Possible Margin Compression Turns Wells Fargo Stock Watchers Bearish

With Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) scheduled to announced second-quarter results on Tuesday, it's worth remembering that when the bank surprised investors a stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, WFC stock trended lower on a reduced profit outlook. It is also worth noting that Wells Fargo stock is at the same level as it was at the beginning of 2019. That compares with a 14% gain in the 25-bank-stock Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ:KBWB), which shows WFC stock as its fourth-biggest holding at 7.88% weight.

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  JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citigroup are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

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  Wells Fargo Downtrend Remains in Force, So Wait for It to Be Broken

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Charles Schwab dumps Hawaii employee-award trip citing ‘reputational risks’

Charles Schwab told employees it's scrapping an annual trip to Hawaii or other popular destinations for high-performing employees, saying the event was rooted in “a different era” and now poses “significant reputational risks,” the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a company email to employees. In place of next year's trip to Hawaii for about 200 employees, the company will give those making the Chairman's Club an after-tax check for $5,000 and a paid week off. Ending the Hawaii trip reflects how no expense is overlooked in an era when Schwab faces pricing pressures from a new generation of competitors, such as Menlo Park-based Robinhood, with commission-free stock trades and margin rates on most loans about half of what Schwab charges.

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  Charles Schwab News: SCHW Stock Pops on Possible USAA Deal

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  Charles Schwab in Talks to Buy USAA Wealth-Management, Brokerage Units

  The Wall Street Journal

PetroChina Is Worth Less Than its Reserves

Neil Beveridge, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, discusses the value of PetroChina and his outlook for the company. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.

Make no mistake, the Fed will pay a premium when it cuts rates this month

For me, it captured perfectly the dilemmas facing the Federal Reserve as it decides by how much it should cut interest rates at the end of this month (yes, it's not a question of whether they will cut but by how much). While the US economy faces “cross currents,” it remains in a “good place” (using two of Chairman Powell's favorite descriptors) – that is, domestic economic momentum is able, at least for now, to overcome headwinds from slowing growth in the rest of the world, trade policy uncertainties, and increasing currency tensions. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that crosscurrents such as trade tensions and concerns about global growth have been weighing on the U.S. economic activity and outlook.

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  USD/JPY Fundamental Weekly Forecast – Fed Speakers, Treasury Yields to Dictate Price Action

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  6 Top Leveraged ETFs of Last Week

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Latest Bitcoin price and analysis (BTC to USD)

At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading just above $10,200 after losing 25% of its total value since last week. Although last week I said I expected Bitcoin to consolidate a bit more above $11,400, it seems the market pulled a fast one and BTC went further down to the $10,000 region. Also, Bitcoin's market dominance is already above 65%, going towards 70%.

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  110 crypto exchanges want to set up shop in Japan

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  Is Cryptocurrency Dead for Good?

  Investopedia

J&J Reports Earnings Under a Cloud of Baby Powder

My call is to buy the stock at its monthly and quarterly pivots at $134.76 and $135.44. J&J is a diverse health care giant and a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. This stock has beaten earnings-per-share estimates in every quarter since October 2012.

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  Bull Signal Sounds for Johnson & Johnson Stock Before Earnings

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  Opioid 'kingpin' J&J fueled epidemic, Oklahoma argues at trial's end

  Reuters

3 Breakout Stocks to Buy

Last week's gallery on breakout stocks to buy delivered big-league profits. So we're returning to the well for three more candidates that boast price charts brimming with potential. This week's targets are inspired in large part by the S&P 500, which closed at a new record high of $3,013.77 on Friday.

6 Stocks to Buy and 1 to Sell Based on Insider Trading

A simple yet effective way to screen for stocks that are potential buys is to see if the insiders are buying shares after the price has dropped. There are many reasons why a company insider may be motivated to sell their stock, but there is only one reason why an insider would buy it! They believe that it will trade at a higher price where they can make money.

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  Need To Know: Sinosoft Technology Group Limited (HKG:1297) Insiders Have Been Buying Shares

  Simply Wall St.
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  Did Air New Zealand Limited (NZSE:AIR) Insiders Sell Shares?

  Simply Wall St.

