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GE Doesn’t Just Have Supply Chain Issues
The CFO of General Electric (GE) told shareholders and analysts Thursday evening that the supply chain was putting pressure on margins and free cash flow. Let’s check and see how that is playing...
Meet the ‘Masters’ of High Yields: MLPs
Master Limited Partnerships, or MLPs, have traditionally been a good source of high-yielding securities. Many Master Limited Partnerships yield 5% or more, even double-digit yields in some cases. Of c...
There’s No Way I’d Buy FedEx Here: I’d Rather Trade UPS
Global recession! That’s the implication. The situation is this. FedEx (FDX) released on Thursday evening preliminary results for the firm’s fiscal quarter, which ended August 31st. The fi...
This Value Investor Has Found a ‘Dead Cow’ to Feast On
Two years ago, we did not get photographic proof of the white bear our daughter and I encountered on a trail in the Elkhorn Mountains in Western Montana. That encounter had a built-in investment lesso...
This Bear Market Advice Can Be Very Effective If You Do It In the Right Way
Folks that watch the market very closely have a bias toward action. They become bored and restless and want to do something even when conditions are not favorable. This inclination leads to the most c...
Here Are 2 Stocks That You’d Have to ‘Pry From My Cold, Dead Hands’
I was heartened by the response to the publication of the links to the free-to-all version of my PREFS spreadsheet in yesterday’s Real Money column. If you requested access, and haven’t ye...
During Recessions, These Dividend Stocks Can Be Your Bread and Butter
After the consumer inflation number spooked investors and sent markets lower earlier in the week, we now have fears the Fed will be hiking interest rates too far too fast, pushing us into a recession....
Apple’s Most-Shorted Status Is a Tell
Last week, I was surprised to hear that Apple (AAPL) is now the most heavily shorted of all stocks in the U.S. markets. Investors have an accumulated $16.3 billion short position in the Cupertino-base...
It’s Time for Me to Jump Into Intel. Yes, Intel
It’s a tricky environment for semiconductor stocks. We already knew that last month the U.S. began restricting exports of high-end GPUs to Russia, Hong Kong, and mainland China. The Biden Admini...
Oracle Sends Mixed Technical Signals Ahead of Earnings
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is scheduled to release its first-quarter results after the close of trading here on Monday, so let’s check on the charts and indicators of the computer technology giant to ...
4 Reasons to Be Bullish…and 5 Reasons Why We Could See Another Leg Down
At a time when both die-hard bulls and die-hard bears are easy to find, I have pretty conflicted feelings on both the market at-large and the tech sector in particular. On one hand, I think — af...
The Only Stocks to Buy Now Are Energy Stocks
And you misinterpret this how? That nugget of wisdom was uttered by Jerry Seinfeld to George Costanza in the 13th episode of Season Eight of Seinfeld. It really sums up this week’s market action...
Oil Prices Could Short Circuit, While Copper Charges Ahead
When trying to wire up a trade in commodities, go for copper, The conductive, soft metal offers a long-term demand tailwind that makes buying related stocks on weakness a solid risk/reward. Shares of ...
3 Dividend Stocks With 4%+ Yields for Income Investors
The disappointing performance of the stock market has a silver lining, which is that dividend yields are rising across the market. Many stocks that had low dividend yields due to their soaring stock p...
Virgin Galactic Has Been Grounded
By BRUCE KAMICH Sep 09, 2022 | 09:26 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: SPCE Virgin Galactic Holdings ( SPCE) has lofty goals but the charts are looking like they will be stuck on the ground for th...
Chip Glut Leaves Intel a Little Too Cheap
By MARK SEBASTIAN Sep 07, 2022 | 02:37 PM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: INTC The chip sector has been getting destroyed … and for good reason. The U.S., putting the clamps down on who can s...
What’s Next for Intel as It Reaches Our Downside Price Target?
The charts of chipmaker Intel (INTC) were reviewed back on July 29 where we noted a Point and Figure chart target of $30. INTC has reached that downside price objective so let’s check on the cha...
NextEra Energy Gets a Fundamental Supporter
NextEra Energy (NEE) owns Florida Power & Light Company, which is America’s largest electric utility that sells more power than any other utility. A major sell side firm upgraded the compan...
Has the Correction in Freeport-McMoRan Run Its Course?
By BRUCE KAMICH Sep 02, 2022 | 11:15 AM EDT Stocks quotes in this article: FCX Copper miner Freeport-McMoRan ( FCX) declined sharply along with copper prices from April to July but now stock prices ma...
The ‘Refiner’ Things in Life: 3 Oil Dividend Stocks With High Yields
High oil and gas prices are boosting the energy sector as these stocks have widely outperformed the S&P 500 Index. It’s no wonder: Demand for refined products remains strong and global suppl...
Dumping a Chipmaker While Adding to 3 Positions
After you receive this alert, we will make the following trades: –Sell the remaining 310 shares of Nvidia (NVDA) at or near $144. This will close out the portfolio’s NVDA position, which r...
Broadcom’s Charts Don’t Offer Much Comfort Ahead of Earnings
Broadcom (AVGO) shares are edging lower in pre-market trading here on Thursday ahead of the chipmaker’s third-quarter results after the closing bell. Broadcom is expected to post eanrings of $9....
Turn a New Leaf With These Hot Tobacco Dividend Stocks
Tobacco stocks are known for their stable and predictable revenue, high profit margins, and reliable earnings. With their low capital expenditure needs, tobacco stocks also tend to generate significan...
3 Fast-Growing Small-Cap Tech Companies That Look Reasonably Priced
While some popular growth stocks have bounced sharply from their June lows and once more sport rich valuations, it’s still not hard to find fast-growing, small-cap, tech companies with unique pr...
These Tellurian Senior Notes Are a Screaming Buy!
As the markets plummet on Powell’s continuing confusion, I have been adding to a new position for myself and my clients this week. We are buying Tellurian Inc. 8.25% Senior Notes (TELZ) , due ...
These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks Offer Monthly Income
If you use dividend income to pay living expenses, then you’d likely benefit from the small group of stocks that pay up every month, rather than each quarter or semi-annually. Here we’ll s...
Fuel Up on These Three Natural Gas Dividend Stocks
U.S. natural gas prices recently reached a 14-year high, as we’re hit with ongoing inflation and the war in Ukraine. As these catalysts are not likely to subside any time soon, natural gas price...
Powell’s Speech Was Short Not Sweet: Here’s How It Affects Investors and Traders
Behold, the macro. First, some macroeconomics for the numerically challenged. The data is for July. It is compiled and published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. If you, like me, think inflation ha...
Plug Power Charges Ahead (And Potentially Much Higher) Amid Amazon Deal
Shares of hydrogen supplier Plug Power (PLUG) surged Thursday on the heels of an announcement of a green hydrogen supply deal with online retail giant Amazon (AMZN) . In our July 7 review of PLUG we w...