Bret Kenwell

1 week ago | moneyshow.com | Bret Kenwell

Retail sales were in-line with expectations last month, while the prior month’s readings were revised higher. The big question out of this report centers around tariffs – and whether consumers were doing their best to front-run potential price hikes as a result of the ongoing trade war, observes Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at eToro.

2 weeks ago | moneyshow.com | Bret Kenwell

Friday’s employment report showed the economy added 228,000 jobs in March — beating even the highest estimate on Wall Street. While the unemployment rate crept up from 4.1% to 4.2%, last month’s jobs tally was revised significantly lower. Despite this, investors remain worried about the recent trade-war escalation, highlights Bret Kenwell, US investment analyst at eToro.

3 weeks ago | investing.com | Bret Kenwell

It’s been a tough quarter, which comes to a finish after today’s close. The and are set for a painful start to the week, down more than 1% in pre-market trading. Bulls are hoping that stocks can find their footing this morning, but we’ll have to see how shifts in the options market, end-of-quarter positioning among the big funds, and new capital flow to start off Q2 impacts markets this week. Otherwise, it’s a bit quiet on the event front — at least, the ones that are planned.

3 weeks ago | investing.com | Bret Kenwell

Let’s call it what it is: It’s been a tough stretch for the Magnificent 7. With just two sessions left in Q1, Meta (NASDAQ:) is the only one that’s higher so far this quarter. When it comes to pulling back from its 52-week highs, Apple (NASDAQ:) has the best performance with a 14% decline. Sheesh!Alphabet stands out given analysts’ expectations for double-digit growth and a forward price-to-earnings of just 18x — the lowest in the Mag 7 group and below the S&P 500’s current multiple of 21x.

3 weeks ago | etoro.com | Bret Kenwell

Alphabet stock has solid growth expectations and a strong moat. So why is the stock down so much this year? The Daily Breakdown dives in. Friday’s TLDRGOOG stock has tumbledThe fundamentals are clearBut what about the risks? Deep DiveLet’s call it what it is: It’s been a tough stretch for the Magnificent 7. With just two sessions left in Q1, Meta is the only one that’s higher so far this quarter. When it comes to pulling back from its 52-week highs, Apple has the best performance with a 14% decline.