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The rally in the S&P 500 index remains strong and continues to defy detractors. Today's Stocks & Topics: CARES Act 401k Withdrawal Options, IPO Market, Too Much Risk, Jobs Report, MPW - Medical Properties Trust Inc., Leveraged ETFs, Market Scenarios, Gold, Silver & Copper, USFD - US Foods Holding Corp., IVR - Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. TRIVIA QUESTION: "Historically speaking...

A combination of renewed trade tensions and uncertainty over the coronavirus could find its way into a market that has proven resilient since the mid-March lows. Today's Stocks & Topics: COR - CoreSite Realty Corp., BAC - Bank of America Corp., This Market Defies Logic, EXAS - Exact Sciences Corp., Gold, LUV - Southwest Airlines Co., DKNG - DraftKings Inc. Cl A, PPC - Pilgrim's Pride C...

In 2008, U.S. investors had around $530 billion in ETFs-- but that number today has grown to over $4 trillion. Today's Stocks & Topics: WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., China Consumers, Roth Conversions, Other Crisis, LMAT - LeMaitre Vascular Inc., Volume, BRG - Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Inc., W - Wayfair Inc. Cl A. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Claude.ai/i...

Investors should look for signs that companies are piling too many negative charges into the pandemic-affected quarters. Today's Stocks & Topics: Unemployment Checks, The Fed's Next Move, Don't Throw Your Junk Mail, T - AT&T Inc., Tech Stocks, QQQ - Invesco QQQ Trust Series I, STWD - Starwood Property Trust Inc., Gold,  KL - Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., NUE - Nucor Corp.   TRIVIA Q...

Don’t expect a so-called V-shaped recovery if pay cuts across a broad spectrum leave less money for the kind of spending that can help spark our economy back to life. Today's Stocks & Topics: Dividend Investing for Retirees, Credit Card Fraud, Tax Credit for Business, OKE - ONEOK Inc., Dogs of the Dow, SYF - Synchrony Financial, ABBV - AbbVie Inc., PFE - Pfizer Inc., Where to Invest. Our S...

The lockdown-driven decline in economic activity and spike in unemployment may be hiding system vulnerabilities. Today's Stocks & Topics: COVID 19, U.S.-China Relations, Bank Stress Test, Beginner Investor, APPS - Digital Turbine Inc., DHT - DHT Holdings Inc., CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc., FRT - Federal Realty Investment Trust, SRPT - Sarepta Therapeutics Inc., QCOM - Qualcomm Inc.   TRIVIA Q...

Analyst opinion: The coronavirus pandemic is likely to pummel Main Street while leaving Wall Street relatively unscathed. Today's Stocks & Topics: Financial Health Crisis, New Home Sales, EXPR - Express Inc., Index Funds, Chinese Stocks, SDS - ProShares UltraShort S&P 500, PE - Parsley Energy Inc. Cl A, QQQ - Invesco QQQ Trust Series,  GLD - SPDR Gold Shares. Our Sponsors: * Check out...

Today's Stocks & Topics: Asset Allocation, International Exposure, 401k, Commodities, Gold Stocks, Conference Calls, Become an Investor Advisor, Student Loans, Options, Bonds and Junk Bonds, First I-R-A, Yield Curve, 401k Contributions, Day Trading, ETFs or Mutual Funds, Roth I-R-A for a Child, Stimulus Effect, Bond Funds, Position, Trailing Stops. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and u...

In the opinion of one analyst, central bank policies encourage speculation and many investors are already in over their heads. Today's Stocks & Topics: China and Wild Animals Consumption, 401k, China on U.S. Restrictions, ARKW - ARK Next Generation Internet ETF, Hedging the Market, COUP - Coupa Software Inc., F - Ford Motor Co., PCG - PG&E Corp., Options, J - Jacobs Engineering Group I...

Using historical data and survey results, the University of Chicago is predicting that 42% of all jobs lost through April will become permanent. Today's Stocks & Topics: Savings, Commercial Real Estate, China Stock Fraud, SBUX - Starbucks Corp., LEVI - Levi Strauss & Co. Cl A, DBX - Dropbox Inc., TSLA - Tesla Inc., Securities, DIIBF - Dorel Industries Inc. Cl B, BABA - Alibaba Group Ho...

The head of U.S. equity strategy at Morgan Stanley has several reasons for a bullish outlook-- but is he right? Today's Stocks & Topics: Cruise Lines, AIQ - Global X Future Analytics Tech ETF, Oil Rigs, The Government & Cash, Coronavirus vs. Summer Fun, Morgan Stanley, WFC - Wells Fargo & Co., New Investor, LOW - Lowe's Cos., OXY - Occidental Petroleum Corp., BAM - Brookfield A...

At least six prominent tech companies are considering permanently moving a large percentage of their employees to work-from-home status. Today's Stocks & Topics: Permanent Higher Evaluations, Mortgages, OAS - Oasis Petroleum Inc., TDOC - Teladoc Health Inc., BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR, Finance Books, DCP - DCP Midstream L.P., Two-thirds Of Fund Managers Say Stocks Are Still In A...

