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Does the Stock Rally Continue Next Year?

Despite this current stock market boom, it's been a struggle to find revenue growth among companies that have reported Q3 earnings so far. Chief Equity Strategist John Blank is here to elaborate.

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Oil markets rose on Wednesday, driven by a less-than-anticipated weekly increase in U.S. crude inventories. Below we review the EIA's Weekly Petroleum Status Report for the week ending Nov 15.

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Buffett's Buying Energy & Retail; Should You?

In the case of energy, most investors have fled after years of falling earnings and fears of falling demand due to a global recession. Retail has been in the doghouse for nearly 3 years.

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New Strong Buy Stocks for November 21st

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PFP 11/21: Stocks Modestly Lower, Awaiting News on Trade

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Bull of the Day

Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)

Applied Materials (AMAT) posted stronger-than-projected results on November 14. Shares of AMAT were already up roughly 70% in 2019 prior to its post-earnings surge, as part of a larger semiconductor industry comeback...

Bear of the Day

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC)

Shares of Warrior Met Coal Inc. (HCC) have plummeted over 20% in 2019 as part of a larger downturn in the coal industry. Warrior isn't exposed to the decline in coal used for electricity, but the steel industry that HCC serves has faced hard times as well...

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Nov 22, 2019 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 11/22/19

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Star Bulk C...	SBLK	10.68	+6.27%
Civeo Corpo...	CVEO	0.85	+3.59%
Navios Mari...	NMM	18.37	+2.34%
Jazz Pharma...	JAZZ	142.63	+1.41%
American Eq...	AEL	28.95	+1.19%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Just Energy...	JE	2.46	+2.50%
NAPCO Secur...	NSSC	31.48	+2.27%
Cardtronics...	CATM	41.47	+1.84%
Ironwood Ph...	IRWD	11.95	+1.27%
Murphy USA...	MUSA	120.11	+1.24%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
scPharmaceu...	SCPH	4.82	+4.78%
Civeo Corpo...	CVEO	0.85	+3.59%
Howard Hugh...	HHC	108.14	+2.56%
Amedisys, I...	AMED	157.57	+1.82%
Ironwood Ph...	IRWD	11.95	+1.27%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Civeo Corpo...	CVEO	0.85	+3.59%
Cardtronics...	CATM	41.47	+1.84%
Square Enix...	SQNXF	47.21	+1.83%
Jazz Pharma...	JAZZ	142.63	+1.41%
Murphy USA...	MUSA	120.11	+1.24%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Salisbury B...	SAL	42.75	+2.62%
Just Energy...	JE	2.46	+2.50%
Navios Mari...	NMM	18.37	+2.34%
NetEase, In...	NTES	294.39	+2.29%
FS Bancorp,...	FSBW	57.79	+2.16%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
AGNC Investment Corp... (AGNC)	ANALYST REPORT
AcelRx Pharmaceutica... (ACRX)	Quantitative Report
Zendesk, Inc. (ZEN)	Quantitative Report
Valeritas Holdings,... (VLRX)	Quantitative Report
Cincinnati Financial... (CINF)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

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ETFs

5 Sector ETF Winners Amid Small-Cap Earnings Underperformance

Total S&P 600 earnings for Q3 are expected to be down 19.5% from the same period last year on 3.6% higher revenues. However, these sectors outperformed.

Play 4 Country ETFs to Stave Off Slowdown in Dividend Growth

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Mutual Funds

2 Consumer Staples Mutual Funds to Overcome Trade Jitters

Fresh conflicts between the United States and China and uncertainties on the trade deal front make consumer staples ideal from an investment point of view.

Which Financial Mutual Fund to Buy: FSRBX or PRISX?

3 Healthcare Mutual Funds for Alluring Returns

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Options

Understanding Options During a Marijuana Stocks Rally

With pot stocks getting a boost from legalization efforts, understanding options is key to making the best value decision

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How to Replicate a Stock Postion Using Options

Earnings Analysis

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Weak Retail Sector Earnings

Earnings Outlook

by Sheraz Mian

The Retail sector's Q3 earnings performance has been weaker than what we saw from the same companies in the June quarter...

What Ails Macy's (M) and the Other Department Store Stocks?

Earnings Headlines

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TC PipeLines (TCP) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Fall Y/Y

Macy's (M) Q3 Earnings Top Estimates, Stock Falls on View Cut

MAXIMUS (MMS) Misses Earnings and Revenue Estimates in Q4

Jack in the Box (JACK) Q4 Earnings Meet, Revenues Miss Mark

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
ASYS	07:45	-0.01	0.07	+800.00
M	07:24	0.01	0.07	+600.00
GASS	09:49	-0.01	0.01	+200.00
OOMA	16:23	-0.05	0.01	+120.00
HMLP	06:52	0.35	0.69	+97.14

EPS Positive Surprises for Nov 22, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
STNE	17:24	0.18	0.17	-5.56
PNNT	17:36	0.18	0.15	-16.67
ENTA	16:03	0.57	0.44	-22.81
DLNG	16:13	0.05	0.00	-100.00

EPS Negative Surprises for Nov 22, 2019

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
MOMO	3.94%	0.66	0.64
BURL	0.44%	1.42	1.41
DKS	3.54%	0.39	0.38
HPE	8.70%	0.50	0.46

Video Commentaries

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Charles Schwab + TD Ameritrade: What’s Next

Charles Schwab is in late-stage talks to buy TD Ameritrade in a deal that could change the course of the entire sector. SCHW: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SCHW?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID TD Ameritrade: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/AMTD?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

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Charles Schwab is looking at buying TD Ameritrade that would rapidly change the investing sphere. SCHW: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/SCHW?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID TD Ameritrade: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/AMTD?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: https://stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

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Trade War Updates, Trump & Apple, Target Earnings & Buy This Chip Stock– Free Lunch

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here at Zacks, Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains discusses the latest U.S. and China trade war news, as well as President Trump’s Apple (AAPL) factory trip. We also dive into some retail earnings, including Target (TGT), before we close with a look at why Applied Materials (AMAT) is a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock right now.

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