August Is Actually A Great Month If You Own These 8 Stocks
August is feared as $one$ of the worst months for the S&P 500 — and for good reason. But investorsstill find ways to make big money.Eight stocks inthe S&P 500, mostly tech and communications services firms likeNvidia,IBD Long-Term Leader$Microsoft$ and$Twitter$, are complete standouts in the S&P 500 in August, says an Investor's Business Daily analysis of data from S&P Global Market Intelligence andMarketSmith.All these stocks not only topped the S&P 500 in August in each of the past five years.
Nike, FedEx, Johnson & Johnson, Darden, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week
A handful of notable companies will release their latest results toward the end of this week.Nike,FedEx,andDarden Restaurantswill report on Thursday, followed by CarMax and Paychex on Friday. Wednesday will also feature analyst days and investor events from Johnson & Johnson, GlaxoSmithKline,and Equinix.Economic data out this week include IHS’ Manufacturing and Services Purchasing Managers’ Indexes for June on Wednesday. Both are expected to hold near their record highs. The Census Bureau will r