The market closed mostly lower on Tuesday as dismal economic news weighed on sentiment. Specifically, Consumer Confidence tanked another -31.9 points to 86.9 in April following March's -13.8 point plunge to 118.8. Forecasts were for a print of 90.As far as 1Q earnings, five of the six companies with the largest market caps in the S&P - Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Facebook (FB), Apple...
Continue reading >>Keep an eye on Carnival (CCL). The stock has been battered by the coronavirus story. However, it’s down too far, too fast, and could soon recover, even though it could see an EPS loss of 55 to 65 cents a share if operations in Asia are suspended through April 2020. “While that has not come to pass and may be averted, the cruise line said there will be a material impact on...
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The market closed higher on Friday after President Trump signed nearly a $500 billion coronavirus Phase 3.5 relief bill that will replenish the small business rescue program known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).The higher close wasn’t enough to offset an overall weekly loss for the bulls, the first in 3 weeks. The small-caps escaped the pullback by closing higher for the week but...
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The market closed higher on Friday after President Trump signed nearly a $500 billion coronavirus Phase 3.5 relief bill that will replenish the small business rescue program known as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).The higher close wasn’t enough to offset an overall weekly loss for the bulls, the first in 3 weeks. The small-caps escaped the pullback by closing higher for the week but...
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