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Is the 60/40 Rule Dying? Dividend-Heavy ETFs for Retirees

Investors should note that since bonds have been doing pretty well in the past two years, a "bubble" fear in the bond market can't be ignored.

'Tis the Season for Boots & Coats: Our Aggressive Growth Stocks

Brian Bolan is the Aggressive Growth Stock Strategist here at Zacks, and he has two more names for your aggressive growth radar screen. This week Brian takes a look at two retail names.

Brian Bolan is the Aggressive Growth Stock Strategist ...

Headwinds in Manufacturing, Retail, Brexit: Zacks Free Lunch

Ben Rains takes a look at recent signs of hope for a Brexit deal and some U.S.-China trade war updates.

Ben Rains takes a look at recent signs ...

Did Rain in the Cloud Market Just Create a Buying Opportunity?

The rainfall in the cloud market was overdone, and we here at Zacks expect to see some precipitated returns back to highs in some of the well-positioned cloud players.

The rainfall in the cloud market was overdone, ...

Top Stock Reports for J&J, Boeing & Pfizer

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including JNJ, BA and PFE.

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 ...

5 Signs You're a Value Investor

It's a good time to ask how you know if you're a value investor. Zacks Value Strategist Tracey Ryniec assists.

It's a good time to ask how you ...

New Strong Buy Stocks for October 17th

This company that develops, builds, operates and sells solar power projects has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing more than 100% over the last 60 days.

This company that develops, builds, operates and sells ...

AWS 10/17: Big Econ Data - Housing, Claims, Etc. - Joins Q3

Housing Starts and Building Permits, a fresh Philly Fed survey and, of course, new Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims add to new Q3 earnings data.

Housing Starts and Building Permits, a fresh Philly ...

PFP 10/17: Stocks Near All-Time Highs, Earnings Season Underway

It's not uncommon to see individual stocks soar 10%, 15% or even 20% or more in one day after a report. The key is getting into the right stocks.

It's not uncommon to see individual stocks soar 10%, 15% ...

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

Learn to Profit from the Zacks Rank

Bull of the Day

Discovery (DISCA)

This content company is trading with a single digit P/E.

Bear of the Day

Mosaic (MOS)

It's been a tough year for the agriculture industry.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Oct 17, 2019 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 10/17/19

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
ProQR Thera...	PRQR	6.79	+7.01%
NexPoint Re...	NXRT	49.80	+5.71%
NGM Biophar...	NGM	10.85	+5.55%
Lannett Co...	LCI	11.94	+4.83%
Cohen & Ste...	CNS	61.08	+4.23%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Owens & Min...	OMI	7.31	+6.10%
Boise Casca...	BCC	34.18	+5.66%
BRP Inc.	DOOO	42.47	+3.41%
Impala Plat...	IMPUY	6.98	+3.33%
Tenet Healt...	THC	23.55	+2.48%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Genesis Hea...	GEN	1.52	+10.15%
Owens & Min...	OMI	7.31	+6.10%
NexPoint Re...	NXRT	49.80	+5.71%
Boise Casca...	BCC	34.18	+5.66%
Cohen & Ste...	CNS	61.08	+4.23%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
Alphabet Inc. (GOOG)	Quantitative Report
Lithia Motors, Inc. (LAD)	ANALYST REPORT
Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)	ANALYST REPORT
BioDelivery Sciences... (BDSI)	ANALYST REPORT
Alleghany Corporatio... (Y)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

Rain In the Cloud Markets May Have Created Buying Opportunity

by Daniel Laboe

Holidays a Litmus Test for Retailers Post September Sales Drop

by Sumit Singh

Deal Or No Deal, Investing Case for China Looks Good

by Tirthankar Chakraborty

Buy These 5 Defensive Stocks to Counter Market Volatility

Weak Retail Sales May Trigger Rate Cut This Month: 5 Picks

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing MLP Industry: A Steady Growth Story

Lockup Expirations Looming: Stocks To Focus On

Tech Stocks for Dividend Investors to Buy as Q3 Earnings Season Heats Up

Under Fire Recently, Netflix Reports Wednesday Night

What Lies Ahead for Oilfield Service in Q3 Earnings?

5 ETFs to Invest in Clean Energy

Health Insurance in Retirement: How to Save

ETFs

Building & Construction ETF (PKB) Hits New 52-Week High

This Building & Construction ETF hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?

Money Market ETFs Are Hot: Here's Why

Is 60/40 Rule Dying? Dividend-Heavy ETFs for Retirees

ETFs in Focus After IBM's Q3 Earnings

Mutual Funds

Which Financial Mutual Fund to Buy: FIDSX or PRISX?

The financial sector is booming, which makes mutual funds from the sector ideal for purchase.

3 Mutual Funds From Nuveen's Portfolio

3 Technology Mutual Funds for a Steady Portfolio

3 Wells Fargo Mutual Funds for Superlative Returns

Options

Looking for a Glimpse of the Future...In the Past

Another look at using historical data to analyze potential options trades

What do Baseball and Options Trading Have in Common

Open Interest in Options Influuences Stock Movement

Rolling Covered Calls Up and Out

Earnings Analysis

More Analysis

Solid Start to Q3 Earnings Season

Earnings Outlook

by Sheraz Mian

Total earnings for the 43 S&P 500 companies that have reported results already are down -3.8% on +3.7% higher revenues, with 83.7% beating EPS estimates and 60.5% beating revenue estimates.

What to Expect from Q3 Earnings Season with Big Banks Set to Report?

Earnings Headlines

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Low Freight Volumes Hurt Union Pacific's (UNP) Q3 Earnings

United Rentals (URI) Beats on Q3 Earnings, Narrows View

Netflix (NFLX) Q3 Earnings Beat, User Addition Target Missed

Snap-on (SNA) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Sales Miss

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
WNS	06:08	0.67	0.79	+17.91
TXT	06:34	0.85	0.95	+11.76
MS	07:44	1.10	1.21	+10.00
AMRB	09:20	0.25	0.27	+8.00
FNB	06:06	0.29	0.31	+6.90

EPS Positive Surprises for Oct 17, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
GTLS	06:27	0.78	0.77	-1.28
WSO	07:36	2.25	2.20	-2.22
OZK	16:07	0.83	0.81	-2.41
EWBC	08:06	1.20	1.17	-2.50
UNP	08:04	2.29	2.22	-3.06

EPS Negative Surprises for Oct 17, 2019

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
PG	0.76%	1.25	1.24
UTX	0.99%	2.05	2.03
SYF	0.24%	1.13	1.12
BIIB	0.60%	8.32	8.27

Video Commentaries

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

Watch the full series to learn how the Zacks Rank works.

Watch the full series to learn how the ...

Boot Barn (BOOT) and Burlington Stores (BURL) Are Aggressive Growth Stocks

A look at two more stocks for your aggressive growth stock radar screen. Boot Barn: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BOOT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Burlington Stores: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/BURL?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

A look at two more stocks for your ...

Manufacturing & Retail Worries, Brexit, Q3 Earnings & Buy Google Stock – Free Lunch

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here at Zacks, Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains takes a look at recent signs of hope for a Brexit deal and some U.S.-China trade war updates. We then dive into some disappointing U.S. manufacturing and retail data, as well as third-quarter 2019 earnings results from the likes of Netflix (NFLX) and other giants. The episode then closes with a look at why Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) is a Zack Ranks #1 (Strong Buy) stock.

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here ...