Quantitative easing (QE) occurs when central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, create new money to buy government bonds or other securities. Today's Stocks & Topics: Warren Buffett, HEXO - HEXO Corp., HRZN - Horizon Technology Finance Corp., SH - ProShares Short S&P 500,  HLX - Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc., NEM - Newmont Corp., KL - Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., New Investor, OS...

Ahead of an earnings decline of between 30% and 50% this year, one market watcher thinks another 'leg down' is likely. Today's Stocks & Topics: Social Security for 2020, AWK - American Water Works Co., AWR - American States Water Co., SMLP - Summit Midstream Partners L.P., DHC - Diversified Healthcare Trust, ABBV - AbbVie Inc., Warren Buffett, NEM - Newmont Corp., Retirement Plan,...

While the inflation could help stimulate the economy in the short term, the longer-term ramifications are often dangerous. Today's Stocks & Topics: BIIB - Biogen Inc., LMI - LION e-Mobility AG,  UAA - Under Armour Inc. Cl A, DHI - D.R. Horton Inc., STZ - Constellation Brands Inc. Cl A, SBUX - Starbucks Corp., Tax Breaks, VTR - Ventas Inc., Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my cod...

Some investors may be convinced that generating a passive income from stocks is too risky-- however, stocks with defensive characteristics may be worthy of consideration. Today's Stocks & Topics: BAC - Bank of America Corp., DKNG - DraftKings Inc. Cl A, CCL - Carnival Corp., M - Macy's Inc., NUGT - Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares, COTY - Coty Inc. Cl A, Earnings Report,...

The reality of the dire state of the economy will catch up with equity investors-- because the depth and duration of our calamity are 'unknowable'. Today's Stocks & Topics: The Federal Reserve, Bears and Bulls Arguments, Inflation, Interest Rates & Refinancing, GDXJ - VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF, WD - Walker & Dunlop Inc., Cash, Shop Online, Reverse Split, PENN -...

Jobs data is backward-looking but with the federal government providing record stimulus measures, some argue that the recovery will be swift. Today's Stocks & Topics: Lesson Learned By A Trader In The Oil Market, The Mortgage Market is Breaking Again, College Graduations, AMRN - Amarin Corp. PLC ADR, HFRO - Highland Income Fund, Mortgage Rates, OKE - ONEOK Inc., KO - Coca-Cola Co., PEP - P...

05-08-2020: Opinion: Economist With 'Perfect Record' Is Betting Current Recession Over By End Of 2020   An expert's theory argues that COVID-19 is an 'accelerant' of underlying trends for a recession that started in Q1 this year. Today's Stocks & Topics: RE - Everest Re Group Ltd., STNE - StoneCo Ltd. Cl A, Muni-Bonds, FDMMX - Fidelity Massachusetts Municipal Income Fun...

The mortgage industry is implementing reforms that will be long-lasting in terms of how lenders operate and how consumers obtain financing. Today's Stocks & Topics: CINF - Cincinnati Financial Corp., DOW - Dow Inc. Crypto Currency, BABA - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR, Gold, 401k Asset Allocation, TSM - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. ADR, UPS - United Parcel Service Inc. Cl B...

A firm that uses a method known as "uniform accounting" to better compare financial reports has identified public companies that may be forced to cut their dividends. Today's Stocks & Topics: Pfizer, Corporate Bonds, Half of Americans Cancel Vacation Plans, BBAR - Banco BBVA Argentina S.A. ADR, RGEN - Repligen Corp., RIG - Transocean Ltd., BMA - Banco Macro S.A. ADR, Fair Value, Se...

A former Goldman manager has identified several reasons why he thinks we will have 40% drop in the markets over the rest of this year. Today's Stocks & Topics: Gold, MDT - Medtronic PLC, PCG - PG&E Corp., Reverse Stock Split, Semi-Conductor Sector, LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp., Unemployment Rate, BLUE - Bluebird Bio Inc., EADSY - Airbus SE ADR, ENPH - Enphase Energy Inc., CCL - Carnival...

The coronavirus put non-emergency health-care services on hold and the sector saw 42,000 jobs lost in March. Today's Stocks & Topics: Unemployment Rate, VIAC - ViacomCBS Inc. Cl B, AY - Atlantica Yield PLC, Nesara-Gesara, Sales Earnings, FANG - Diamondback Energy Inc., COUP - Coupa Software Inc., CRWD - CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Cl A. Our Sponsors: * Check out Anthropic and use my code Cla...

Amid the steepest contraction since the financial crisis, consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment, exports and inventories were the biggest drags on U.S. economy. Today's Stocks & Topics: Amazon Numbers, Mortgage Rates, DISH - DISH Network Corp. Cl A, GE - General Electric Co., SBUX - Starbucks Corp., Mortgage Furlough, OUT - Outfront Media Inc., CCO - Clear Channel Outdoor Hold...

Many analysts think the markets are likely to try to find fresh lows as the reality of the "pandemic-scarred" economic and corporate data becomes clear. Today's Stocks & Topics: MIK - Michaels Cos. Inc., Options, VIAC – Viacom CBS Inc. Cl B, Reverse Splits, CHK - Chesapeake Energy Corp., LEVI - Levi Strauss & Co. Cl A, FSAGX - Fidelity Select Gold Portfolio, Stocks Ideas, RDSA...