Why One Red-Hot Sector May Go Even Higher as Interest Rates Plunge

Posted: May 24, 2019 at 7:05 am

Typically, falling interest rates are a positive for business and consumers, as the cost of borrowing drops dramatically. Home refinancing has jumped as mortgage rates are near the lowest levels ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AEP, CVS, Ecolab, Entergy, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, PepsiCo, Snap, Yelp and More

Posted: April 18, 2019 at 8:40 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally higher on Thursday ahead of the release of the highly awaited Mueller report. With the major market indexes still up well into the double-digit ...
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Entergy Speeds Up Exit from Nuclear Power Generation

Posted: April 16, 2019 at 10:25 am

It's no secret that nuclear power plants are being retired faster than they are being replaced by new ones. What may not be as well known is that U.S. nuclear ...
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Merrill Lynch Much More Optimistic for Upside in Major Utilities in 2019 and Beyond

Posted: March 30, 2019 at 9:10 am

Many investors flocked into the utility sector during and after the Great Recession. After all, this was a safety and defensive investing strategy, first and foremost. But the sector also ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AEP, Facebook, Microsoft, PayPal, Philip Morris, Spotify, Under Armour and More

Posted: July 20, 2018 at 9:10 am

Stocks were indicated lower on Friday on more China woes, but it's been a choppy time of late. The investing community has had less faith and has seen lower rewards ...
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5 Blue-Chip Dividend Stock Buys for Q2

Posted: March 14, 2018 at 10:50 am

Despite all the concern over the potential for rising interest rates and an increase in inflation, Treasury yields, which had moved dramatically higher over the past month, have tapered off ...
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5 Ultra-Safe Utilities to Buy as Market Volatility Skyrockets

Posted: February 9, 2018 at 8:20 am

If there is any sector that is safe when the going gets treacherous it’s the utilities, and with good reason. Regardless of the economy or other circumstances that affect consumers ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Adobe, Apple, Bristol-Myers, Citigroup, Ford, Groupon, Phillips 66, United Rentals and More

Posted: October 16, 2017 at 8:55 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher on Monday, and investors understand that the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq are all fighting for all-time highs again. The trend that has ruled without ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Biogen, Capital One, Intuit, Jinko Solar, Micron, Albermarle, Alnylam and More

Posted: September 21, 2017 at 9:05 am

Stocks were indicated to open marginally lower on Thursday. This is on the heels of Wednesday's confirmation by Janet Yellen that the Federal Reserve would start selling down its $4.5 ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: BP, BHP Billiton, Goldman Sachs, Halliburton, IBM, Qualcomm, Rockwell Collins, Sirius XM and More

Posted: April 19, 2017 at 9:10 am
Last updated: January 9, 2019 9:19 am

After a rough Tuesday, the markets are looking decidedly better this morning as the futures are indicating at least a reasonably solid open across the board. First-quarter earnings for the ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Biogen, Goldcorp, GoPro, Oracle, Sirius XM, Tyson Foods, Ciena and More

Posted: March 16, 2017 at 8:40 am
Last updated: January 9, 2019 10:27 am

Stocks, bonds, oil and gold all rose on Wednesday after the Federal Reserved delivered on the first of likely three rate hikes in 2017. Now stocks are indicated to open ...
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More Worries for Utilities in 2017?

Posted: November 22, 2016 at 11:53 am

Maybe we are finally seeing that utilities cannot rise endlessly without a concern about proper P/E ratios and rising interest rates. In the daily upgrades and downgrades, there are often ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Groupon, Merck, News Corp, Disney, Vonage, Western Digital and More

Posted: October 27, 2016 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 9, 2019 1:33 pm

Stocks were indicated higher Thursday morning, and the barrage of earnings just keeps coming. Investors have proved over and over that they will buy each pullback. High valuations and even this ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Ciena, Delphi, Harley-Davidson, Regions Financial, Wal-Mart, Weatherford and Many More

Posted: June 6, 2016 at 8:50 am

Stocks were indicated to open higher on Monday ahead of Janet Yellen's speech, which will be her last real public appearance prior to the coming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Arcelor Mittal, Chesapeake Energy, Domino’s, Juniper Networks, 3M, QEP Resources, Starbucks, YuMe and More

Posted: April 12, 2016 at 9:05 am

Stocks were indicated higher on Tuesday, but that is after Monday's sharp gains turned into a small loss. The market is still barely hanging positive so far for the year, ...
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