While the Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) is filled with cutting-edge technology and consumer companies, not all are on solid footing. Some are dealing with declining demand, high costs, or regulatory pressures that could limit future upside.
While the Nasdaq 100 (^NDX) is filled with cutting-edge technology and consumer companies, not all are on solid footing. Some are dealing with declining demand, high costs, or regulatory pressures that could limit future upside.
In trading on Tuesday, the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Alignment Healthcare, up about 17.7% and shares of Evolent Health, up about 12.1% on the
In trading on Tuesday, the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Alignment Healthcare, up about 17.7% and shares of Evolent Health, up about 12.1% on the
In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of LGI Homes, off about 6.7% and shares of Dream Finders Homes off about 5.1% on the day. Also lagging the market Tue
In trading on Tuesday, general contractors & builders shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 3.6%. Helping drag down the group were shares of LGI Homes, off about 6.7% and shares of Dream Finders Homes off about 5.1% on the day. Also lagging the market Tue
Dougal Waters/DigitalVision via Getty Images Thesis We have covered before the Series K Preferred Shares ( GDV.PR.K ) from the Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust ( GDV ), with our most recent coverage downgrading the securities to 'Hold' in 2024: Prior Article (Seeking Alpha) The securities are fairly flat from a total return perspective since (down on a price basis but flat when dividends are factor...
Dougal Waters/DigitalVision via Getty Images Thesis We have covered before the Series K Preferred Shares ( GDV.PR.K ) from the Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust ( GDV ), with our most recent coverage downgrading the securities to 'Hold' in 2024: Prior Article (Seeking Alpha) The securities are fairly flat from a total return perspective since (down on a price basis but flat when dividends are factored in). With the market now pricing no rate cuts in 2026, the securities are now trading at historic lows, prompting us to take another look at the CEF preferred shares. What is GDV.PR.K ? GDV.PR.K are preferred shares issued by the GDV closed end fund: Preferred Shares (Annual Report) The CEF has two series of preferred shares outstanding, namely the Series K and the Series H. The series have an investment grade rating from Moody's, and benefit from asset coverage ratio requirements. Given the very low coupon of 4.25% for the Series K, we consider these securities to be a permanent form of capital, meaning the CEF will very likely never redeem them unless they want to completely eliminate the leverage they employ. This structural feature translates into securities which have little in terms of credit risk, but significant rates risk. Rates risk simply means the securities have a high sensitivity to fluctuations in interest rates (like a long dated bond). The first call date for the securities is coming up in October 2026, but we do not expect them to be called: The Series K Preferred Shares generally may not be called for redemption at the option of the Fund prior to October 7, 2026. The Fund reserves the right, however, to redeem the Series K Preferred Shares at any time if it is necessary, in the judgment of the Board, to maintain its status as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Having established the securities have a low credit risk and are high duration, let us look at historic cor...
In trading on Tuesday, hospital & medical practitioners shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. Leading the group were shares of Alignment Healthcare, up about 17.7% and shares of Agilon Health up about 11.5% on the day. Also showing relative strength ar
In trading on Tuesday, hospital & medical practitioners shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.4%. Leading the group were shares of Alignment Healthcare, up about 17.7% and shares of Agilon Health up about 11.5% on the day. Also showing relative strength ar
The Wall Street firm says the technology sector has shown 'one of the worst' periods of relative underperformance compared with a world stock index excluding tech since the early 1970s.
The Wall Street firm says the technology sector has shown 'one of the worst' periods of relative underperformance compared with a world stock index excluding tech since the early 1970s.
Healthpeak Properties, a leading owner, operator, and developer of real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery, announced that on April 6, 2026, its Board of Directors declared a monthly common stock cash dividend of $0.10167 per share for the second quarter of 2026, payab
Healthpeak Properties, a leading owner, operator, and developer of real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery, announced that on April 6, 2026, its Board of Directors declared a monthly common stock cash dividend of $0.10167 per share for the second quarter of 2026, payab
Cryptic crossword setters are still finding new ways to celebrate April Fools’ Day It’s April, so it’s time to continue our tracking of the ebb and flow of April foolery in crossword puzzles . In brief, the good times continue. I haven’t yet found any cryptics of the rule-bending variety, but, avoiding spoilers, would like to recommend the Financial Times puzzle by the setter known locally as Harp...
Cryptic crossword setters are still finding new ways to celebrate April Fools’ Day It’s April, so it’s time to continue our tracking of the ebb and flow of April foolery in crossword puzzles . In brief, the good times continue. I haven’t yet found any cryptics of the rule-bending variety, but, avoiding spoilers, would like to recommend the Financial Times puzzle by the setter known locally as Harpo , navigating to Independent 12,318 by the solver known locally as Enigmatist and our own Paul here at the Guardian . QUICK START YOUNG AT HEART SECOND LINE PAY UP FRONT SUM TO FINAL Blend cryptic wordplay with Japanese verse to form a delectable haiklu (patent pending) he made The Third Man once oddly go missing with endless avarice (6) Continue reading...
Russia, China Veto UN Res Authorizing Military Force To Reopen Hormuz Strait On Tuesday a UN Security Council resolution on opening the Strait of Hormuz failed due to Russia and China vetoing it. It was drafted by Bahrain and authorized countries to use military force if necessary to open the strait for the free flow of shipping and commerce. The resolution garnered 11 votes in favor, but permanen...
