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'We're likely to get a stimulus once this election is over': Strategist on market outlook ahead of the election

Sam Stovall, CFRA Chief Investment Strategist, joined Yahoo Finance Live to discuss his market outlook ahead of the Presidential election and why he says investors are expecting a Biden win as well as a blue wave. …read more […]

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Your Financial Future Is on the Ballot Tomorrow

Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly invited me on No Spin News last week to discuss the investment implications of tomorrow’s elections.
How the markets react in the weeks and months ahead will depend partly on whether former Vice President Joe Biden or President Donald Trump wins.
But another major factor is whether the Republicans maintain a Senate majority or it flips to the Democrats.
For example, a Trump presidency with a Democratic Senate – or a Biden presidency with a Republican Senate – would mean more gridlock, as the two parties can’t even agree on what to have for lunch.
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Was The Smart Money Right About American International Group Inc (AIG)?

In this article we will check out the progression of hedge fund sentiment towards American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) and determine whether it is a good investment right now. We at Insider Monkey like to examine what billionaires and hedge funds think of a company before spending days of research on it. Given their 2 […] …read more […]

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Apple to Start Intel Breakup Next Week With New Mac Laptops

(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s 15-year relationship with Intel Corp. will officially begin to unwind next week when new Mac computers are revealed.The Cupertino, California-based technology giant said on Monday that it will hold an online event dubbed “One more thing” on Nov. 10. That “thing” will be Macs with main processors designed by Apple for the first time, replacing Intel chips that have been a mainstay since 2006. An Apple spokesman declined to comment.Apple and overseas suppliers are ramping up production of three new Mac laptops with Apple processors: new 13-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros and a new 13-inch MacBook …read more […]

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Was The Smart Money Right About Crowding Into Enphase Energy Inc (ENPH)?

How do you pick the next stock to invest in? One way would be to spend days of research browsing through thousands of publicly traded companies. However, an easier way is to look at the stocks that smart money investors are collectively bullish on. Hedge funds and other institutional investors usually invest large amounts of […] …read more […]

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Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?

Before we spend countless hours researching a company, we like to analyze what insiders, hedge funds and billionaire investors think of the stock first. This is a necessary first step in our investment process because our research has shown that the elite investors’ consensus returns have been exceptional. In the following paragraphs, we find out […] …read more […]

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Markets Anticipate a Wild Election Month

Financial markets are growing increasingly concerned about the election… but for different reasons than you might think.
You can see this rising concern in the recent spike in the Volatility Index, known in the markets as the VIX. It’s a measure of market anxiety about the possibility of something unexpected happening in the future.
Essentially, when investors become uncertain about the future, the VIX rises.
Take a look at this chart, which shows the movement of the VIX in recent months…

The VIX has been rising since early October, and on Wednesday it pushed above 37, its highest level since early June.
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Oil Climbs as Russia Mulls Option of Delaying OPEC+ Cuts Taper

(Bloomberg) — Crude advanced as Russian oil companies met with Energy Minister Alexander Novak to discuss the possibility of delaying an easing of OPEC+ output cuts by three months.Futures were 2.4% higher in New York, bouncing back from an abrupt plunge to a five-month low earlier in the session. The producer group, led by Russia and Saudi Arabia, was already considering postponing the supply increase planned for January as crude prices faltered amid renewed lockdown measures.Uneven global demand and a looming U.S. election is “creating overall uncertainty,” said Gary Cunningham, director of account management and research at Tradition Energy. Yet, …read more […]