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Trump May See Easy Win in 2020: ETFs to Bet On

A majority of U.S. business leaders expects Trump to be re-elected in 2020 as a recession is not in the cards, at least in the near term.

5 Key Earnings Charts to Watch This Week

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Since its release, Red Dead Redemption 2 in a year has made $25 million on console sales alone.

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Top Research Reports for Southern Co, Applied Materials & Vertex

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including SO, AMAT and VRTX.

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5 ETFs to Invest in Clean Energy

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New Strong Buy Stocks for October 16th

This media and entertainment company has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 0.3% over the last 60 days.

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Things to Watch for in Netflix's (NFLX) Q3 Earnings

While Netflix boasts a large subscriber base, we shouldn't forget the huge debt it has shouldered to fuel the growth. Slowing subscriber growth is a warning that competition is heating up.

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AWS 10/16: Retail Sales Miss to -0.3%, Bank Earnings Mixed

In the worst Retail Sales print since February, -0.3% on the headline was the reverse of the consensus estimate +0.3%.

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PFP 10/16: Stocks Soar on Trade Optimism, Earnings

Stocks typically go up during earnings season, and with some good news on the trade front, it looks like stocks are poised for an upside breakout.

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Featured Zacks Rank Stocks

Learn to Profit from the Zacks Rank

Bull of the Day

Guess? (GES)

Positive revision for the year are helping to boost this retail stock.

Bear of the Day

Ollie's Bargain Outlet

Shares have taken a big hit after disappointing same store sales and lowered guidance.

Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for Oct 16, 2019 Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers Zacks #1 Rank Top Movers for 10/16/19

Value
Growth
Momentum
VGM
Income

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
AVEO Pharma...	AVEO	0.91	+11.23%
Iochpe-Maxi...	IOCJY	1.64	+9.33%
POET Techno...	POETF	0.26	+4.87%
Silvercorp...	SVM	3.85	+4.05%
Cesca Thera...	KOOL	5.10	+3.66%

Company	Symbol	Price	%Chg
Iochpe-Maxi...	IOCJY	1.64	+9.33%
Clean Energ...	CLNE	2.26	+7.62%
Owens & Min...	OMI	6.92	+7.29%
Builders Fi...	BLDR	22.45	+4.25%
Matrix Serv...	MTRX	19.12	+3.24%

Zacks #1 Rank Additions

Company (Symbol)	Report
Boot Barn Holdings,... (BOOT)	Quantitative Report
Burlington Stores, I... (BURL)	ANALYST REPORT
AVEO Pharmaceuticals... (AVEO)	ANALYST REPORT
Discovery, Inc. (DISCA)	ANALYST REPORT
B2Gold Corp (BTG)	ANALYST REPORT

Investment Ideas

Stocks

Lockup Expirations Looming: Stocks To Focus On

by Daniel Laboe

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

by Benjamin Rains

Under Fire Recently, Netflix Reports Wednesday Night

by David Borun

What Lies Ahead for Oilfield Service in Q3 Earnings?

5 ETFs to Invest in Clean Energy

Health Insurance in Retirement: How to Save

Are Investors Falling Out of Love With Oil & Gas Mergers?

China's Auto Sales Still in Free Fall: Any Recovery in Sight?

Near-Term Outlook for Retail REIT Stocks Appears Bright

Jump in Oil Prices is a Boon to These 5 Energy Players

Can Facebook's Libra be a Winner in Emerging Markets?

5 Must-Buy Stocks Set to Beat on Earnings Next Week

ETFs

Here's Why You Should Invest in South Korea ETFs Now

South Korea ETFs should surge amid policy easing and the initial U.S.-China trade deal.

Tap Revenue Growth With These ETFs & Dump Earnings Recession

Healthcare ETFs to Buy on UnitedHealth's Solid Q3 Earnings

JNJ Beats, Ups View: Healthcare ETFs to Buy

Mutual Funds

3 Technology Mutual Funds for a Steady Portfolio

Below we share with you three top-ranked technology mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

3 Wells Fargo Mutual Funds for Superlative Returns

3 Funds to Buy From the PIMCO Clan

3 Best-Performing Vanguard Mutual Funds From Q3

Options

What do Baseball and Options Trading Have in Common

Answer: The stakes are higher in October

Open Interest in Options Influuences Stock Movement

Rolling Covered Calls Up and Out

Volatilities Sink, How do we "Buy Low"?

Earnings Analysis

More Analysis

Are we in an Earnings Recession?

Earnings Outlook

by Sheraz Mian

The growth challenge this year is solely due to tough comparisons to last year's tax-cut driven record profits.

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

Earnings Headlines

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Progressive (PGR) Q3 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Down Y/Y

Abbott (ABT) Meets Q3 Earnings Estimates, Lowers EPS Guidance

BNY Mellon (BK) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates as Costs Decline

BofA's (BAC) Q3 Earnings Top on Trading, Investment Banking

Reported Earnings Surprises

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Positive
Negative

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
BMRA	08:24	-0.06	-0.05	+16.67
MNSB	08:10	0.40	0.45	+12.50
BAC	07:05	0.50	0.56	+12.00
FCCO	09:16	0.35	0.39	+11.43
BK	06:50	0.99	1.07	+8.08

EPS Positive Surprises for Oct 16, 2019

Symbol	Time	Expected	Reported	%Surprise
PACW	07:11	0.94	0.92	-2.13

EPS Negative Surprises for Oct 16, 2019

Upcoming Earnings ESP

Symbol	ESP	Most Accurate Estimate	Consensus Estimate
IBM	0.25%	2.64	2.64
PGR	0.60%	1.34	1.33
SYF	0.24%	1.13	1.12
ETFC	0.87%	1.01	1.00

Video Commentaries

Billion Dollar Secret Full Series 1

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Saddle Up and Ride Red Dead Redemption 2 to Earnings

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5 Key Earnings Charts to Watch This Week

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Big Bank & Healthcare Earnings, Netflix Q3 Preview & Buy Lululemon Stock – Free Lunch

On today’s episode of Free Lunch here at Zacks, Associate Stock Strategist Ben Rains breaks down some of Tuesday’s major Q3 earnings results from giants such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and UnitedHealth (UNH). We then take a look at what to expect from streaming TV powerhouse Netflix’s (NFLX) third-quarter financial results on Wednesday, before we close with why Lululemon (LULU) is Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock right now.

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