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V-shape? U-shape?  L-shape?  Wall Street strategists are engaged in a fight over whether the coroanvirus outbreak is a one-quarter hit to earnings and the economy or whether it is a multi-quarter phenomenon.   The multi-quarter phenomenon appears to be winning.  But there are signs of hope. One story that has gone out the window in the

Investors who have long time horizons should continue to take advantage of the stock market’s pullback due to coronavirus fears, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Friday.  “Long-term investors should think seriously about buying these dips,” Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, said on “Squawk on the Street.“ Kudlow, formerly a longtime CNBC commentator, said

Source: Leidos A government contractor Stifel deemed “The Terminator” could be one of the best bets to lead the market back after the coronavirus sell-off, according to Wall Street analysts.  Analysts have been getting behind Leidos as the outbreak has spread around the world. In the last three weeks, Wells Fargo and Stifel upgraded the stock to

Panic selling not only locks in losses but also puts investors at risk for missing the market’s best days. Looking at data going back to 1930, Bank of America found that if an investor missed the S&P 500’s 10 best days in each  decade, total returns would be just 91%, significantly below the 14,962% return

Virtu Financial founder Vincent Viola said Friday that the strength of the U.S. economy is a signal that now is a good time to buy stocks despite the recent sell-off.  Viola told CNBC’s Scott Wapner on “Halftime Report” that the labor market showed that the U.S. economy was still strong. “I am of the opinion

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 27, 2020. Scott Heins | Getty Images Fears that the fast-spreading coronavirus will disrupt global supply chains and tip the economy into a recession are gripping investors on Wall Street. In a tumultuous week for equities, the 30-stock Dow swung 1,000 points

Greycroft chairman Alan Patricof said Thursday the recent market pullback was a “blip” and that investors should remain calm. “This is a blip, and we’ve seen a lot of blips in the last 20 years,” Patricof said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” Stocks sold off dramatically again on Thursday, continuing a volatile period of trading that

Sam Zell, who made his fortune scooping up distressed assets, told CNBC on Thursday that he’s been taking advantage of the stock market’s volatility. The billionaire founder of Equity Group Investments said in a “Squawk Box” interview, “We’ve been buying some stuff that we thought was ridiculously low” in the recent coronavirus-driven sell-offs on Wall

As the sustainable investing movement gains traction investors have increasingly shied away from traditional energy stocks. But ValueAct Capital’s Jeffrey Ubben believes that oil and gas companies that are working to clean up their operations can belong in portfolios focused on sustainable companies. The activist investor, who is the co-portfolio manager of the ValueAct Spring Fund,

Jim Cramer Adam Jeffery | CNBC CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that the Federal Reserve‘s emergency interest rate cut on Tuesday morning makes him more concerned about the possible economic risks from the coronavirus. “It’s great that the Federal Reserve recognizes that there’s going to be weakness, but it makes me feel, wow, the weakness must

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Susan Walsh | AP The market’s disregard for the Federal Reserve’s emergency interest rate cut doesn’t surprise Josh Brown, who called the decision “ill thought out.”  “This is to make people feel better. OK, fine. So then do it the

As fears from Ebola and a global slowdown spread, stocks plunged on October 15, with the Dow falling more than 400 points during the afternoon before recovering slightly. Getty Images The market could see a pop this week after last week’s steep sell-off, based on simple historical analysis. Though the coronavirus remains a developing health

The cure to the stock market’s coronavirus-driven volatility is not lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “Unless the Fed can create a vaccine or beat the virus, then it really doesn’t matter,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.”  The “Mad Money” host was speaking as U.S. stock futures, which

Ed Hyman, a widely followed economist on Wall Street, said the coronavirus outbreak could end up causing a recession in the U.S. and slashed his U.S. GDP forecast to zero growth in the second and third quarters of this year “More cases are showing up in the U.S. and seem likely to be just the

