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Interest Rates Just Did Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020, and It Could Foreshadow a Big Move in the Stock Market

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Thankfully, it has cooled significantly since then, which allowed the Fed to reduce the federal funds rate in September, for the first time since March 2020. Finally, the cuts in 2020 were triggered by the pandemic. Then, in 2008, the Fed was cutting because of the global financial crisis.

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3 Dividend Stocks That Have Doubled Since 2020

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Three dividend stocks that have achieved incredible gains since 2020 are Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) , Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , and Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS). Since 2020 the stock has risen by more than 315%, easily beating the S&P 500 , which has increased in value by just 38% over that period. billion for the year ending Jan.

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Where Will Nvidia Be in 5 Years? A Year 4 Update to My 2020 Predictions

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In March 2020, I outlined where I thought Nvidia's business would be in five years , or in March 2025. In March 2020, I wrote that "as long as [Huang] stays healthy, the odds seem in favor of his still being at Nvidia's helm in five years." Over the longer term, the stock will perform well if the business is performing well.

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The Fed Just Flagged Its First Interest Rate Cut Since March 2020. It Might be Bad News for Stocks.

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But inflation has cooled significantly this year, and the Fed is now set to cut the benchmark federal funds rate for the first time since March 2020. government delivered trillions of dollars worth of stimulus during 2020 and 2021 to fight the negative impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the economy.

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Next Week, Interest Rates May Do Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020. It Could Foreshadow a Big Move in the Stock Market.

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If the cut happens, it will be the first since March 2020. All four of these factors existed at some level at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021. Finally, on the most recent occasion, the central bank slashed rates in 2020 to soften the economic blow from the pandemic. economy does appear to be slowing.

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If You Invested $15,000 in Aurora Cannabis in 2020, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

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But what if you waited until 2020, when the markets briefly crashed and valuations were incredibly low for many stocks? Here's a look at what it was trading at back then, and what an investment in the cannabis producer in March 2020 would be worth today. on March 18, 2020. Shares of Aurora Cannabis reached a low of $0.60

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Why NextEra Energy Stock Plunged to 2020 Lows This Week

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The stock, in fact, has now fallen to levels last seen in early 2020. What happened After falling by double-digit percentages in the last week of September, shares of NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE) extended their declines this week and were trading 13% lower through 1:20 p.m.

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