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☆ 'Nearing exhaustion': Top strategists warn that weaker consumer spending could cause US stocks to run out of steam — but 22 investments can thrive during a market reversal
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Eight economists, investment chiefs, and strategists that Business Insider recently spoke to credited healthier-than-anticipated consumer balance sheets and spending for the continued expansion. "Either that, or they're going to be maxed out — they can't get any more money. They're not going to have any liquidity to be able to continue to do the things they're going to do." He's also sticking with defensive stocks as consumer spending softens, including those in the consumer staples sector like Clorox (CLX) and Procter & Gamble (PG). Real estate is a "hated asset class" that's negatively correlated with interest rates, Sekera said.

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REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies Wells Fargo gains as Q3 profit risesJPMorgan Q3 profit rises on interest income boostBlackRock reports Q3 profit growthUnitedHealth gains on Q3 profit beatFutures: Dow flat, S&P down 0.18%, Nasdaq down 0.43%Oct 13 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Wall Street's main indexes fell on Friday as investors assessed earnings from big U.S. banks, while Treasury yields eased following a spike in the previous session. JPMorgan Chase(JPM.N), the biggest U.S. bank, posted a jump in third-quarter profit as higher interest rates boosted its income from loans. BlackRock (BLK.N) reported a 13% rise in third-quarter profit on a rebound in markets. UnitedHealth (UNH.N) advanced 2.5% after beating third-quarter profit estimates, helped by lower-than-expected medical costs for the healthcare conglomerate. Traders put the chance of interest rates remaining unchanged in November and December at around 92% and around 69%, respectively, according to CME's FedWatch tool.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Rob Swanke, Patrick Harker, Susan Collins, Todd Vasos, Jeffery Owen, Shashwat Chauhan, Ankika Biswas, Saumyadeb Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Companies Wells, JPMorgan, BlackRock, Dow, Nasdaq, U.S, Citigroup, Commonwealth Financial Network, Fed Bank of Philadelphia, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Traders, University of Michigan's, Dow e, Investors, Hamas, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Callon Petroleum, Occidental Petroleum, Dollar, Boeing, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, BLK.N, Israel, Gaza City, Bengaluru

☆ Futures edge lower ahead of big bank earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SummaryCompanies Futures down: Dow 0.02%, S&P 0.11%, Nasdaq 0.25%Oct 13 (Reuters) - Futures tracking Wall Street's main stock indexes edged lower on Friday as investors looked ahead to earnings reports from big U.S. banks, while Treasury yields eased after a spike in the previous session. JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), Wells Fargo (WFC.N) and Citigroup (C.N) are scheduled to report quarterly numbers before the opening bell. Asset manager BlackRock (BLK.N), health insurer UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) and regional lender PNC Financial (PNC.N) are also slated to report earnings. Remarks from Fed Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker, a voting member on the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) this year, would also be on investors' radar during the day. On the data front, a preliminary estimate of the University of Michigan's October Consumer Sentiment Index is due at 10 a.m.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Rob Swanke, Patrick Harker, Susan Collins, Todd Vasos, Jeffery Owen, Shashwat Chauhan, Saumyadeb Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, JPMorgan, Citigroup, BlackRock, UnitedHealth, PNC Financial, Commonwealth Financial Network, Fed Bank of New, Fed Bank of Philadelphia, Market, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Traders, Treasury, University of Michigan's, Dow e, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Wells Fargo, Fed Bank of New York, U.S, Israel, Gaza City, Bengaluru

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