Real Estate
American Tower: Old Resistance, New Support at Key Line?

American Tower: Old Resistance, New Support at Key Line?

American Tower is the largest owner of wireless towers, and the largest member of the real-estate sector. It’s been in a long-term uptrend thanks to the spread of wireless communications, having doubled between early 2017 and early 2019. It hit new all-time highs last...

These Two Little Known Stocks May Track Home Prices

These Two Little Known Stocks May Track Home Prices

The U.S. housing market has steadily gained strength for the last year. Today we wanted to profile two lesser-known-companies in the sector. Invitation Homes (INVH) and American Homes 4 Rent (AMH) are unusual because they own single-family homes. They're technically...

Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom

Market Pulse: Strongest Housing Numbers Since the Last Boom

Housing is running at its strongest levels since the summer of 2006, according to numbers today. Here's today's report from the Commerce Department: December housing starts totaled 1.669 million (annualized). That beat the 1.56 million estimate and was the highest...

Strong Results, But Few Breakouts: Earnings This Week

Strong Results, But Few Breakouts: Earnings This Week

Several companies reported earnings this week, but few broke out. Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Applied Materials (AMAT) beat analyst forecasts but remained below recent highs. Less prominent companies including Chinese e-commerce firm Pinduoduo (PDD)...

Stocks Are Drifting as Uncertainty Increases

Stocks Are Drifting as Uncertainty Increases

Stocks advanced last week, but uncertainties about the coronavirus pandemic and stimulus are increasing. The S&P 500 was up as much as 2.1 percent last Monday, only to stall and end the week with a gain of just 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq-100 and Dow Jones Industrial...