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Tech bloodbath aside, ride these two giants for the second half of the recovery, veteran analyst says

[MarketWatch, Getty Images] Critical information for the U.S. trading day On no obvious catalyst, the winners of 2020 were absolutely hammered on Thursday — a sea of red for the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Tesla TSLA and Zoom Video Communications ZM . And the selling wasn’t limited to technology stocks — small-caps RUT and value stocks VLUE also fell. […]

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Markets are facing a potential ‘Minsky moment’ collapse, strategist says

[CNBC, GETTY IMAGES] Despite lingering global economic risks from the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions, Wednesday saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both notch record highs. A “Minsky moment,” named after economist Hyman Minsky, refers to a sudden market collapse following an unsustainable bull run, which in this case could […]

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Why investors should sell stocks now to get ready for the big rally that’s coming

[MarketWatch, Getty Images] Critical information for the U.S. trading day Stocks are looking up on Tuesday, beating back a bevy of concerns — Washington-Beijing tensions, the lack of a U.S. coronavirus stimulus package, and Europe’s virus resurgence. The optimists helped push the Nasdaq Composite COMP to log another record on Monday, while some […]

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Apple just announced a stock split — here’s what that means for investors

[CNBC] During its third quarter earnings results on Thursday Apple said that the company’s Board of Directors approved a four-for-one stock split. Stock splits are cosmetic, meaning they do not change anything about a company’s underlying fundamentals. They can lead to renewed interest from smaller investors by making the shares — which are […]

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