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Earnings season is starting up again, but some companies took a hit and still haven’t recovered. While the market’s rally has slowed recently, the long-term trend is higher. One simple strategy to play this trend is to look for companies that have taken a hit last earnings season. Especially if they play to trends that could lead to them moving higher in the months ahead. Those companies are ripe to trend higher . One potential play meeting that criteria is Carnival Cruise ...
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While the overall market may be trending higher or lower, individual sectors can sometimes buck that trend. The current bull market has had a few sectors remain out of favor. One of those has been in the packaged food space. However, that’s starting to change. These stocks are now starting to trend higher, and companies within this sector with strong earnings could be great performers in the months ahead. For instance, packaged food giant Conagra Brands (CAG) just reported better-than-expected earnings and ...
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The stock market’s AI boom that kicked off last year still continues, although other market sectors are now trending higher as well. Investors in the AI space may be taking a much-needed breather. One big reason to take a break is that many AI-related names still haven’t seen their earnings grow yet. For instance, many semiconductor companies are still retooling or building facilities for new AI-powered chips. But they’re not ready yet. Those big costs can be seen with a company like ...
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The labor market remains strong. Unemployment is under 4%, and has only ticked up slightly in the past year, even as interest rates have soared. Companies continue to hire. Even big tech companies laying off employees in one division may be hiring somewhere else. For now, trends support a strong job market. And that could mean that companies that cater to employment and staffing services could be winners overall. One such company is Paychex (PAYX), a provider of HR services such as ...
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Many individual stocks are still recovering from the 2022 bear market. Not every company has benefitted from the recent rally, which was initially fueled on the AI boom. But now with the market broadening beyond tech stocks, some companies left behind have room to run. That includes food and snack companies. These firms were out of favor with markets last year as interest rates peaked, and as new weight loss drugs came onto the market. There’s one last trend weighing on some ...
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Stocks, sectors, and entire markets often revert to the mean. That simply means that if an asset gets heavily overbought, it will pull back. Or if an asset is oversold, it will outperform and get back to its average over time. This trend can be used to find short-term opportunities. And for the second quarter of the year, one of the “Magnificent 7” stocks could be a winner here. The winning Mag 7 stock for the second quarter could be Tesla Motors ...
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At its core, every business exists to eliminate a pain point for a consumer. That could mean anything from offering an entirely new product, to offering something faster, cheaper, or otherwise better than competitors. For retail, companies largely compete on price. That’s allowed big-box stores to thrive, particularly as consumers are looking for one-stop shopping. But one retailer has fared even better than competitors thanks to a more unique business model offering great customer service. That company is Costco (COST), which charges ...
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While the world is getting increasingly complex, companies that follow and stick to a simple business model can fare well. Especially if they’ve built up a strong brand over the years. Management who works to ensure that a company’s operations can stay simple will often see great results. And investors who keep their investing simple can also reap the benefits from the compounding power of a simple company not overspending to complicate its operations. One company working on keeping things simple now ...
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