Russia, China Veto UN Res Authorizing Military Force To Reopen Hormuz Strait On Tuesday a UN Security Council resolution on opening the Strait of Hormuz failed due to Russia and China vetoing it. It was drafted by Bahrain and authorized countries to use military force if necessary to open the strait for the free flow of shipping and commerce. The resolution garnered 11 votes in favor, but permanent veto-wielding members China and Russia blocked it by registering no votes. This comes after days of pressure from Gulf countries to restore free passage in the strait, amid Trump's Operation Epic Fury. UN image Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Al-Budaiwi earlier in the week lamented, "Our countries are subjected to a sinful Iranian aggression, and GCC countries have a legitimate right to self-defense. The Security Council must take measures to ensure the protection of waterways, and we demand that the Security Council issue a resolution securing freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz." And Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, stated "Iranian attacks on neighboring countries cannot be justified. The draft resolution is consistent with international law and looks forward to a unified position." From Moscow and Beijing's point of view, the resolution could be used to escalate US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic : It appears that China and Russia expressed concerns about the invocation of Chapter VII, arguing that such authorization could be interpreted as legitimizing the use of force by member states without clearly defined limits . They also raised concerns about the potential imposition of sanctions and maintained that the draft failed to address the root causes of the current crisis in the Middle East. In their view, the text risked exacerbating tensions rather than promoting de-escalation, and they urged Bahrain not to advance the initiative. These reservations led China and Russia to br...
bunhill/E+ via Getty Images Introduction Estimating valuation is one of the most important skills an individual investor can learn. However, one of the biggest challenges with fundamental-based valuations is they aren't useful at all for predicting short-term stock price movements, especially those less than two years (which is unfortunate because that is the time-frame the vast majority of analys...
bunhill/E+ via Getty Images Introduction Estimating valuation is one of the most important skills an individual investor can learn. However, one of the biggest challenges with fundamental-based valuations is they aren't useful at all for predicting short-term stock price movements, especially those less than two years (which is unfortunate because that is the time-frame the vast majority of analysts and financial media focus on). Fundamental valuations' average correlation to stock prices takes many years to grow close enough to be useful. But when we get closer to a 10-year time frame, that is where stock prices correlate with valuations more tightly. Sometimes stocks can stay "expensive" for many years, making it seem as though valuations don't matter, but it's very rare for valuations to stay expensive for decades. Fortunately, I have been writing about valuations on Seeking Alpha for over a decade now, so I have some long-term data to share about valuation outcomes. My early writings, from 2015-2018, mostly focused on investing in deep cyclical businesses, and, due to these businesses' very high earnings fluctuations, I used a different technique than a traditional earnings valuation for them. But starting in April 2019, I began sharing an earnings-based valuation technique I created called the "Full-Cycle Analysis," which projected out what future earnings (and stock price returns) were likely to be based on the previous economic cycle. During that time, because many stocks were expensive, I wrote a lot of "Sell" and "Strong Sell" articles. This article will examine the results of the 42 sell ratings I shared from April 2019 until the start of the pandemic in February 2020. So, we've had around 6-7 years for these valuations to mature, which will give us a clearer read on the usefulness of my techniques. The Stocks Covered & Benchmarks When I was writing bearish articles in 2019, I limited the universe of stocks I covered publicly to those that were in the S&P ...
Investors are accelerating their flight from the largest US-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Indian equities, as concerns mount over the impact of the global energy crisis on the Asian economy. The $6.4 billion iShares MSCI India ETF recorded over $220 million in withdrawals on Monday alone, its largest single day outflow since April 2025. That extends what has been a streak of five consecutiv...
Investors are accelerating their flight from the largest US-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Indian equities, as concerns mount over the impact of the global energy crisis on the Asian economy. The $6.4 billion iShares MSCI India ETF recorded over $220 million in withdrawals on Monday alone, its largest single day outflow since April 2025. That extends what has been a streak of five consecutive weeks of withdrawals that now total over $2 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Read more: India, Taiwan ETFs See Record Exodus Before Asia Stock Rebound The conflict in the Middle East has driven a selloff in Indian assets over the past month as concern grows over the country’s reliance on fuel shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. India imports roughly 90% of its crude oil and nearly 50% of its liquefied petroleum gas, with about half of that crude and over three-quarters of the LPG transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively shut. The NSE Nifty 50 Index fell over 11% in March alone, pushing the index near levels last seen during the market turmoil after the US tariff rollout a year ago. The rupee, meanwhile, weakened over 4% against the dollar in that same period. “Against this uncertain backdrop, we have been advising investors to progressively de-risk portfolios,” Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi , CIO Americas and Global Head of Equities at UBS Global Wealth Management, wrote in a note. “We have become more cautious on equity markets that are highly sensitive to disruptions to energy supplies, including Europe, the Eurozone and India.” Read more: India Growth Seen at Risk as Iran War Shows No Sign of Easing UBS Global Wealth Management recently downgraded Indian stocks to neutral, citing the market’s sensitivity to elevated oil prices. On top of that, investors’ jitters about India’s high valuations, the risk of AI disruption and currency weakness also weighed on sentiment.