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Stock Market Today

March 5, 2021

Suddenly, it is all about inflation, following years in which pricing concerns had been largely absent. Several things are sparking the concerns. First, last month's Producer Price Index shot up. Then, the ISM reported that the pricing component of its manufacturing survey showed another jump in February, as did the pricing gauge on its companion non-manufacturing index. Also, oil prices continue to push up and Treasury yields are ascending rapidly--nearly quadrupling from their 2020 lows. All of this is rattling the stock market, especially the NASDAQ.


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Telecom Services

Research Staff | 05/24/2018

Within the global Telecommunications Services Industry, investors will find equity selections for income, growth and income, and growth. Also, speculative opportunities arise during periods of merger and acquisition activity. Major business segments include wireline, wireless, broadband, and enterprise services. The industry has a history of regulation. In recent years, deregulation has been in vogue, but telecom authorities still make their presence known, from time to time.

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Internet

Research Staff | 05/24/2018

The Internet Industry consists of companies that provide a wide variety of products and services primarily online through their Web sites. Operations include, but are not limited to, search engines, retailers, travel services, as well as dial-up and broadband access services. As product offerings can vary widely within the industry, participants don't all compete with each other.

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Foreign Electronics

Research Staff | 05/24/2018

The Foreign Electronics Industry is comprised almost exclusively of Japanese companies. These firms, which possess some of the world's oldest and most recognizable brand names, have their roots in the electronics business. But many, during the boom times of the 1980s, acquired entertainment outfits in order to benefit from the marriage between consumer content and audio-visual hardware and software. The companies here are a diverse mix, marketing everything from copy machines, digital cameras and flat-panel televisions to power plants and blockbuster Hollywood-style movi

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  • Markets / Commentaries

    Stock Market Today:

    March 5, 2021

    Harvey S. Katz, CFA | 3/5/2021

    Suddenly, it is all about inflation, following years in which pricing concerns had been largely absent. Several things are sparking the concerns. First, last month's Producer Price Index shot up. Then, the ISM reported that the pricing component of its manufacturing survey showed another jump in February, as did the pricing gauge on its companion non-manufacturing index. Also, oil prices continue to push up and Treasury yields are ascending rapidly--nearly quadrupling from their 2020 lows. All of this is rattling the stock market, especially the NASDAQ.


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    Stock Market Today:

    March 4, 2021

    Harvey S. Katz, CFA | 3/4/2021

    Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today March 4, 2021Before the Bell This week in the stock market, equities have continued the recent pattern we might call it up, down, and all around often within the same session. Yesterday once more, it

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  • Markets / Commentaries

    Stock Market Today:

    March 3, 2021

    Harvey S. Katz, CFA | 3/3/2021
    After entering March like a lion, with a better-than-600-point surge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday, things quieted down to a more lamb-like performance yesterday. Bond yields stabilized and there was little of note on the economic front. So, stocks mainly drifted lower, with more early weakness in the NASDAQ than on either the Dow or the S&P 500. Stocks then closed on a major down note.
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