Todd Shriber

Todd Shriber

InvestorPlace Contributor

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Dow Jones Today: A Tough but Calm End to a Turbulent Quarter

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Stocks retreated Tuesday, but losses, by the standard of a wild first quarter, were tolerable. With the first quarter of 2020 now in the books, it's clear that this was the worst quarterly performance for the S&P 500 since the global financial crisis. And that's despite a 17% rally by the benchmark equity gauge over the prior seven days.

Dow Jones Today: Healthcare Help, Hopes Worst May be Over Lift Stocks

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Friday was a down day, but four of the past five have been up days for the Dow and it's worth pointing out that after one of the most rapid corrections/bear markets on record, plenty of bad news is already being consumed, but plenty of uncertainty lingers, too.

GE Stock Has a Lot Working It Against It in This Environment

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

GE is highly levered and that's exposing it at a time when investors are fretting about companies' ability to service debt and access capital. One of the best GE-related investments this year has been credit default swaps (CDS) traders use to hedge against debt defaults. Problem for equity investors is CDS are a lot like golf scores – you want them to be low. GE swaps have more than doubled year-to-date.

Dow Jones Today: Stimulus Falters Under Soaring Coronavirus Numbers

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Halting a three-day winning streak, stocks tumbled Friday as investors appeared to sell the news on the House of Representatives passing the $2 trillion stimulus and as coronavirus case data grew increasingly ominous.

Best ETFs for 2020: Communication Services SPDR Fund Is a Rebound Play

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

The XLC ETF followed markets lower this month, but it still has exciting growth prospects that could make it one of the best ETFs this year.

Dow Jones Today: Jobless Claims Surge, but so do Stocks

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

There was broad-based strength in equities on Thursday even as weekly jobless claims spiked to more quadruple the prior record.

Southwest Stock May Be Worth Some Love

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

LUV stock looks like the strongest link a weak airline industry. For bold investors, the name should work in the the post-virus landscape.

Dow Jones Today: Big Government Funding Could Be Coming

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

It wasn't a precise replay of Tuesday, but the Dow notched a decent Wednesday gain with large contributions from Boeing and Nike.

iBio Stock Isn’t the Coronavirus Play Investors Want It to Be

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Underscoring the volatility associated with companies purporting to be on the cusps of cures or treatments for international pandemics, IBIO has more than quadrupled just this month, but the stock resides 63.53% below the 52-week high notched in early March.

Dow Jones Today: Stimulus Hopes Stoke Epic Dow Rally

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Comments from President Trump that he would like to see the U.S. economy reopened by Easter, which is April 12, contributed to the ebullience on Wall Street, though that forecast for business as usual may prove to be optimistic.

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