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2024-02-05 11:50:00 ET Summary We don’t see Q4 earnings challenging upbeat risk appetite even as we see 2024 earnings growth below the consensus. We're overweight U.S. stocks overall. U.S. stocks hit an all-time high last week as mostly solid tech earnings offset some disap...

2024-01-31 04:36:00 ET Summary 2023 was characterized by narrow leadership and multiple expansions. While last year’s gains have led to headline valuations appearing stretched, there are many segments of the market that are not as aggressively priced. With the expectati...

2024-01-31 01:00:00 ET Summary During 2023, the higher rate environment was a source of competition for the equity income category. Higher rates and how it impacts companies really depends on how well-run the company is at the end of the day. If rates stay higher for longer, I...

2024-01-30 02:45:00 ET Summary Why regulating AI is so challenging. Why trying to regulate before you innovate may not work for AI. AI regulation: The implications for investors. The dramatic rise of artificial intelligence and its potential for profound change has...

2024-01-26 11:00:00 ET Summary Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, believes bullish trends in digital advertising, cloud computing, and subscription entertainment pricing will help drive tech sector growth in 2024. James West, senior managing director at Everco...

2024-01-26 01:30:00 ET Summary Investors could consider finally buying bonds under the assumption that they will earn reasonable yields and, when we do have periods of slowing economic growth and/or market shocks. Equities will remain a ballast and will likely continue to be drive...

2024-01-22 20:25:00 ET Summary A table that Refinitiv publishes only occasionally is valuable since it gives perspective on the S&P 500 sector’s market cap weight in the benchmark, versus that same sector’s earnings. The problem in the late 1990s for large-cap te...

2024-01-17 06:30:00 ET Summary U.S. stocks could run with hopes for inflation to fall to target and sharp rate cuts into 2024. We stay selective as we expect resurgent inflation to come into view. U.S. stocks climbed and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell last week. The December...

2024-01-12 11:27:00 ET Summary Horiba is likely undervalued due to it being under followed, and offers a rare combination of a quality business at an attractive price. The company has high market share in specialized devices in various industries, including automotive, process &am...

2024-01-08 13:15:00 ET Summary Risk assets surged to end 2023 as the Federal Reserve blessed market hopes for rate cuts. That momentum could persist for some time as inflation cools. Stocks slid and bond yields rose last week. Data pointing to sticky U.S. wages showed why we think...