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John Blank

Conglomerates: An Overlooked Stock Group

A number of Conglomerate stocks are international firms. Zacks Chief Economist John Blank, Ph.D gives us a few examples worth buying.

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Construction Drives Growth: Zacks August 2024 Strategy

The Construction sector in the USA has been a 'hot' area to invest in over the last two post-COVID years. Here's how this narrative played out, for both Residential and Non-Residential Construction.

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U.S. Still the Cornerstone to Global Growth: Zacks July Strategy

With goods price inflation in our rear view, the remaining stubborn U.S. rent inflation, in y/y terms, is what is now running along at +3.36% y/y.

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Strong Mega-Cap Profit Center in the S&P: Zacks JUNE 2024 Strategy

In Q2-24, Zacks expects total earnings for the Tech sector to be up +14.4%, on +9.3% higher revenues. What drives it? Keep internal Info Tech sector profit margins in mind.

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The Underrated Global Consumer: Zacks MAY Strategy

The strength of the global consumer, including the now-traveling Mainland Chinese population, remains an underrated force for global growth.

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Tesla's Share Price Fade: Zacks APRIL Market Strategy

Want to know one very good global factor behind Tesla's (TSLA) notable late 2023 and early 2024 earnings and share price slide? Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank knows.

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Time for a Big Small-Cap Run? Zacks March 2024 Strategy

Two-and-a-half years ago, traders saw a short-lived run-up in small-cap land. The broad blended small-cap RUT index peaked on Nov. 8th, 2021 at 2,458.

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Stay Aggressive with a Cloudy 2024? Zacks FEB Market Strategy

Each month, in our monthly Market Strategy report, Zacks lists a short 1-pager, with suggested portfolio allocations for Conservative, Moderate, Aggressive & Income investors.

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Homes for Sale Rise: Zacks JAN 2024 Market Strategy

With the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rates back down to 7.0% at year's end, the rise in Month's Supply at Current Sales Rates rose to 11.3 months.

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The Return of the Risk-Chasers: Zacks DEC Market Strategy

In early 2023, Cathie Woods' 'Disruptive Innovation' ETFs started to rise. Then, across the middle section of 2023, that trading strength abated.

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The Magnificent Seven: Zacks NOV Market Strategy

Multiple trillions of central bank liquidity and the trillion-dollar market caps of these top seven mega-cap tech stocks keep pushing the major U.S. benchmarks higher.

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Time to Buy U.S. Stocks in Early October?

Zacks strategists (including John Blank) stay bullish. The S&P500 carries a 4,132 "fair value" estimate at YE 2023. Coming years show double-digit fundamental growth.

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What's Alive for 2024 Pessimists? Zacks SEPT Market Strategy

After swift Fed Funds rate hikes, the U.S. Housing market cooling (in a curious way) and a higher 10-year U.S. Treasury yield, consider the following updates.

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A Contrarian Call for Value & Income - Zacks JULY Strategy

This market cap-weighted large-cap index valuation gets held up by seven monster Info Tech stocks. But other S&P500 sectors are being hugely overlooked and under-bought.

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Growth Stays in Favor: Zacks June Market Strategy

S&P 500 Info Tech and Consumer Discretionary sectors -- where the mega-cap tech stocks reside -- has been the sole source of the large-cap growth index rise.

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Finding Top Computer & Tech Stocks: Zacks May Strategy

The Info Tech sector remains a key 2023 returns source. In turn, using the Price to Sales forward 12-month stock valuation ratio is helpful to identify top Computer and Technology stocks.

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The Bears Short Real Estate Stocks: Zacks April Strategy

Bulls say "buy when there is blood on the streets" -- meaning buy now. The bear response is "there will another shoe to drop" -- meaning stay away.

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What Have Stocks Priced In? Zacks March Strategy

What fundamentals are U.S. stock markets pricing in? ???Five beaten-down 2022 sectors show outperforming returns in YTD 2023.

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An Update on "Fair Value": Zacks FEB Market Strategy

2023 can continue to bring a durable index share recovery. It all depends on recession narratives.

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Bullish or Bearish on 2023? Zacks DEC Market Strategy

With the start of any calendar year, the Wall Street firms offer up their prognostications on the S&P 500 returns delivered by year-end 2023.

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Did a Move to Buy Global Stocks Happen? Zacks DEC Market Strategy

A comprehensive look ahead to a calendar 2023 trading year that has more questions than answers at this point.

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Elections to Clear Up Uncertainty: Zacks NOV Strategy

Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections should clear up recent political uncertainty. Stock markets never like any flavor of uncertainty. How should eager investors play fresh bullish sentiment?

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Don't Worry About a Recession: Zacks OCT Market Strategy

Respecting the relevant history and facts doesn't make 2023 sound scary, at least not for savvy stock market traders and investors. Zacks Chief Strategist John Blank explains.

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5 Big-Cap Stories: Zacks SEPT Market Strategy

Any late 2022 U.S. market-cap-weighted stock index narrative, bearish or bullish, distills down to a mega-cap leadership tale. S&P500 index returns are tied to these 5 big tech names...

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Four Giant Tech Groups Keep the S&P 500 Aloft: Zacks August Market Strategy

The S&P 500 index -- and the broader underlying U.S. economy -- is now tied directly to the success of just four major converging, tech business groups.

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