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Stocks couldn’t add onto yesterday’s gains in Thursday’s session, but they did manage to come well off their lows by the close and stay in positive territory for the week. Of course, there's still one more day to go. Meanwhile, today’s economic data (jobless claims, ret
Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood, who has a huge-fan following in the investment world for her stock picking skills, has again emphasized on her prediction that a slowdown in the economic growth in the United States will provide strength to growth stocks. In this regard, she said
The latest update on U.S. industrial output looks disappointing as the damages from Hurricane Ida and the ongoing health crisis took a toll on the metric. The consistent crunch in raw material supplies and labor as a result of the pandemic has been a serious concern. Per
Professional investors and fund managers have formal, quantitative screening processes to pick stocks.And we can all learn to assemble portfolios with the same precision by using stock screeners that fit our investment goals, risk tolerance, and time horizons.At Zacks, we
Technology stocks were ending little changed, with the SPDR Technology Select Sector ETF (XLK) Thursday slipping less than 0.1% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was rising 0.3% this afternoon, reversing a midday decline.
After much anticipation, the Central American Republic of El Salvador finally made bitcoin a legal tender currency earlier this month, and multinational corporations like McDonald’s have already begun seeing their franchises convert to this new economic paradigm.
Thursday, September 16, 2021The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), and Toyota Motor Corporat
Technology stocks were lower Thursday, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) Thursday down 0.6% while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index was off 0.4% in afternoon trading.
The U.S. housing market has been in the pink over the past few months despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The favorable operating backdrop and upbeat earnings have been propelling the space. The sales scenario has been robust. Existing homes account for the majority o
On its first Analyst Day since 2017, the networking giant Cisco Systems CSCO provided an upbeat outlook for revenues but somewhat disappointed investors in terms of profit projections.The company expects annual revenues to grow 5-7% through July 2025 with a midpoint being
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Jack Henry (JKHY). Shares have lost about 1.4% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Walmart (WMT). Shares have lost about 3.1% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT). Shares have lost about 1.6% in that time frame, underperforming the S&P 500.
It has been about a month since the last earnings report for Agilent Technologies (A). Shares have added about 6.6% in that time frame, outperforming the S&P 500.