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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.

PFP 11/22: Stocks Modestly Lower on Trade Concerns

This is why stocks continue to set record after record. And why it looks like stocks have a lot more upside to go.

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Healthcare Sector Outperforming: 5 Best ETFs & Stocks QTD

Healthcare, which registered its second-worst performance among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors this year, has bounced back with an outperformance to begin the fourth quarter.

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Trade War, Trump & Apple, TGT Earnings & More

Aside from our news of the day, today's Zacks Free Lunch also discusses this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock, and why you should consider buying it.

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Top Stock Reports for Facebook, Bank of America & Home Depot

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including FB, BAC and HD.

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What's Behind Oil's 3.4% Rise?

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.

In the case of energy, most investors have ...

New Strong Buy Stocks for November 21st

This company that operates as an online consumer finance platform for young adults has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 10.8% over the last 60 days.

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AWS 11/21: Schwab to Buy Ameritrade? Both Shares Higher

No dollar amount has been reported as of yet, although assets under management from such a merger would create roughly $5 TRILLION in assets under management.

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

Celsius Holdings (CELH)

This low dollar stock is finding a lot of thirsty investors that are looking for growth.

Bear of the Day

Kemet Corporation (KEM)

This stock is being bought out, but a guide lower has sent the Zacks Rank down to the lowest level.

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

Saudi Aramco Files for an IPO: Here's What You Need to Know

by Nilanjan Choudhury

Near-Term Outlook for Oil & Gas Pipeline Stocks Appears Dull

by Nilanjan Banerjee

What Schwab's TD Ameritrade Buyout Plan Means to Peers

by Swayta Shah

Will U.S. Housing Market Bloom in 2020 on Upbeat Sales?

4 Healthcare Stocks to Gain From Stellar Q3 Earnings

3 Healthcare Stocks to Counter Tech Encroachment

Dismal Near-Term Outlook for Commercial Printing Industry

5 Top Stocks That Surged Amid Volatility in the Last 7 Days

What Awaits U.S. Steel Stocks After an Uninspiring Q3?

The Intel-AMD Showdown

3 Dividend-Paying Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now on Growth Opportunities

3 Hot Dividend Paying Stocks to Buy to Close Out 2019

ETFs

Broker Dealer ETF in Focus on Rumored Schwab-Ameritrade Deal

The speculation has pushed the broker dealer ETF to new highs.

Marijuana ETFs Bounce Back: Can the Rally Last?

Internet & Mega-Cap: 2 ETFs to Watch on Outsized Volume

5 Sector ETF Winners Amid Small-Cap Earnings Underperformance

Mutual Funds

3 Real Estate Funds to Buy as U.S. Housing Gathers Steam

For investors looking to park their money in the real estate sector, mutual funds are the cheapest and most-convenient options.

3 Funds With High Alpha for Above-Average Returns

3 Top Dimensional Mutual Funds for Your Portfolio

2 Consumer Staples Mutual Funds to Overcome Trade Jitters

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

Playing Offense when Volatilities are Low

Pay Attention to Hard to Borrow Rates, Even in Options Trades

How to Replicate a Stock Postion Using Options

Earnings Analysis

More Analysis

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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Smucker (SJM) Beats on Q2 Earnings, Stock Down on View Cut

Foot Locker (FL) Earnings Beat Estimates in Q3, Increase Y/Y

Gap (GPS) Up on Q3 Sales & Earnings Beat, Cuts Sales View

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Drops 5% In Spite of Solid Q3 Earnings

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
HIBB	06:42	0.13	0.33	+153.85
BKE	06:56	0.47	0.53	+12.77
RMR	07:06	0.53	0.59	+11.32
SJM	07:05	2.13	2.26	+6.10
FL	06:55	1.07	1.13	+5.61

EPS Positive Surprises for Nov 22, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
CAAP	06:45	0.22	-0.15	-168.18

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

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

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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

Charles Schwab is in late-stage talks to buy ...

Charles Schwab & TD Ameritrade Are Preparing to Unhinge the Brokerage Space

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.

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