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Even in a Correcting Market, Earnings Still Matter

The stock market rally has been hit by a massive shock. Several concerns have come together at the same time to create a big selloff. However, the markets may be fearful, but as long as companies can continue to grow their earnings, their share price will recover over time. Tech companies may face increasing skepticism amid this latest market selloff. But even high-flying tech companies are high-flying for a reason. That’s because they’re capable of massively growing their earnings, even right ...
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This Defensive Stock Has a History of Shrugging Off All Market Dangers

Investors looking for a place to hide in the stock market have limited options. When markets selloff, correlations tend to rise, and great companies get thrown out with the genuinely risky ones. That’s why a market selloff is a great opportunity for buying excellent companies at reasonable prices. Investors can further improve their odds by looking for companies that have a history of even holding up during bear markets. There’s no telling if we’ve seen the furthest back stocks will drop to ...
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Grab Inexpensive Income Plays Amid this Market Sale

When consumers go to any store and see a sale, they get excited to buy. When investors see stocks on sale, however, they’re fearful. This recent market pullback, which has seen the Nasdaq drop over10% from its July highs, has played out quickly. But it also looks like a healthy pullback after a massive run higher this year. Investors can use this selloff to buy shares of great companies that are on sale now. Especially dividend-paying stocks Dividends take some of the ...
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The Market Pullback Is Creating a Buying Opportunity for Great Companies

When stocks pull back, the first instinct is to be cautious, if not fearful. With markets down significantly from their July highs and even down over the past month, fear is creeping up. However, the market volatility index sits near 20. That’s a level that typically separates a minor and necessary pullback from a bigger crisis. Seasonally, it’s not yet time for a bigger market decline. That means investors have a chance to buy into this pullback. And they should target great ...
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Don’t Overlook Great Companies as Earnings Season Continues

This latest earnings season has given investors more insight into the roll out of AI technologies. Some companies are able to show big revenues and profits from rolling out AI. Others are starting to show signs of stalling out, slowing down, or simply not growing as fast as expected. Either way, that’s creating an opportunity for investors to separate great companies from the mediocre ones. And to determine which companies are best likely to rally in the challenging months ahead. One big ...
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The Beat-and-Raise Stocks Are the Clear Winners This Earnings Season

Earnings season is underway. And this quarter, companies that miss on expectations are getting hit harder than average. However, companies that beat expectations are being rewarded above average. And for companies that aren’t only beating on earnings, but are raising their expectations for the full-year, that trend is even better. As investors demand to see results from companies this quarter, those who can deliver are in great shape. That includes payment company PayPal (PYPL). Shares popped higher after the company beat on ...
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This Down-But-Not-Out Company Could Stage a Rally Over the Summer

Earnings season gives companies an opportunity to not only report how well they’ve done in the most recent quarter, but how they expect the next few quarters to play out. For companies that don’t have good numbers to report now, future expectations can help soothe the markets. That’s especially true when a company has been facing some known challenges. That can include a rise in competition, price pressure, or changing customer tastes. For fast food giant McDonald’s (MCD), it’s been a mix ...
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The Market Rotation Has Arrived – Great Stocks Are Cleared to Jump Higher

For nearly 18 months, big-cap tech stocks have dominated the market. Most stocks have traded flat or even declined over that time. But in the past few weeks, tech stocks have pulled back, but other stocks have started to show signs of life. Given how long the big tech outperformance lasted, there’s more room to run higher. Even for stocks that have already had some big jumps over the past few weeks. That includes industrial conglomerate 3M (MMM). Shares soared over 20% ...
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