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THE FALL OF AN AMERICAN IDOL
11/12/2026 - The good news is there was buying across all factors, but breadth was lacking. Yesterday was a good session, but it could have been better. Then again, in this environment, starting and finishing in the plus column is a major accomplishment. ... MORE

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MADNESS
11/11/2026 9:51:31 AM By Charles Payne
SEA OF GREEN
11/10/2026 9:37:26 AM By Charles Payne
ANSWERS IN THE (NEO) CLOUDS?
11/9/2026 9:47:14 AM By Charles Payne
PANIC & CLASSIC CAPITULATION
11/6/2026 9:25:53 AM By Charles Payne
A Tech-Led Pullback
11/5/2026 12:48:25 PM By Charles Payne

Payne's Perspective: The Vote Rocked the Market

A lot of folks missed the AI trade and said, “I told you so,” but the biggest “winners” last week are, for the most part, down tremendously year over year (YoY) and have vastly underperformed since November 2022. The question for investors is when to buy names getting hit by negative speculation. Read more.

The Dividend Report - November 2026

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD), the largest dividend exchange-traded fund (ETF), reached a new 52-week high last Friday and has outpaced the S&P 500 (SPX). This shows dividend strategies beat the market again in October, as investors sought lower risk. Read more.

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Payne's Perspective: Dislocation Runs Amok

11/2/2026 By Charles Payne, CEO & Principal Analyst
At the start of the dotcom implosion, the rest of the market also outperformed tech badly. For several fundamental reasons, I don’t see the same scenario. I am on guard because warnings and misses usually come after a peak, but again, based on fundamentals and valuations, this is not the same. Read more.

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