What Happened in the Stock Market Today -- The Motley Fool

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according to Arconic also may have also helped boost its stock with three announcements it made today. Revenue increased 23.9% to $2.14 billion and earnings per share soared 55.7% to $1.37. Dedicated contract services (DCS) revenue increased 29% to $530 million, integrated capacity solutions (ICS) revenue was up 56% to $347 million, and revenue from the truck segment grew 7% to $101 million. Intermodal had a 8% increase in revenue per load, or 12% including fuel surcharge revenue, and load growth of 4%. ICS had a 38% gain in volume and 13% higher revenue per load.

WTF Just Happened? Stock Market Ignores Escalating Trade War And Spent U.S. Consumer

Every month Government, corporate and household debt hits a new all-time high. The delinquency rate for auto and credit card debt is already at levels last seen in late 2008. As this money flows into the economic system, it's starting to ignite inflation. Even the monthly Government-generated CPI and PPI reports, which are highly manipulated to minimize the true inflation rate, are starting to show rising inflation. In fact, the home buying sentiment component of the U of Michigan sentiment survey is at its lowest level since 2008.

Do Not Buy The China Stock Market Until Next Spring

referring to >The Chinese stock market is likely to bottom in the spring of 2019. The question of intellectual property and the military developments in the South China Sea still hang over this market. The index is at the bottom of our relative strength rankings of world markets, having fallen 14% in 2018. Relative price will frequently reverse before absolute price does. The relative strength peaked in 2008 and has been declining since.

Video: Here's How the Stock Market May Perform During the 2018 Midterm Elections

The midterm elections bring plenty of uncertainty to the markets, especially this year, as volatility has returned. "An environment where there are checks and balances is typically a good one for stocks - stocks certainty embraced the tax reform legislation but I don't know if the stock market is as positive about things like trade policy," said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco, and a panelist on TheStreet's monthly Trading Strategies roundtable. "So this could be an environment where checks and balances on trade policy might be a welcome thing so we could see some upside from midterm elections." To watch the entire 30-minute Trading Strategies roundtable, click here.

The Differences Between Foreign Stock Markets In 2018 And The US Stock Market

The following is a review of global stock markets in the first half of 2018, with a focus on contrasting Foreign (i.e. Most of the time, Foreign market sectors and styles behave like US sectors and styles, but this is not the case for the first half of 2018. StylesAs shown in the following chart, large company growth stocks have performed well in the US and abroad, although smaller growth companies have thrived in the US but suffered in Foreign markets. SectorsAs shown in the following graph, US Tech & Consumer Discretionary have performed well, but these Foreign sectors lost money. Closer LooksThe following Heat Maps drill down deeper into sector-styles for the US and sector-style-countries for Foreign.