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🤪 Why Wild Times In The Markets Are Only Just Beginning
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It’s Monday! The era of stability is over. Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders calls today the "Temperamental Era," marked by inflation swings, supply chain shifts and geopolitical tensions. Here’s how that could separate winners from losers. Also, check out these five stocks that the smart money is quietly targeting behind closed doors.
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MARKET RECAP
Last Week: The S&P 500 rose 1.7% last week, with small caps stealing the spotlight as the Russell 2000 jumped 4%. Value sectors — consumer staples, financials and industrials — led the charge. Overseas, Europe gained while China stumbled.
On Our Radar: Key economic data, including consumer confidence, will be released this week. On the earnings front, Zoom Video Communications will post its Q3 report after today’s closing bell.
TOP STORY
The "Temperamental Era" is here, says Charles Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders, bringing inflation swings, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions that echo the volatility of the 1970s.
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FIVE ZINGERS
Eyes Above: Satellite images apparently revealed that Russia has supplied North Korea with over a million barrels of oil since March, violating U.N. sanctions. Here’s what that could mean for the broader geopolitical picture.
Blinded Justice: President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to overhaul the Department of Justice, which includes a new investigation into 2020 election rigging claims. Take a look at what experts warn could be a dangerous precedent.
Holiday Jeer: While the retail environment has been quite robust despite economic challenges, this circumstance isn’t guaranteed to hold. This is what historical trends suggest is coming next for Walmart and Amazon in December.
Selling Short: A flurry of bearish reports have proliferated the financial media ecosystem from some of the top short-selling experts. Find out what’s sparking this interest and why the incoming administration might influence matters.
Golden State: California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a comprehensive new strategy designed to catapult job creation. Learn more about what this initiative could entail for the biggest U.S. economic engine.
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Each week, Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.
On Friday, Benzinga Edge members received a list of five of these up-and-coming stocks. As a valued Ring the Bell reader, today you’re getting a sneak peek at one of them:
Delta Air Lines: Reader interest in Delta comes after the company hosted an investor day in New York. Among the items shared at the investor day were goals of mid-teen operating margins, 10% average annual EPS growth and $3 billion to $5 billion in annual free cash flow over the next three to five years.
Delta could also be seeing interest with the new White House administration being ushered in. Delta CEO Ed Bastian recently said President-elect Donald Trump could provide a "breath of fresh air" for the airline sector after years of "overreach." The Biden administration passed various regulations that protected airline consumers, including automatic refunds after canceled flights and a requirement for airlines to disclose all additional fees and taxes upfront.
Delta also announced it will start serving Shake Shack burgers to first-class passengers on some flights.
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