The Morning Filter
The Morning Filter
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Every Monday, Susan Dziubinski sits down with Morningstar Chief U.S. markets strategist Dave Sekera to discuss one thing that’s on his radar this week, one new piece of Morningstar research, and a few stock picks or pans for the week ahead.
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The podcast centers around key financial themes such as market analysis, stock picks, research highlights, and economic indicators. Episodes often cover timely topics like inflation trends, earnings expectations from major companies like GOOGL and AMZN, and regular stock recommendations, exemplified by segments focused on upcoming earnings and tariff discussions.
Every Monday, Susan Dziubinski sits down with Morningstar chief US market strategist Dave Sekera to discuss one thing that’s on his radar this week, one new piece of Morningstar research, and a few stock picks or pans for the week ahead.
In this new episode of The Morning Filter podcast, co-hosts Dave Sekera and Sarah Hansen unpack a very bumpy week in the markets, from a dramatic selloff in AI-linked names and an ongoing rotation from growth to value to a huge rally in the Treasury market. They cover what to watch for in upcoming earnings reports from Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and more. They also recap a busy week of earnings and new research on SpaceX SPCX, Meta META, and Tesla TSLA.
They answer a viewer question about Morningstar’s star ratings for stocks, and Dave explains how to incorporate those ratings into a broader investment strategy. They wrap up with five stock buys that are trading at big discounts.
Episode Highlights
- What’s behind the AI selloff and rally in Treasury bonds.
- Expectations for the October Fed meeting.
- What to watch in upcoming earnings from Alphabet GOOGL, Microsoft MSFT, and Amazon AMZN.
- Is Hasbro HAS still a buy after earnings?
- What slowing growth at Netflix NFLX means for the stock.
- How to incorporate Morningstar’s stock ratings into your investment strategy.
- Stocks to buy while they’re trading at big discounts.
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