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Markets Live Recap: Dow Turns Negative After President Trump Announces China Conference

Another 2.13 million Americans filed for unemployment over the past week, once again outpacing Wall Street's estimate of 2.05 million.

That means, nearly 41 million Americans have submitted jobless claims since the coronavirus pandemic gripped economies around the world.

That news was overshadowed by the by the four million people who discontinued their unemployment benefits over the same timeframe.

Continuing jobless claims fell from 25 million last week to 21 million this week.

That's largely due to states reopening their economies to various extents.

Stocks rallied for most of the trading session, with the Dow up 0.8% mid-day.

But then the big news of the day occurred at the end, when President Trump announced he will be giving a news conference regarding the China situation with Hong Kong tomorrow.

Here's what our experts – Chris Johnson and Shah Gilani – saw throughout Thursday's volatile trading session.

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IPOs

The 3 Top IPOs to Watch in 2020

It’s likely to be a blowout year for initial public offerings.

In fact, many observers think 2020 could be the largest IPO year yet, with some places like CB Insights saying there are 402 unicorns worth $1.3 trillion in total potentially going public in 2020.

That’s why Money Morning is bringing you the three top IPOs to watch in 2020.

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IPOs

2020 IPOs: The 10 Most Exciting Public Offerings to Watch

2020 is almost here.

And it's lineup of IPOs could make it the biggest year yet for initial public offerings.

In fact, there are at least 10 firms poised to go public in 2020.

And almost all of them have valuations over $1 billion in industries ranging from financial services, mattresses, and even travel and lodging.

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Trading Strategies

The Market's Getting Ahead of Itself - Here's How to Profit

If you've been with us a while, my "10 Commandments of Trading" have probably helped you make easy shovel shots in all kinds of markets. My Costco recommendation this summer bagged a cool 297% profits for anyone following along.

The commandments are "rules" that are designed to turn chaos into something easily understandable. They help you make money, sure, but they'll also make you a better trader over time.

I was thinking about stocks (as I do basically all the time), and one intriguing thing stuck out:

There are three of my commandments "in play" in stocks right now.

That alone tells me the tension and interplay of market forces is going to make something happen - something that could be mighty profitable if you follow my recommendation... Full Story

Trading Strategies

Here's the All-Important Difference Between a "Cheap Stock" and an Undervalued One

Millions of investors are focused, very myopically, on short-term trading at the moment. That's perfectly understandable, but it's a huge mistake in a mid-term election year.

Why?

Because the single biggest risk facing investors today is not that the numbers driving our economy – earnings, jobs, interest rates – collapse, but rather that they're better than "everyone" expects.

Too much "short-termism" results in too many losses, especially at this time of year, when traders are looking to do two things: a) clean house on their portfolios, and b) get in line for big year-end bonuses.

To be sure, the business cycle is long in the tooth; so is the bull market rally. But nowhere is it written in stone that either of those things must come to an end.

What is written, however, are the things that tend to produce huge profits time and again for savvy investors - in any market, to boot...