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For weekend reading, Gary Alexander, senior writer at Navellier & Associates, offers the following commentary:

The Conference Board – those folks that said a recession was “99% certain” this

Following are excerpts from the unofficial transcript of a CNBC interview with FTC Chair Lina Khan on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” (M-F, 9AM-12PM ET) today, Wednesday, July 19.

FTC Chair Lina

In his Daily Market Notes report to investors, Louis Navellier wrote:

Market Melt-up

The market is melting up.

Equities are on fire and have gone one way since mid-May. The FOMO (Fear of

In his Daily Market Notes report to investors, Louis Navellier wrote:

Positive Trends

Stocks continue to rise, interest rates are lower, gold and crude higher, as earnings season heats up.

GlobalData has announced the latest updates to its Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on

The biopharmaceutical industry had an exceptional year in 2022 with notable success for those with COVID-19 vaccines. The majority (15) of the top 20 publicly traded global innovative biopharma

Shares in several major cybersecurity stocks closed sharply lower on Wednesday after tech titan Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) expanded its product and service offerings in this sector.

Such a move

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the third week in four, withdrawing a net $18.0 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended

• Burberry Q1 sales jump 19% on rebound in Asia, offsetting declines in the Americas
• US Federal Trade Commission throws another legal hurdle at Microsoft’s bid to close $69bn Activision deal

Key Takeaways

• Private companies trading nearly on par with their second-most-recent primary fundraising round
• Positive signs as buy interest on Forge Markets ticks up to ten-month high

• Key Bank of England reports show UK lenders are resilient, while global market uncertainty persists
• UK’s competition watchdog changes tack in a win for Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision

• Massachusetts has highest rate of searches for new technology like ChatGPT and virtual reality 
• New Jersey ranks seventh in study of how much each state is Googling terms related to major

Key Points

• Caribou surged 45% yesterday after news broke that Pfizer invested $25 million.
• The investment by Pfizer signals a strong confidence in Caribou’s pipeline and lead candidates.

When the greatest trader of our generation makes a prediction, I listen.

Steve Cohen amassed a $17.5 billion fortune by creating one of the most successful hedge funds of all time.

He had

Now is the time for investors to prepare for the Federal Reserve to resume interest rate hikes, which will impact global stock markets, warns the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest

Key Points

• Shares are up 60% this year. 
• Cooling inflation readings and a risk-on sentiment have fuelled the rally. 
• Valuation concerns are growing, though, and are not without reason.

In his Daily Market Notes report to investors, Louis Navellier wrote: 

Two-year over 5%, ten-year over 4%, and stocks pull back over 1%.

The non-dovish Fed minutes, more hawkish Fed-Speak

Summary:

• For Q2 2023, equity funds (+4.36% on average) posted their third quarterly gain in a row.
• Lipper’s U.S. Diversified Equity Funds macro-classification (+6.25%) outpaced the other six

Key Points

• Nike had a decent quarter, but margin pressure is still present, and the guidance is weak. 
• Analysts support the bull case, but no upgrades or price target increases have emerged

Artificial intelligence (AI) is slowly becoming an integral part of our daily life. AI already helps us to personalize our social media feeds, web searches and online purchases, and in the future

In his Daily Market Notes report to investors, Louis Navellier wrote: 

A New Bull Market

The market ends the first half on a high. All signals are green.

The Bears are in retreat. All the