Article By:
Bill Smead
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 3:27 PM EDT
The voting machine’s willingness to price companies higher based on low rates is directly affecting the long-run value of businesses which ultimately gets weighed. The great equalizer is that change will happen and rates will rise.
In this article: BRK-A, BRK-B, DIS
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Zacks Investment Research
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 3:16 PM EDT
Determining if Micron sees the end of cyclical trends causing headwinds in the near future will be of interest to investors as the market debates whether the stock can keep climbing higher.
In this podcast: MU
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Article By:
Financial Sense
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 3:11 PM EDT
Sovereign funds and pension agencies have become completely fed up with bonds paying low-interest rates and have piled into less-liquid and riskier real estate and infrastructure positions.
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Article By:
WhisperNumber
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 3:02 PM EDT
FedEx is expected to report earnings today after market close. The whisper number is $5.71. Whispers range from a low of $5.50 to a high of $5.90.
In this article: FDX
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Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 2:54 PM EDT
We know what the deficiency is and has been for a very long time – banks. That’s a big problem for the idea of QT since it very clearly shows there was no QE; or, more specifically, QE didn’t end up doing any E.
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Article By:
Sweta Killa
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 2:43 PM EDT
Given bullish economic trends, investors may want to remain invested in the equity world but at the same time seek protection from the downside arising from the ongoing trade jitters. This could be easily achieved by investing in low-beta products.
In this article: PTLC, PBP, DIV, QYLD, WBIL
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Article By:
Matt Weller
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 2:36 PM EDT
Geopolitical risk is on the rise, and that will serve as a headwind for risk assets unless we see signs that the US/China tensions are thawing.
In this article: UUP
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Article By:
Leigh Drogen
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 2:29 PM EDT
Oracle Corporation is set to release their FQ4’18 report tonight after the market closes. Predictions are an EPS of $0.96, which would provide a year-over-year growth rate of 6%.
In this article: ORCL
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Though the stock markets were rather unaffected by the new trade war progressions, the news may have had some effect on the commodities.
The fact that the selloff is in three highly targeted commodities, and not in one little-targeted commodity, suggests to me that the threat of retaliation is weighing heavily on prices.
The powerful concept of doing nothing has been re-cemented into my cranium this cycle.
The SPX tried unsuccessfully to break above 2788 and the awaited correction followed.
Although the Canadian economy expanded over 3% in real terms in 2017, nonetheless the economy recently recorded three consecutive quarters of slow economic growth.
The economic outlook is good. Here's what that means to interest rates and the equity market.
