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☆ Caterpillar had a stellar 2023. Here's why all signs point to another strong year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Caterpillar outperformed a lackluster industrial sector and kept pace with last year's strong market. While falling modestly in the next two sessions, Caterpillar rose 23.4% in 2023. Club name Caterpillar was last year's ninth-best performer of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrials Average , which gained 13.7% in 2023. The onslaught on federal spending was a prime reason the Club first initiated a position in Caterpillar back in January 2023. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Dow Jones, it's, Jim Cramer, Jim Umpleby, Umpleby, Joe Biden's, Caterpillar's financials, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Drake Nickels, Smith Organizations: Caterpillar, Dow, CAT, Big Tech, Federal, Dealers, U.S, Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, Law, Management, CNBC, CAL, Marine Corps, West, Marine Corps Base Locations: Camp Pendleton , California

While the Dow rose to 35,725.11 points, crossing its intraday high of 35,679.13 points hit in August, all three main indexes were on course for their strongest November since 2020. The S&P 500 (.SPX) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (.IXIC) were also poised for their biggest monthly percentage gain since July 2022, on signs of cooling price pressures. The personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index - the Fed's preferred inflation gauge - showed inflation remained unchanged in October on a monthly basis, against economists' projections of a 0.1% increase. Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.2% on a monthly basis, in line with estimates. But most megacap stocks edged lower, with Tesla (TSLA.O) down 1.4% and leading declines, keeping the S&P 500 (.SPX) and Nasdaq (.SPX) under pressure.

Persons: Caitlin Ochs, Salesforce, Dow Jones, Dow, Anthony Saglimbene, Mary Daly, John Williams, Jefferies, Shristi Achar, Shinjini Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies, Dow, Nasdaq, Reserve, U.S, Treasury, Fed, San Francisco Fed, Bank of New York, Dow Jones, Inc, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Troy , Michigan, Bengaluru

[1/2] Thailand's central bank is seen at the Bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 27 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. But another day of curve steepening, and 10-year nominal and real yields rising to new multi-year highs crushed stocks. U.S. bond market volatility - a key driver of global market stability and liquidity - had its biggest rise since early July. Investors in Asia will also note the significance of U.S. crude oil's rise on Tuesday after a few days of consolidation, not for the 1% rise in itself, but because it lifts the year-on-year price rise to almost 20%.

Persons: Jorge Silva, Jamie McGeever, Dow Jones, Josie Kao Organizations: Bank of, REUTERS, Bank, Dow, Nasdaq, Investors, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Bank of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand, Treasuries, Asia, Thailand's, Australia, China

☆ This week’s most overbought stocks in the S&P 500 include several tech companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street is coming off a losing week, with the Nasdaq Composite Index closing 1.9% lower, the S & P 500 falling 1.3% and the Dow Jones Industrials shedding 0.8%. By contrast, here are the most oversold stocks in the S & P 500: Alaska Air Group has the highest projected upside on the list (+60%), continuing last week's trend . Walgreens Boots Alliance is another of the most oversold companies in the S & P 500. Viatris was the most oversold company in the S & P 500 with a 14-day RSI less than 7. Discount retailers Dollar Tree and Dollar General as well as chemical manufacturer FMC are also among the most oversold companies in the S & P 500.

Persons: Dow Jones, Piper, Baker Hughes, Viatris, Pfizer's Upjohn Organizations: Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, CNBC Pro, Technology, Intuit, IBM, Accenture, CNBC, Autodesk, Verisk, Alaska Air Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens, Wall Street, FMC Locations: Seattle, Mylan

☆ Laszlo Birinyi, Leading Stock Picker and Market Forecaster, Dies at 79
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alex Traub | More About Alex Traub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

His wife, Jill Costelloe Birinyi, said the cause was chronic heart failure. Mr. Birinyi (pronounced BUH-ree-nee), a former equities analyst at Salomon Brothers who founded his own money management firm in Westport, Conn., argued that the market had not only a history but also a “psychology,” and he used this insight as the basis for his market predictions. The public began to sense that Mr. Birinyi was onto something in the 1990s. As a frequent guest of “Wall Street Week,” a popular show on PBS (and, briefly, CNBC) hosted by Louis Rukeyser, Mr. Birinyi again and again won an annual stock-picking competition among panelists. From 1993 to 1998, his average annual return was 44 percent, against a 19.8 percent average annual rise by the Dow Jones industrials.