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Jeenah Moon | Reuters It’s too soon to rush back into stocks after the market suffered its worst week since the financial crisis amid coronavirus concerns, strategists at major U.S. banks warned. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all fell

Colorox brand toilet bowl cleaner sits on display at a supermarket in Princeton, Ill. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Consumer-staples giant Clorox, along with 10 other stocks have emerged as the definitive anti-coronavirus trades, as the only S&P 500 stocks avoiding correction territory. While the broader market craters, the well-known maker of bleach

In light of the tumultuous move in global stocks this week, I found it comforting, in that it-could-be-worse sense, to think about some excessively priced assets I’ve watched up close, as well as from a distance. One day within the dot.com bubble stands out very clearly. In December 1999, I sat in my mother-in-law’s room

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amid the wreckage in global stock markets this week as panic over the spread of coronavirus wiped out $6 trillion in value, one corner of Wall Street has been making a mint.

Apple staff and customers, wearing facemasks to protect against the COVID-19 coronavirus, are seen on the shop premises in Beijing on February 22, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Friday he thinks Apple‘s stock can sink further and cautioned retail investors against going all in on the tech giant’s

Jack Dorsey, chief executive officer of Square Inc., second right, tours the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.  Yana Paskova | Bloomberg | Getty Images Square has been an outlier in this week’s payment stock wreckage. Shares of Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Paypal

When yields are depressed, seeking attractive dividend profiles across sectors becomes more important. Slower global growth and uncertainty surrounding international trade contributed to a shift in monetary policy in 2019, as the Fed reversed its tightening regime and investors bought up relatively safer Treasury bonds, pushing down yields. The length of the current bull market,

Joseph Zidle Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Blackstone’s Joseph Zidle said Wednesday that investors should not buy back into the stock market yet after three straight down days to open the week. “I think we’re going to see more downside volatility unfortunately,” Zidle said on CNBC’s “Fast Money.” “I kind of think what’s happening here is

Scott Minerd, founding managing partner at Guggenheim, at WEF in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2019. Adam Galica | CNBC Guggenheim Partners Global CIO Scott Minerd said Wednesday that stocks could have further to fall as the markets came to grips with the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak. Minerd, appearing on CNBC’s “Closing Bell,”

Larry Kudlow, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, speaks during a television interview at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. Alex Edelman | Bloomberg | Getty Images National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said the coronavirus-triggered selloff has created a buying opportunity for long-term investors. “The virus story

The Nasdaq-100 Index shed more than 2% on Tuesday, and based on one key technical indicator, it may be headed for even steeper declines. On Monday, the tech-heavy index’s 14-day RSI reading fell below 50, breaking its longest streak above 50 on record, according to data from Sentimentrader. RSI, or relative strength index, is a

Investors must take precaution about the stocks they want to put their money in because the coronavirus outbreak is disrupting supply chains of many companies, CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned on Monday. American businesses are “far too dependent” on manufacturing products in China, he said. The comments came after the three major U.S. stock indexes plunged

Investors should remain in the market despite Monday’s major coronavirus-induced sell-off, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. “Stay in. Stay in,” Cramer said on “Closing Bell.” “We’re getting a comprehensive decline. I think you can start buying the staples tomorrow.” The “Mad Money” host reiterated his belief that drug companies remain attractive in the current market conditions.

James Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley, the tony investment bank for rich Americans and corporations, is making a play for the masses with its $13 billion takeover of discount brokerage pioneer E-Trade. The move, announced early Thursday, is the biggest takeover by

Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook attends China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on March 24, 2018 in Beijing, China. China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 is hosted by the Development Research Center of the State Council of China on March 24-26 in Beijing. Visual China Group | Getty Images The coronavirus continues

As the energy industry faces a time of reckoning — pressured by consistently low oil prices, high operating costs and a growing sustainable investing movement — oil and gas companies are increasingly turning to Silicon Valley for help streamlining operations and boosting efficiencies. By some estimates, the addressable market for digital oil and gas solutions