone to think it’s going to increase their revenues, profits, and stock prices. Because behavioral finance works the way it does, that belief can create a […]