Persons: Laszlo Birinyi, “, ”, Jill Costelloe Birinyi, Birinyi, Salomon, Louis Rukeyser, Dow Jones industrials Organizations: Salomon Brothers, PBS, CNBC, Dow Locations: Southport, Conn, Westport

☆ SolarEdge is among the most oversold stocks in the S&P 500. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Following this week's moves, CNBC Pro used FactSet data to screen for the most overbought and oversold names in the S & P 500 based on their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI. Here are some of the most oversold names: SolarEdge is one of the most oversold companies in the S & P 500. NextEra Energy had the highest number of analyst buy ratings among the stocks on the oversold list, according to CNBC's screen. Meanwhile, the following 10 stocks are the most overbought in the S & P 500: Marathon Petroleum is the most overbought stock in the broad-based index, with an RSI of 96.3. Oilfield servicer Halliburton Company , Cessna aircraft maker Textron and construction services provider Jacobs Solutions are also among the most overbought companies in the S & P 500.

Persons: Dow Jones Industrials, SolarEdge Organizations: SolarEdge Technologies, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Micron, CNBC Pro, Street, NextEra Energy, Moderna, GE Healthcare Technologies, Ameren Corporation, Enphase Energy, Marathon Petroleum, Biotech, Global Payments, Jefferies, servicer Halliburton Company, Cessna, Textron, Jacobs Solutions Locations: Florida, Cambridge , Massachusetts

July 27 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The Nasdaq fell only 0.1% and 'big tech' fell less than 1% but that masked huge moves in some shares which added or wiped out tens of billions of dollars of market cap. Back in Asia, a sense of realism returned over the expected measures from Beijing to revitalize the economy. After outsized gains on Tuesday - a 14% surge in property stocks - major indices in China and Hong Kong closed in the red. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Jamie McGeever, Jerome Powell, Dow Jones, Deepa Babington Organizations: Federal, Fed, ECB, Bank of, U.S, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Meta, Facebook, Investors, Central Bank, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Asia, U.S, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Australia

☆ Morning Bid: Dollar flexes into Fed week, calm returns
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Another unexpectedly tight weekly reading from the U.S. labour market sowed some lingering doubts that we're on the cusp of 'peak Fed' just yet. The tech wobble saw the Nasdaq (.IXIC) recoil 2% in its biggest drop since March. A quieter earnings schedule is topped by American Express - but nearly all the other banks have been impressive over the past week. Pessimists think the Fed is not done tightening yet and any further rate hikes after next week will just hasten a downturn in 2024. That has sobered up the Treasury market a touch after a couple of weeks of disinflation relief.

Persons: Mike Dolan, jockeying, we're, Dow Jones industrials, Johnson, Pessimists, Huntington Bancshares, Janet Yellen, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Big Tech, Tesla, Netflix, Nasdaq, American Express, Treasury, Bank of Japan, Comerica, Regions, Roper Technologies, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, Huntington, Schlumberger, Canada, Hanoi

July 21 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The regional data focus on Friday will be the latest consumer inflation figures from Japan. Core consumer inflation likely re-accelerated in June to a 3.3% annual rate from 3.2% the previous month, staying above the central bank's 2% target for the 15th straight month. In its mid-year review, the government expects overall consumer inflation to hit 2.6% for the fiscal year that began in April, up sharply from 1.7% projected in January. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Jamie McGeever, Thursday's, Dow Jones Industrials, Johnson, Kazuo Ueda, Janet Yellen, Josie Kao Organizations: Nasdaq, Netflix, Johnson, U.S, Treasury, Bank of Japan's, . Treasury, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Asia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam

July 20 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. China's central bank is expected to leave key interest rates on hold on Thursday, but the pressure to ease is growing almost by the day. The Dow Jones Industrials is now up eight days in a row for the first time since September 2019. The main argument against cutting rates - and it's a valid one - is the currency. Given all that, it's little wonder China's assets continue to trade poorly, even though the degree of underperformance is startling.

