Country Risk: My 2024 Data Update

Richard Drury updated his most recent update of country risk for July 2024. He looks at political structure, exposure to war/violence, corruption, and protections for property rights. He argues that a trade-off between democracy and autocracy is more risky for investors. He says a democratic country is more likely to be stable and predictable.

Tech Sector's Historical EPS And Revenue Growth Heading Into Q2 '24 Earnings

Israel Orders Residents In Southern Gaza To Evacuate On Heels Of Houthi Drone Attack On Tel Aviv

Israel ordered residents in part of Khan Younis, a city in southern Gaza, to evacuate on Monday. The evacuation order extended into an area that Israel had previously designated a humanitarian zone. Israel's military says Hamas has used the zone to launch rockets at Israel. Israel also struck Houthi military installations in Yemen on Saturday.

Investors Rotate Out Of Tech Just Ahead Of Big Tech Earnings

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Where Investors Are Starting To Turn Their Attention As Big Tech Loses Steam

MoneyTalk's Anthony Okolie talks with David Sekera, Chief U.S. Market Strategist with Morningstar Research. Sekera says the US markets are starting to strayed "pretty far into overvalued territory" The rotation out of big tech and into smaller-caps has been losing steam.

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Economy Slows, Businesses Grow

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Economy Slows, Businesses Grow. We received a few more data points this week, validating the consensus view that the economy is slowing. Attention now shifts to the corporate sector, with the second quarter earnings season getting underway next week. Tech and communications services companies are the forefront of the growth projections.

Midyear Equity Outlook - Investing Beyond The Megacaps

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy Midyear Equity Outlook - Investing Beyond The Megacaps by Nelson Yu. The best performing sector has been technology with all of the AI powering the technology gains. Inflation has actually been more selective than the world expected. Lagging the stock market is consumer, not surprisingly.

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Is Booming Demand For AI Stocks Creating A Bubble In The Tech Sector?

Is Booming Demand For AI Stocks Creating A Bubble In The Tech Sector? The rise of artificial intelligence has led to a boom in stocks related to data centers and chipmakers. Juliana Faircloth and Evan Chen make the bull and bear case on whether this surge in demand is creating a market bubble in the tech sector.

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Nearing 10x Sales For Large-Cap Tech

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Nearing 10x Sales For Large-Cap Tech. In today's Chart of the Day, we take a look at valuations across the Tech sector and how things stand relative to historical extremes. The S&P 500 Tech sector's price to sales ratio has pushed all the way up to 9.8x, well above its peak in late 2021.

All-Stars Driving Index And Portfolio Performance

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy All-Stars Driving Index And Portfolio Performance is up 14.1% this week. The momentum in technology stocks is holding up the markets. A flat monthly CPI number (year-over-year unchanged at 3.3% inflation rate) helped prompt a drop in the 10-year yield. Taking a look at the S&P 500 All- Stars driving the index year-to-date performance.

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Tech Sector Momentum Returns, But Is It Back For The Long Term?

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Tech Sector Momentum Returns, But Is It Back For The long term? Outlook for the tech sector. MoneyTalk’s Greg Bonnell discusses the outlook for the sector and the broader markets with Benjamin Gossack, TD Asset Management.

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