The Department of Justice and eight states on Friday accused software company RealPage of unlawfully scheming to undermine competition among landlords and create a monopoly that harms millions of renters. RealPage “allows landlords to manipulate, distort, and subvert market forces,” the Justice Department said in a civil complaint in U.S. District Court in North…
DETROIT — Ford Motor’s profit engine for decades has been large trucks and SUVs in the U.S. So it might surprise investors that the automaker believes its new path to profitability for electric vehicles will first be led by smaller, more affordable vehicles. The new plan is an “insurance policy” for…
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell on Friday gave the clearest indication yet that the central bank is likely to start cutting interest rates, which are currently at their highest level in two decades. If a rate cut comes in September, as experts expect, it would be the first time officials have trimmed rates in over…
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell said Friday he expects the central bank will cut its key interest rate in the near future in response to slower economic growth and cooling inflation. At a speech during the Fed’s annual August summit in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said ‘the time has come…
It’s been nearly two years since Jackson Hole Jay saw his shadow and we all endured 6 more weeks of harsh market weather. If you need a reminder, August 26, 2022 was the day Fed Chief “Jay” Powell climbed out of his Jackson “Hole” Economic Symposium to announce “more pain…
Peloton’s (PTON) stock soared over 38% on Thursday after the company posted positive free cash flow for the second quarter in a row—a first since 2021. Is the turnaround working? Maybe. But investors aren’t waiting around—they’re hopping on. Peloton came to my attention while reviewing the Market Movers panel on…
When a stock surges based on a strong earnings report, analyst upgrade, or other fundamental factors, it’s tempting to jump into the stock. But often, when a stock’s price spikes due to a one-off fundamental event, there’ll be a pullback, one that will present a better technical picture of the…
On the weekly Relative Rotation Graph, the rotation still favors almost every sector over Technology. I discussed the opposite rotations between weekly and daily RRGs in last week’s video, which you can find here. Real Estate Working off this weekly chart, many tails are drawing attention to themselves. First of…
In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Dave completes a five-part series covering ten charts to watch in August 2024, breaking down to stocks in established downtrends. What would we need to see to confirm a rotation from a distribution phase to an accumulation phase, and where should you set…
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader market’s health while highlighting big shifts into newer areas, including banks, retail, and autos. Sharing one of the reasons Tech stocks were weak, she highlights which areas as seeing renewed strength. She also looked at individual stocks that are poised to…