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Just set-and-forget income you can rely on for the rest of your life. And inside this FREE report, I reveal the perfect dividend stock that's taken me over 31 years of research and testing to pinpoint. Learn more HERE. | | | | | | DOW 32,656.70 | -0.71% | | | | S&P 3,970.15 | -0.30% | | | | NASDAQ 11,455.54 | -0.10% | | | | *As of market close | | • | Markets closed lower on Tuesday, with stocks sliding in the last hour of trading. | | • | Oil rose 1.5 percent, last going for $76.84 per barrel. | | • | Gold rose 0.5 percent, ending at $1,835 per ounce. | | • | Cryptocurrencies traded lower, with bitcoin at $23,236 at the stock market close. | | | | | | | | | | The Big Money Is Made in Fearful Markets | | | | The past few weeks have shown that inflation still remains a problem, and that consumers may be close to tapping out. That's slowed down the move higher in retail stocks, many of which had started moving higher in the autumn ahead of the holiday season. However, the market selloff over the past year has already created a number of values. With fear dominating some sectors today, buying industry leaders may prove ideal for finding market-beating returns in the months and years ahead. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Insider Trading Report: M&T Bancorp (MTB) | | | | Richard Ledgett, a director at M&T Bancorp (MTB) recently bought 390 shares. The buy increased his holdings by 11 percent, and came to a total cost of $61,000. This marks the first insider buy at the bank since last July. Over the past two years, company directors and executives have been regular sellers of shares since then, largely through the exercise of stock options. » FULL STORY | | | | | | Unusual Options Activity: Schlumberger Limited (SLB) | | | | Shares of oil and gas equipment and services company Schlumberger Limited (SLB) have gained 37 percent in the past year. One trader sees the stock continuing to rally in the coming weeks. That's based on the April $65 call. With 51 days until expiration, 35,216 contracts traded compared to a prior open interest of 234, for a 151-fold rise in volume on the trade. The buyer of the calls paid $0.36 to make the bullish bet.
» FULL STORY | | | | | | • | Corporate Buybacks Could Top $1 Trillion
Share buybacks by companies in the S&P 500 index could top $1 trillion this year for the first time ever. That's based on current projections as well as recent announcements of increased buybacks from companies. Already, more than $220 billion in buybacks have been authorized so far this year. | | | | • | Department of Justice Accuses Google of Deleting Chats
As part of its antitrust investigation into Google (GOOG), the Department of Justice is accusing the company of destroying written communications, specifically chat messages between employees that may have shed light on anticompetitive conduct. Per Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the company should have started preserving the documents in anticipation of litigation in 2019. | | | | • | Altria Looks to Buy Vaping Firm
Tobacco giant Altria (MO) is looking to buy privately-held NJOY, a manufacturer of e-cigarettes and vaping products. A potential deal could come out with a valuation of about $2.75 billion, with the potential for another $500 million if regulatory milestones are met. | | | | • | TD Bank Reaches Settlement in Ponzi Scheme Lawsuit
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) is paying $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit. The heart of the matter is the bank's relationship with Allen Stanford, who was sentenced to 110 years in prison in 2012 for running a Ponzi scheme. The lawsuit against the bank alleged that the firm ignored red flags with the transactions. | | | | • | Meta Shifts Focus to AI Technologies
Meta Platforms (META) is creating a new product group that will focus on generative AI. This technology would create text, pictures, and other media that resemble the output created by humans. The products could be rolled out across the company's divisions, particularly Instagram and WhatsApp. | | | | | | TOP | | XRAY | 10.449% | | | STLD | 5.027% | | | META | 4.506% | | | EW | 4.086% | | | AMAT | 3.904% | | | BOTTOM | | NCLH | 11.061% | | | UHS | 7.625% | | | DISH | 5.738% | | | CEG | 4.651% | | | MOH | 3.958% | | | | | | | | | Because of the renewed focus on hotter inflation and the implications for the Fed, rates are once again driving equities. The rapid shift in Fed funds expectations and the spike in short-term yields has been risk-off in the stock market, so some reprieve on rates today will likely boost equities. | | - Ross Mayfield, investment strategy analyst at Baird, on the recent market pullback as interest rates have started to trend higher after dropping notably in the first few weeks of the year. | | |
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