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Of the total 95 MLPs, 62 ended last week in the red, 30 ended in the green, and the remaining three ended flat. Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) fell 5.5%.

The most important indicators next week are the global flash manufacturing PMIs. Manufacturing PMIs are important indicators for the economy.

As of July 13, 15 analysts covering JCPenney (JCP) stock have a “hold” rating. Seven analysts have a “buy” rating, while two analysts have a “sell” rating.

The majority of analysts covering Target (TGT) remain neutral on the stock.

AT&T’s earnings growth in 4Q17 Previously, we discussed how much revenue growth we can expect from AT&T (T) in 4Q17. In this part, we’ll look at AT&T’s expected domestic wireless operations EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization). Wall Street analysts forecast AT&T’s combined domestic wireless operations EBITDA to rise ~3.2% YoY (year-over-year) to ~$6.9 […]

Amazon.com (AMZN) posted its fiscal 3Q17 numbers last week, handily beating its earnings and revenue estimates.

This year, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) have risen 19.2% and 35.5%, respectively. What’s driven this rally?

All of the major indexes and ETFs are trading lower today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fallen by 44 points or 0.16% at the time of this writing.

February WTI crude oil futures contracts fell 0.9% to $63.73 per barrel on January 16. Brent oil futures fell 1.6% to $69.15 per barrel on the same day.

Last week (ended September 20), gold rose 1.1% and settled at $1,507.30 per ounce. Meanwhile, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) rose 2%.

Yesterday, Goldman Sachs’ strategist warned of high volatility in October. Based on Goldman Sachs’ data, since 1928 volatility in October is 25% higher.

I bet you may have heard a lot about investing defensively while the market faded.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech did little to assuage investors’ concerns regarding the overheating of the US economy.

The trade war is expected to be a long-term affair, according to several observers including Alibaba’s (BABA) Jack Ma.

PPG Industries (PPG) has announced that it will announce its second-quarter earnings on July 19 before the market opens.

The consumer staples sector is an important sector in the S&P 500 Index (SPY).

McCormick (MKC) has seen double-digit sales and earnings growth over the past couple of quarters.

Mattel, which is an American multinational toy manufacturing company, was the S&P 500’s top gainer on Wednesday.

In the late-cycle phase, production activity shows blockages, inflation shoots up, and the central bank tightens credit availability.

The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), which tracks the performance of the US technology sector, fell marginally by 0.4% in February 2018.

In this series, we’ll analyze UK inflation and US inflation for January 2018. We’ll also analyze retail sales for that month.

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU), which tracks the performance of the utility sector, fell 3.2% in January 2018.

Alphabet (GOOG) announced on January 25, 2018, that it is launching its 13th unit—cybersecurity company Chronicle.

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) witnessed improved volumes across several regions thanks to the improvement in volumes driven by new products supported by increased advertising.

In March 2017, Black-and-White Capital sent a letter to Etsy’s board of directors, noting that the company had a variety of execution and corporate governance issues.

Fifth Third Bancorp has an impressive free cash flow position.

Bank of America’s dividend yield of 1.5% and PE of 20.6x compares to a sector average dividend yield of 2% and PE of 20.7x.

In 2017, Phillips 66 (PSX) was the fifth-best-performing energy stock of the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE).

On January 25, six out of the S&P 500’s 11 major sectors moved higher. Strength in the utilities and health care sectors pushed the market higher.

Bill Miller said, “Bonds, in my opinion, have entered a bear market, but one that is likely to be benign for the next year or so.”

In this article, we’ll look at Wall Street analysts’ forecasts for shares of Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE) following its 4Q17 earnings release.

AT&T’s cost of revenue rose 15% in 2016 before decreasing 1% in 9M17. That led to a 9% growth in gross profit for 2016 before falling 4% in 9M17.

Comcast’s (CMCSA) revenue grew 8% and 5% in 2016 and 9M17, respectively. The broadcast of the Rio Olympics in 3Q16 drove the 2016 numbers.

In this series, we’ll look at the best-performing and worst-performing stocks of the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) and analyze the earnings and developments behind the movements.

In this series, we’ll be taking a look at the companies that have announced $1,000 dollar bonuses, pay raises, increased dividends, and buybacks in the last two months.

Investors (SPX-INDEX) around the world looked to gold (GLD) (IAU) for the rescue during the slump in bitcoin prices.

Kimberly-Clark’s (KMB) Personal Care segment returned to growth in 4Q17. The segment’s top line increased 1.2% to $2.3 billion.

The final Markit Brazil manufacturing PMI stood at 52.4 in December compared to 53.5 in November 2017. The December PMI didn’t beat the initial estimate of 52.8.

On January 21, the NOC (National Oil Corporation) of Libya said that it would restart the Wintershall AG’s Sara oilfield. NOC is a state-owned oil company.

MLPs (master limited partnerships) cooled off last week, which ended on January 19, after two weeks of a strong rally.

Cheniere Energy’s subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing, recently entered into a long-term SPA (sale and purchase agreement) with Trafigura.

With the mixed performance from energy commodities, energy stocks are down this week. As of January 17, the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) has fallen ~0.4% this week.

In the DRAM market, Micron expects to achieve bit crossover on 1X DRAM by the end of 2018.

Last week, Fiat Chrysler stock (FCAU) continued to soar and posted solid weekly gains of 7.4%.

MLPs maintained their winning streak in the second week of 2018. The Alerian MLP Index (^AMZ) rose 4.6% last week and ended at 300.5.

Extra Space Storage’s (EXR) revenue grew 27% and 13% in 2016 and 9M17, respectively.

Southwest Airlines’ (LUV) operating revenue grew 3% and 4% in 2016 and 9M17, respectively.

Nasdaq (NDAQ) revenue rose 9% and 8% in 2016 and 9M17, respectively.

Gilead Sciences’ (GILD) revenue fell 7% and 13% in 2016 and 9M17, respectively. The fall was due to lower product sales. Both antiviral products and other products recorded declines in both the periods.

Southern Company (SO), the second largest rate-regulated utility, is currently trading at an EV-to-EBITDA multiple of 10.5x.