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Chart of the Day: South American Energy Giant May Be Attempting a Breakout

Chart of the Day: South American Energy Giant May Be Attempting a Breakout

Emerging markets have mostly struggled lately as the U.S. dollar climbed. That may have created an opportunity in Brazilian energy driller Petrobras. Unlike other oil giants like Exxon Mobil and Chevron, PBR has barely moved in the last month as crude oil jumped....

Toast and Freshworks: Two New Disruptors Pull Back After Scorching IPOs

Toast and Freshworks: Two New Disruptors Pull Back After Scorching IPOs

Initial public offerings (IPOs) have been going strong as a series of disruptive technology firms hit the market. Two prominent names have pulled back sharply following big rallies last week: Toast (TOST) and Freshworks (FRSH). TOST is a nine-year old provider of...

Chart of the Day: More Upside in Advanced Micro Devices?

Chart of the Day: More Upside in Advanced Micro Devices?

Advanced Micro Devices rallied hard on strong results in late July. Now almost two months later, the chip stock may be ready for another move. Notice the slow and lazy pullback since early August, which resolved with a quick test under $100 on Monday. AMD came within...

Will the Fed Taper? It May All Come Down to Jobs

Will the Fed Taper? It May All Come Down to Jobs

The Federal Reserve could take a key step toward a pre-Covid reality at their meeting today. However, implementing the change will probably depend on the job market in coming months. The central bank has been purchasing $80 billion of Treasury bonds and $40 billion of...