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Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon Pharmacy, disrupting yet another industry. Research Analyst Liz Laprade discusses how this may affect competition in the health care sector in our latest Today’s Market Takeaways.

In our newest Today’s Market Takeaways, Vice President and Portfolio Manager Steve Johnson discusses the factors driving market uncertainty this week: Secretary Mnuchin’s move to cut some of the Fed’s emergency programs, rising COVID-19 cases and political gridlock.

In Today’s Market Takeaways, Research Analyst Liz Laprade discusses Moderna and Pfizer exceeding expectations in the effectiveness of their COVID-19 vaccines. She also shares an alternative strategy for investing in the health care sector as trials proceed.

Global stocksA financial instrument giving the holder a proportion of the ownership and earnings of a company. rallied this week on positive signs from Pfizer’s vaccine trials. In Today’s Market Takeaways, Vice President Steve Johnson discusses how this led to one of the greatest daily divergences ever as value and cyclical stocks outperformed the NASDAQ by 5% on Monday.

In Today’s Market Takeaways, Research Analyst Liz Laprade discusses surprising returns in sectors such as industrials and energy, considers previous COVID-19 trends and debates whether these gains are sustainable.

Through Thursday, the S&P 500 is up over 7% on the week. In this installment of Today’s Market Takeaways, Vice President Steve Johnson discusses the sectors responsible for the market rallying more than 1% for four consecutive days for the first time since 1982.

It’s Election Day! In Today’s Market Takeaways, Research Analyst Liz Laprade shares historical data to explain why you should stay invested regardless of a Democratic or Republican presidential victor.

Markets fell this week as COVID-19 cases rose in Europe and the U.S. Vice President Steve Johnson discusses the latest medical news, big tech and the election in Today’s Market Takeaways.

The Justice Department is suing Google for violating antitrust laws. Research Analyst Liz Laprade discusses the lawsuit and what it could mean for Google’s stockA financial instrument giving the holder a proportion of the ownership and earnings of a company. in our latest installment of Today’s Market Takeaways.

We are taking note of the widening spread between the 2-year Treasury and the 10-year Treasury, a potential signal of economic growth in the future. Vice President Steve Johnson explains this and other reasons for recent expectations of growth in our latest Today’s Market Takeaways.

Research Analyst Liz Laprade discusses how the pandemic has affected the real estate sector in our latest installment of Today’s Market Takeaways.