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Why the Correction Vanished and the Bull Is Charging

Worrying about trade battles, the bears ignored two giant stock market tailwinds and they're getting smoked.

Big Tech Reshuffle & New FANG ETF

These changes will impact about 10% of the S&P 500's market capitalization as 23 companies worth $2.7 trillion in market capitalization are being reshuffled.

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Q3 Earnings Season Preview

We have to wait another few weeks before Q3 earnings season really takes the spotlight, but the reporting cycle has gotten underway already.

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Friday Finish Line: Wall Street's Reefer Madness & More

Ryan McQueeney and Maddy Johnson discuss the performance of Netflix and other streaming services at the Emmys, the alleged criminal probe facing Elon Musk and Tesla, marijuana stocks and Micron's latest earnings report.

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Inside China: How a Booming Middle Class Is Shifting Power

With over five thousand years of history and a population of nearly 1.4 billion, everything about China is massive. Just 40 years ago China reopened its borders to the world.

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Buffett Likes the Banks; Why You Should Too

Follow the holdings of Berkshire Hathaway to see where the Oracle of Omaha sees opportunity.

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Top Analyst Reports for Netflix, EOG Resources & Simon

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including NFLX, EOG and SPG.

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AWS 9/21: How Much Longer for the Goldilocks Market?

Investors who've been around the block a few times tend to look for something around the corner that threatens to stick a pin in this ever-expanding balloon.

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PFP 9/21: Stocks Break Out to New Record Highs

The U.S. economy has been on fire with the stock market at record highs, while at the same time China's economy is slowing down.

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

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Bull of the Day

Salesforce (CRM)

This cloud-based customer relationship management firm keeps on expanding.

Bear of the Day

Campbell Soup Company (CPB)

This historic food giant's earnings outlook is dismal.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Sep 22, 2018 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 09/22/18

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Marine Prod...	MPX	21.79	+2.47%
Johnson Out...	JOUT	95.54	+1.96%
NetApp, Inc...	NTAP	86.85	+1.61%
Aerojet Roc...	AJRD	33.92	+1.31%
Heidrick &...	HSII	35.45	+1.29%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Luxfer Hold...	LXFR	24.26	+3.46%
Rocky Brand...	RCKY	28.15	+3.11%
Hikma Pharm...	HKMPF	24.50	+2.08%
Ituran Loca...	ITRN	33.45	+1.65%
Donaldson C...	DCI	59.19	+1.39%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Commercial...	CVGI	9.26	+4.65%
Luxfer Hold...	LXFR	24.26	+3.46%
Molina Heal...	MOH	152.73	+2.66%
Johnson Out...	JOUT	95.54	+1.96%
Unisys Corp...	UIS	20.50	+1.74%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Blue Hills...	BHBK	25.25	+7.33%
Luxfer Hold...	LXFR	24.26	+3.46%
Rocky Brand...	RCKY	28.15	+3.11%
TDK Corp.	TTDKY	113.31	+2.78%
THL Credit,...	TCRD	8.21	+2.63%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
Annaly Capital Manag... (NLY)	ANALYST REPORT
CBTX, Inc. (CBTX)	Quantitative Report
CURO Group Holdings... (CURO)	Quantitative Report
Cactus, Inc. (WHD)	Quantitative Report
Carbonite, Inc. (CARB)	Quantitative Report

Investment Ideas

Stocks

Amazon Roundup: Ad Market Share, Store Expansion, Prime, More

by Sejuti Banerjea

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by Nilanjan Choudhury

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by Swarup Gupta

Inside China: Are International Firms Destined to Fail?

Inside China: How a Booming Middle Class is Shifting Global Power Back East

Consumers Comfort Rises as Economy Gains Steam: 5 Winners

3 Drug/Biotech Stocks in Focus on World Alzheimer's Day

Bank Stock Roundup: Economic Growth Inspires Optimism, WFC & BofA in Focus

Defense Stock Roundup: Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Score Big Wins

3 MedTech Stocks for Safe Returns as Hurricane Fears Peak

U.S. Oil Biggies Agree to Join OGCI to Curb Climate Change

Is there a Break in the Clouds for Silver-Mining Stocks?

ETFs

ETFs to Tap Amazon's Growth and Expansion Story

Amazon plan of opening 3000 cashierless stores by 2021, launch of Alexa-voiced assisted equipment, collaboration with Audi and third-largest U.S. digital ad-platform status put related ETFs in focus.

Big Tech Reshuffle & A New FANG ETF

EM ETFs: A Contrarian Bet or Value Trap?

Here's Why Should You Buy Financial ETFs

Mutual Funds

3 Funds to Buy as U.S. Manufacturing Gathers Steam

Such an increase points toward a strengthening U.S. economy and was buoyed by an increase in new orders and production.

Bet on These 3 Municipal Bond Mutual Funds for Healthy Gains

Play 4 Asian Funds on North Korea's Denuclearization

Focus on 3 Mid-Cap Growth Mutual Funds for Healthy Gains

Options

What's Happening to Option Prices During the Tilray Short Squeeze?

A tiny public float and a short squeeze result in very strange-looking options prices

AMD Update: "Up and Out" is Not a Good Idea Here

Be a Contrarian and Sell What Others are Buying

Rolling Up and Out on Covered Calls

Earnings Analysis

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Q3 Earnings Season Preview

Earnings Preview

by Sheraz Mian

We have to wait another few weeks before Q3 earnings season really takes the spotlight, but the reporting cycle has gotten underway already, with results from 8 S&P 500 members out and another 8 index members on deck to report this week.

Q3 Earnings Season Gets Underway

Earnings Headlines

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Micron (MU) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Guidance Disappoints

United Natural (UNFI) Q4 Earnings Up Y/Y, Stock Declines

Thor (THO) Earnings Miss Estimates in Q4, Revenues Beat

Darden's (DRI) Stock Up on Q1 Earnings Beat, Raised View

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
SCS	16:25	0.29	0.36	+24.14
DRI	07:06	1.23	1.34	+8.94
MU	16:12	3.32	3.53	+6.33

EPS Positive Surprises for Sep 22, 2018

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
UNFI	16:19	0.85	0.76	-10.59
THO	07:11	1.93	1.67	-13.47
USAU	05:00	-0.07	-0.08	-14.29
SANW	08:14	-0.09	-0.24	-166.67

EPS Negative Surprises for Sep 22, 2018

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consesus Estimate
TPIC	1,100.00%	0.15	-0.02
ACOR	450.00%	0.07	-0.02
PEGI	335.29%	0.10	-0.04

Video Commentaries

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

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$Salesforce.com (CRM) and Campbell Soup Company (CPB): Today\'s Bull & Bear$

Salesforce.com (CRM) and Campbell Soup Company (CPB): Today\'s Bull & Bear

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LMT and IIPR: Dividend-Paying Stocks to Watch

This week, Ryan McQueeney highlighted two trendy dividend-paying stocks with very interesting charts. The first, defense behemoth Lockheed Martin, has put together an impressive month, while the latter—Innovative Industrial Properties—has joined a growing list of popular marijuana stocks. Lockeed Martin: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/LMT?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Innovative Industrial Properties: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/IIPR?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

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Harsco (HSC) and North American Construction (NOA) Are Aggressive Growth Stocks

A look at two industrial names that landed on the aggressive growth stock radar screen. Harsco: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/HSC?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID North American Construction: https://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/NOA?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID Follow us on StockTwits: stocktwits.com/ZacksResearch Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ZacksResearch Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ZacksInvestmentResearch

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