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This stock-market strategist says the coming recession could be the biggest ever: ‘I recommend prayer’

‘I’m about as bearish as I’ve been since 2008,’ says Hedgeye’s Keith McCullough. He’s steering investors to cash, gold and other defensive plays. Read More

The stock market is in no man’s land. Prepare to cash in when the turnaround comes

Cody Willard says that, five years from now, investors will celebrate having bought stocks as other investors sold into the bear market. Read More

If Fed gives up inflation fight, ‘you’re going to see bitcoin and other assets take right back off,’ says Michael Novogratz

In an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Michael Novogratz discussed the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes. Read More

Inflation is going to fall just as fast as it rose, and that’s investors’ cue to enter the stock market

“If you buy at the (inflation) peak, you do pretty darn well over the next 12 months,” says investment strategist Jim Paulsen. Read More

There are early signs that the bear market is going into hibernation

Also, new options-trade recommendations for Harmonic and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Read More

The drop in expected S&P earnings is in the sweet spot for big stock-market gains over the next 12 months

The stock market tends to do better in quarters when earnings are falling. Read More

ETF investors grapple with ‘manic depressive’ stock market after September flows signaled ‘risk-off bias’

ETF flows were “resilient” in September, but have you looked beneath the surface? Citi saw “a clear risk-off bias.” Markets have been volatile as there’s “deep lack of conviction” as investors cope with Fed-related anxiety, the chairman of Davis Advisors tells MarketWatch in this week’s ETF Wrap. Read More

4 under-the-radar stock picks from a five-star fund manager who sees rewards that are worth the risks

Jonathan Good, manager of the Baird Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, explains his index-beating strategy in an interview. Read More

10 energy stocks that are analysts’ favorites as OPEC makes oil-production cuts

Simon Wong of Gabelli also names a floor price for oil to keep domestic shale producers profitable. Read More

Investors have been pouring money into companies promising climate-change solutions. Here’s how to spot the winners.

An estimated $100-$150 trillion will be needed by 2050 to decarbonize the global economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions to near-zero. Read More

21 dividend stocks yielding 5% or more of companies that will produce plenty of cash in 2023

During a time of market uncertainty, getting paid 5% with a safety factor can be comforting. Read More

Kim Kardashian fined by SEC for touting crypto without disclosing payment

Kim Kardashian was fined $1.26 million by a federal regulator for touting a crypto security, part of a high-profile crackdown on celebrities pushing cryptocurrencies. Read More

El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment a year later — how it’s going with crypto adoption and surfing tourism

Cash and credit cards work better for everyday purchases. But the president’s grand vision remains. Read More

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