Continued volatility in the stock market left broad - market exchange - traded funds nearly unchanged in November, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: SPY) gaining less than half a percent for the month.
Not exact matches
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition
in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result
in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations
in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will
continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result
in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations
in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs
in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those
in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting
in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting
in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty
in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant
stock price
volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
Assuming this
continues — i.e. we experience episodic spikes
in volatility — investors may want to consider adding more quality
stocks to their equity portfolio.
The most recent such crisis, and the
continued volatility of the markets, means
stock in the views of NYU professor Nouriel (Dr. Doom) Roubini has never been higher.
The
stock market opened way down,
continuing last Friday's selloff, though it has climbed back since the open — implying the return of
volatility — as skittish investors
continue to fear the sequence I describe
in this AM's WaPo: tight labor market, wage pressures, higher interest rates, inflation, lower profit margins.
It is likely that there will
continue to be more
volatility in the
stock market than
in the last few years.
Russ discusses an enigma:
Stocks continue to climb higher and
volatility is at all - time lows while disarray reigns
in Washington.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating
in a highly competitive industry; changes
in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes
in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth
in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets;
volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes
in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes
in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions
in the United States and
in various other nations
in which we operate; the
volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses;
volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events
in the locations
in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common
stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to
continue to pay a regular dividend; changes
in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Presentations on topics such as (a) the relationships among price movements of
stock indexes, the CBOE
Volatility Index ® (VIX ®), and the India VIX Index, and (b) new studies on fund use of options and volatility - based strategies, will be delivered by me to continuing - education meetings of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) in the cities
Volatility Index ® (VIX ®), and the India VIX Index, and (b) new studies on fund use of options and
volatility - based strategies, will be delivered by me to continuing - education meetings of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP) in the cities
volatility - based strategies, will be delivered by me to
continuing - education meetings of the Indian Association of Investment Professionals (IAIP)
in the cities -LSB-...]
I think the secular equity bear market we are currently
in could
continue for several more years, thus, lower
volatility dividend
stocks may offer some protection while still providing equity exposure.
While the
stocks — known by the acronym FAANG, which stands for the quintet of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google, whose parent company is Alphabet Inc. — have come under heavy
volatility in 2018, they have generally performed
in line with the overall market, and some of them have
continued their spectacular rise.
Australian
Stock Exchange — April 21, 2016 and May 4, 2016 The largest and the smallest oil & gas companies
in the S&P / ASX 50 by market capitalisation, Woodside Petroleum and Santos, respectively, like about every other oil & gas company
in the world been hit hard by the slump and
continued volatility in oil prices.
This long - lasting expansion with
continued earnings growth can support rising
stock prices over time, even with the possibility of higher
volatility in 2018.
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«It would point to weakness
in the economy,
continued volatility and weakness of
stock prices,» McMahon said.
Russ discusses an enigma:
Stocks continue to climb higher and
volatility is at all - time lows while disarray reigns
in Washington.
To
continue to hold low -
volatility stocks within a given investable universe without style drift, an investor must periodically sell
stocks that have increased
in volatility or fallen out of the universe.
To
continue our analogy then, the three oats
in the dark might be the shares of stable, low -
volatility businesses currently so beloved by the market — leaving the five oats, which you just knew were going to be value
stocks, completely out
in the cold.
If markets
continue to weaken
in the next few weeks, I'd add to sister fund BMO Low -
Volatility US Equity ETF (ZLU / TSX), which holds
stocks like McDonalds, AT&T and Verizon.
If the things that made you buy the
stock in the first place are all still true, don't let market
volatility cloud your view of what makes the company successful and will probably
continue to do so
in the future.
I
continue to view gold
stocks as higher - risk assets, and the prospect of price
volatility — especially early
in a «risk off» liquidation — remains important.
So despite the price
volatility, pelt volumes have
continued to grow (with no signs of abatement
in consumer demand)-- I remain convinced Saga's ultimately a cyclical growth
stock, and
in time we'll see a fresh peak
in sales & turnover again (as
in 2013 & 2006).
«
Volatility in consumer housing sentiment
continued into February, with the new tax law beginning to impact respondents» take - home pay and the
stock market creating negative headlines due to early - month turbulence,» Duncan says.
In the midst of a
continued U.S. economic recovery and global
stock markets
volatility, commercial real estate is looking like the safest bet for high - net - worth (HNW) investors.
«Although
stock market
volatility and international risks, should they run longer than anticipated, could potentially weigh on short - term performance, retail spending will likely
continue on its upward trajectory, with growth aligning with what has been generated
in the last year,» Chang notes.
We
continue to be
in a low - rate, low - return environment, even though the issue is the potential increase
in rates, as represented by the
volatility we see
in the
stock market.