Teva Pharmaceuticals News: Why TEVA Stock Is Sliding Today

Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA) is having a Monday of nightmares as some of the company's products have led to lawsuits, which brought about a major analyst downgrade, causing TEVA stock to plummet early in the week. The Israel-based pharma business with a global reach suffered today as the company's opioid-linked litigation has only started to kick off, with thousands of new lawsuits on the horizon. The harmful painkillers recently led to a judge giving the green light for an $85 million settlement in the state of Oklahoma, ensuring that the company will not promote opioids in the state.

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  Teva Relief Rally Loses Steam After Analyst Downgrade

  Investopedia
• Morgan Stanley Downgrades Teva, Endo On Drug Pricing And Litigation Concerns

  Benzinga

There’s a Real Chance Fed Can Go 50-Basis Points, Says Pine Bridge’s Slim

Omar Slim, senior vice president and portfolio manager of fixed income at Pine Bridge Investments, discusses Fed policy and his outlook for yields. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.

Marijuana Stocks Rise Despite Organigram Loss; Aurora Cannabis Lands Cultivation Licenses

Marijuana grower Organigram rebounded from a record low in Monday's stock market despite posting a surprise loss amid a massive rise in revenue. Meanwhile rival marijuana stock Aurora Cannabis was also made progress after scoring two cultivation licenses. Organigram Earnings Organigram earnings for the fiscal Q3 were disappointing, with a loss of 7 cents CAD (Canadian dollars) coming in well below the FactSet consensus for a 3-cent profit.

• Organigram Falls Despite Q3 Revenue Growth

  Benzinga
• OrganiGram Stock Rises Even as Cannabis Sales Fall

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What To Expect From Apple Earnings

Apple Inc.'s stock (AAPL) has dramatically outperformed the broader market this year, up 30%, even as its core iPhone sales have slowed. Now, as Apple prepares to report quarterly results at the end of this month, investors are likely to focus on whether CEO Tim Cook can bolster the company's overall sales and keep Apple's shares rising in the face of major headwinds. What Investors Will Be Watching For Investors will look closely at whether sales of Apple's flagship product, the iPhone, are slowing faster than estimated.

5 STARS Stocks Smashing the Market (FANG Stocks, Too)

About a year ago, I coined the high-growth STARS acronym on InvestorPlace, saying that these five growth stocks — Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD), Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU), and Square (NYSE:SQ) — are the high quality, big return potential stocks that investors want to buy now and hold for the next several years. The idea behind the STARS acronym was simple. The market's favorite high-growth acronym — FANG, which comprises Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) — was becoming increasingly obsolete for investors.

EUR/USD Price Forecast – Euro continues to run into resistance

We are now trying to form a shooting stars in the same area so I think at this point it shows just how choppy and difficult this market is going to be. If we can continue to go higher, then the 1.1350 level will also offer resistance. EUR USD Forecast Video 16.07.19 At this point, the world is trying to decide what the central banks in this pair are going to do.

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  GBP/JPY Price Forecast – British pound fails to impress on weekly open

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  AUD/USD Price Forecast – Australian dollar continues to stretch higher

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Can AMD Stock Jump Higher on Q2 Earnings?

Wall Street loves turnaround stories. Over the years, investors in Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) stock have been delighted with the price performance of their shares. I'm going to discuss the short- and long-term outlook of AMD stock, one of the darlings of Wall Street in 2019.

Microsoft Call Options Hot Ahead of Earnings

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) topped out at a record high of $139.54 earlier, and while it was last seen 0.1% lower at $138.74, the software giant is still holding above the one-trillion-dollar market cap level. MSFT will stay in focus this week, with earnings due after the close this Thursday, July 18, and while call options have been in high demand ahead of the event, not all of the activity appears to be of the bullish kind. Taking a quick step back, Microsoft landed on Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White's list of stocks that have attracted the highest options volume over the past 10 days, with names highlighted in yellow new to the list.

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  Will Microsoft Continue to Trudge Higher When It Reports Earnings?

  Motley Fool
• Microsoft Has a New Top Bull on Wall Street as Earnings Approach

  Barrons.com

GE's Weakest Link May Soon 'Dominate Sentiment' Amid Turnaround: UBS

General Electric earned a Wall Street downgrade on interest rates and power challenges, but analysts still see sentiment about the industrial giant shifting from survival to a multiyear turnaround. GE stock dipped as it eyes a new buy point. UBS analysts cited a "notable decline in interest rates and ongoing power market weakness" for the downgrade.

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  GE loses a bull, and stock falls

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• [video]General Electric Shares Dip After UBS Downgrade, Industrial Cash Flow Trim

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