Month: October 2019

New homes for sale by Lennar home builders. Getty Images Lennar reported a better-than-expected profit on Wednesday, as cheaper mortgage rates led to higher demand for its homes. The No. 2 U.S. homebuilder’s shares rose more than 2% before the opening bell. The company said its orders, a key indicator of future revenue, rose 8.5%
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The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of Qudian. Tim Seymour was a buyer of Disney. Karen Finerman was a seller of iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF. Dan Nathan was a seller of VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF. Disclosure Trader disclosure: Pete is long calls
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer believes Wall Street should be much more afraid of Bernie Sanders in the White House of than of Elizabeth Warren. Vermont Sen. Sanders, who describes himself as a Democratic socialist, wants to “make people who are billionaires lower than billionaires,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street” on Wednesday. Sanders is “basically
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Traders eligible for “trader tax status” (TTS) deduct business expenses, startup costs, and home office deductions. A TTS trader may elect Section 475 for exemption from wash sale loss adjustments (deferrals), the $3,000 capital loss limitation, and to be eligible for a 20% qualified business income (QBI) deduction. Trading income is not self-employment income, so TTS
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Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 343 points The Dow dropped 343.79 points, or 1.27% to 26,573.04. The S&P 500 slid 1.23% to close at 2.940.25. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.13% to 7,908.68 The sharp decline came after disappointing manufacturing data spooked investors. ISM manufacturing dents stocks to start off first quarter Stocks fell after the
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Technology companies, which face some of the biggest tariff impacts, have been slashing expectations for third-quarter earnings at a record pace. With the kickoff to the heart of earnings season still about two weeks away, some 29 information technology sector companies have lowered their guidance, which is the biggest number since FactSet starting tracking the
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