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Sentiment indicators show investors could not be more bearish, which tracks with a stock market that continues to rally.

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Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. (RIVN) gained more than 3% in morning trading Friday, as analysts were generally upbeat about the electric vehicle maker’s second-quarter results. Late Thursday, Rivian reported a narrower-than-expected second-quarter loss despite a challenging supply-chain environment, including ongoing issues with chips, and revenue that beat forecasts. Rivian also reaffirmed its goal of making 25,000 electric vehicles this year.

However, we are becoming more reticent about chasing price at current levels given some of the data and valuation issues.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday, looking to cap off a week of solid gains. Apple stock is closing in on a new buy point.

Here are August's best Chinese stocks to buy and watch. Several state-owned Chinese firms will delist from the NYSE, hitting U.S.-listed China stocks.

PNC Asset Management Group Chief Investment Officer Amanda Agati joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss market trends, July CPI report data, interest rate hikes, inflation, volatility, and the outlook for markets.

U.S. stocks resumed gains early Friday after a rally fueled by lighter-than-expected inflation data this week hit a lull in the previous trading session.

Yahoo Finance Live anchors discuss new inflation data and why the stock market is on track for its fourth straight week of gains.

The accelerated pace of 5G deployment should help the Zacks Communication - Components industry thrive despite short-term headwinds. ANET, SPMYY and TESS are well-positioned to make the most of the demand for seamless connectivity solutions.

Waste Management and Republic Services are part of Zacks Investment Ideas article.

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI) stock was down as much as 55% this year. This may be your last chance to buy this monster growth stock on the dip. MercadoLibre, a Latin American e-commerce giant, demonstrated spectacular growth throughout the early stages of the pandemic, with several consecutive quarters of triple-digit revenue growth year over year.

U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday, setting the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq for a fourth straight week of gains on easing bets of another super-sized interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 is up 15% from its mid-June low, with the latest boost coming from a slower-than-expected rise in consumer prices and a surprise drop in producer prices in July.

Shares of PagerDuty Inc. were falling about 1% in premarket trading Friday after Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co. analyst Brian White downgraded the stock to neutral from buy. "The last several months have been an especially painful experience for those next-gen, software companies still young to the capital markets, and we believe the path forward will prove treacherous," White wrote. "Moreover, PagerDuty's stock has enjoyed a strong rebound from the lows made in May; however, we fear this strength

Shares of Olo Inc. plummeted 32.3% toward a record low in premarket trading Friday, after the restaurant-ordering technology company's disappointing second-quarter results and outlook prompted Stifel Nicolaus analyst Brad Reback to cut his rating. The company reported late Thursday a net loss per share that more than tripled to 7 cents from 2 cents, while excluding nonrecurring items, it reported a per-share profit of 1 cent to beat the FactSet consensus for breakeven. Revenue grew 27.0% to $45.

In a bear market, it’s time to consider how the dominant investment idea holds up, Hunter Lewis writes in a commentary essay.

Prices remain greatly elevated from a year earlier, which won't be good for business bottom lines going forward.

Bank of America strategists are remaining cautious. U.S. households represent $38 trillion in assets, or about 52% of the U.S. equity market, and these folks have not yet begun to sell, they say.

The iPhone maker now accounts for 7.3% of the index, ahead of prior market leaders like Exxon Mobil, GE, AT&T, and IBM

Shares of AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. climbed toward a third-straight gain in premarket trading Friday, to suggest the recent meme-stock resurgence remains intact. The stocks had snapped long win streaks earlier this week, with Bed Bath & Beyond's 14% drop ending the longest stretch of gains seen in 15 years and AMC falling 6.3% to snap end the longest streak in more than a year, but the rallies resumed the next day. Ahead of Friday's open, AMC shares rose 3.1% tow