Persons: Jamie McGeever, Dow Jones Industrials, Josie Kao Organizations: U.S, IBM, Tesla, Netflix, People's Bank of China, ., Thomson, Reuters Locations: Hong Kong, Asia, China, Japan, Australia

☆ The stock market rally is being driven by FOMO with more upside likely, but there's a looming risk ahead, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A FOMO rally has taken over the stock market, and there could be more upside ahead, according to Bank of America. BofA expects the S&P 500 to rally into the 4,500 range after it broke above resistance. "The S&P 500 cleared 4,200 in early June to break out from a 4-month bullish cup and handle. "We view the breakout above 4,200 on the S&P 500 as a FOMO rally. Decisive breakouts above those levels would add credibility to the current stock market rally and help Suttmeier's case for more upside ahead.

Persons: BofA, —, Stephen Suttmeier, Suttmeier, Russell, Dow Jones Organizations: Bank of America, Service, Nasdaq, Dow, NYSE

☆ Wall Street prepares for more gains this month after past week's breakout
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

For now, it's not a brighter economic picture or an exuberant earnings outlook pushing stocks higher. Another reason that some investors have come back to stocks is simply because the S & P 500 ended the week more than 23% above last October's low. "The next level of resistance is above 4,500 on the S & P. Historically, the market gains 14.5% on average between the 20% threshold level and the next decline of 5% or more. "Inflation peaked in June of last year and has been rapidly declining over the past 12 months. Trading the week after is often treacherous, Hirsch said, with the Dow Jones Industrials falling in 27 of the past 33 years and the S & P 500 down in 23 of 33 years.

Persons: it's, Sam Stovall, Clinton, Wells Fargo, Chris Harvey, Harvey, Jay Hatfield, Price, CarMax, Stovall, Jeffrey Hirsch, Hirsch, Dow Jones Industrials, York Fed's John Williams, Jerome Powell, Philip Jefferson, Lisa Cook, Adriana Kugler, Avid Bioservices, Patterson Cos, Christopher Waller, Michael Bloom, Fred Imbert, Alex Harring Organizations: Fed, CFRA, Microsoft, Infrastructure Capital Management, Consumer, PPI, FedEx, Darden, Dow, Housing, Financial, Enerpac, Avid, Banking, Accenture, Commercial Metals, P, PMI Locations: New York, York, Dublin

☆ A 100 year-old stock market indicator is flashing bearish signals that point to more pain ahead for investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

There is a bearish divergence developing between the Dow Jones Transportation Average and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. While the transports index made a higher high in January, the transportation average did not. Dow Theory is a more than 100-year old technical indicator that suggests if transportation companies are doing well, so should the broader economy. Dow theory suggests that the relationship between the two indexes could send a broader signal to investors about the future direction of the stock market. "These bearish divergences into late 2022 and early 2023 show a disconnected equity market, keeping the bearish signal for Dow Theory from early 2022 intact," Suttmeier said.

"It's a knife edge between whether we're going to teeter into a recession or have a soft landing. said Brown who also noted that moves may be exaggerated as many investors take vacation around the end-of-year holidays. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 2.80-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 2.63-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted 5 new 52-week highs and 20 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 66 new highs and 456 new lows. On U.S. exchanges 11.07 billion shares changed hands, compared with the 11.59 billion average for the last 20 trading days.

☆ Morning Bid: Downbeat on the downshift
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. The recent burst of stock market optimism around the world still seems to be on shaky ground. Despite expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve will signal a much-vaunted 'downshift' in its rate rise campaign from next month - following a fourth straight 75 basis point rise on Wednesday - the incoming economic numbers won't play ball. The other slightly peculiar source of global market optimism this week has been unverified speculation over the past 48 hours that China will ease its draconian zero COVID rules in March. In Europe, markets awaited the Bank of England's latest interest rate decision on Thursday - with the bank's biggest rate rise in 33 years forecast.

☆ Wall Street ends lower, Dow confirms bear market
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

After two weeks of mostly steady losses on the U.S. stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) confirmed it has been in a bear market since early January. With the Fed signaling last Wednesday that high interest rates could last through 2023, the S&P 500 has relinquished the last of its gains made in a summer rally. According to a widely used definition, ending the session down 20% or more from its record high close confirms the Dow has been in a bear market since hitting its January peak. In Monday's session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) fell 1.11% to end at 29,260.81 points, while the S&P 500 (.SPX) lost 1.03% to 3,655.04. The S&P 500 posted no new 52-week highs and 120 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 16 new highs and 594 new lows.

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