April is the best month of the year for the stock market, and this April will be no different.
That’s welcome news after a flat March.
To help you make the most of it, we’ve put together a list of the best stocks to buy in April.
These are stocks that could align with the month’s bullish history to give you an even bigger pop over major indexes.
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They say stocks take an escalator up and an elevator down.
In other words, they tend to move quickly when they fall.
You've certainly seen the truth in that old saying this week as stock have taken a plunge.
But if you do your homework, you can be calm and collected while you position for the rebound.
What you don't want to do is try to time the end of the current pullback.
That's hard for even the pros.
Instead, we've got two options trades – call and a put trade – for you that can help you take advantage of the current downturn without taking on too much risk.
by Tom Gentile
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The unprecedented halt in sports across the country is presenting us with an unprecedented potential for gains.
And when savvy investors like us take advantage of this pent-up demand opportunity at the right time, we can be sure to grab a hefty share of those profits….
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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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Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), and Alphabet Inc. (NASDSAQ: GOOGL) all traded higher today.
And they carried the Nasdaq Composite to its sixth consecutive positive trading day – its longest winning streak this year.
The S&P 500 started the day down about 0.75%, but was able to close about even thanks to tech.
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Stocks fell to close the week after Amazon and Apple's earnings reports yesterday.
With most of the economy closed, there's not a lot of optimism among investors that next week's earnings reports will be able to drive the market higher.
And to add to that, there are rumblings that the U.S. may impose more tariffs on China.
The Dow fell 622 points, or about 2.5% to close the day.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average could gain more than 100 points today as investors continue to cheer trade developments between the United States and China.
Over the weekend, U.S. Commerce secretary Wilbur Ross announced that the government would grant licenses for U.S. companies to sell to Chinese telecom firm Huawei in the near future.
But that's not the only thing moving the Dow today...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average will not see much growth today, as a number of big Dow components are feeling the impacts of the U.S.-China trade war.
Many blame the trade war between the United States and China on lower sales, higher shipping costs.
I'll address these stories further in this column...
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The owner of UFC and Miss Universe Pageant, Endeavor Holdings Group, just announced its IPO.
But is it a good investment?
Find out whether you should buy Endeavor stock after the IPO here...
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Sometimes stock prices and business fundamentals don’t line up.
A company might be doing well, but its share price could soar to unjustifiably high levels.
That’s when savvy traders pounce, turning the market’s error into triple-digit gains.
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