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Opinion: Why the S&P 500 Could Gain Another 10% from its Previous High

https://alaricsecurities.com/opinion-why-the-sp-500-could-gain-another-10-from-its-previous-high/
U.S. stock market often moves higher after overcoming a correction It’s official: The U.S. stock market’s early-2018 correction has now been completely erased. That doesn’t resolve all issues facing investors, of course. The future remains ...

These 10 Companies have Recently Raised their Dividends by at Least 10%

https://alaricsecurities.com/these-10-companies-have-recently-raised-their-dividends-by-at-least-10/
Their dividend yields range up to 4.94% The pace of dire warnings in the stock market seems to have picked up lately. They’ve been stoked by the recent declines in share prices for large tech ...

Wall Street Investors Can’t Remember the Last Time a GDP Report was so Crucial

https://alaricsecurities.com/wall-street-investors-cant-remember-the-last-time-a-gdp-report-was-so-crucial/
Second-quarter’s GDP reading came in at 4.1% Wall Street just traversed a gauntlet: the busiest week of corporate quarterly results, fresh developments in global trade relations and a historic stock tumble by Facebook Inc. However, ...

Google is a Great Investor, and Alphabet Earnings are Showing the Results

https://alaricsecurities.com/google-is-a-great-investor-and-alphabet-earnings-are-showing-the-results/
Opinion: Company has claimed more than $4 billion in investment gains in first half of the year, about one-third of its net income Alphabet Inc.’s big earnings beat was partly due to large gains from ...

With 20%+ Earnings Growth Baked in, the Drama for Tech this Quarter will be in the Forecasts

https://alaricsecurities.com/with-20-earnings-growth-baked-in-the-drama-for-tech-this-quarter-will-be-in-the-forecasts/
Opinion: Most investors are baking in big gains from chips and big tech companies while watching the forecasts As tech companies continue to dominate Wall Street, with four now standing alone with valuations of more ...

Opinion: These Five ‘Mega Trends’ are Producing Soaring Stocks Regardless of Trump, Tariffs or the Economy

https://alaricsecurities.com/opinion-these-five-mega-trends-are-producing-soaring-stocks-regardless-of-trump-tariffs-or-the-economy/
Industries including gaming and artificial intelligence are being pushed forward by strong tailwinds The idea that “uncertainty” has returned to the stock market in 2018 is perhaps the understatement of the year. Protectionist trade policies ...

U.S. Adds 213,000 Jobs in June, but Wage Gains Soft and Unemployment Rises to 4%

https://alaricsecurities.com/u-s-adds-213000-jobs-in-june-but-wage-gains-soft-and-unemployment-rises-to-4/
Businesses can’t find enough talent to fill a record number of job openings, but they are still hiring aggressively. The numbers: The U.S. created 213,000 new jobs in June, another hearty gain that shows companies ...

Opinion: These 7 Stocks Could Profit Handsomely from a Cashless Future

https://alaricsecurities.com/opinion-these-7-stocks-could-profit-handsomely-from-a-cashless-future/
My kids constantly remind me how fast technology moves. The latest instance was when I said something about the telephone poles by the side of the road. My 7-year-old asked, “Why do they call them ...

Trump Reportedly Told Apple that Tariffs against China Would Spare iPhones

https://alaricsecurities.com/trump-reportedly-told-apple-that-tariffs-against-china-would-spare-iphones/
Tech giant worries China will retaliate as trade tensions heat up Apple Inc. iPhones assembled in China will not be subject to U.S. tariffs, according to a report Monday, but the tech giant may still ...

Hedge-Fund Boss Who Predicted ‘87 Crash Sees Stock Market, Bond Yields Set for ‘Crazy’ Tandem Rise

https://alaricsecurities.com/hedge-fund-boss-who-predicted-87-crash-sees-stock-market-bond-yields-set-for-crazy-tandem-rise/
Paul Tudor Jones sees ‘things getting crazy particularly at year-end after the midterm elections’ Paul Tudor Jones, a hedge-fund luminary, said he’s expecting bond yields and stocks to rise in tandem toward the end of ...