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Feb142021 by adminNo Comments

Amanda Holden ‘devastated’ at lockdown rule break

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Getty ImagesBritain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has said she is "devastated" at breaking lockdown rules by travelling to see her parents in Cornwall.She made the trip of more than 200 miles after receiving a "distressing" phone call from her father, her agent said in a statement.Travel is banned except for essential journeys under coronavirus regulations.The Sun, which first reported the story, said neighbours in Cornwall complained to police.Holden's agent said "on balance" the TV star and radio host felt the round-trip from London to Cornwall was necessary to deal with an issue at her parents' home."Amanda is aware that all families are going through difficulty during these turbulent times but received a distressing telephone call from her elderly father on Friday afternoon," the st...

Sep32020 by adminNo Comments

It sure feels like the easy money has been made from the rally, PNC’s Amanda Agati says

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PNC Financial's Amanda Agati is positioning for a challenging fall.Agati, the firm's chief investment strategist, questions whether the market can move meaningfully higher with uncertainty relating to the presidential election, the coronavirus' path and effectiveness of vaccine trials churning in the background."I don't know if I want to say — or go as far to say — that the easy money has been made. But it sure feels like that from where valuations are sitting in the neighborhood of 23 times forward P/E [price to earnings] on the S&P 500," she said on CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Wednesday.The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on Wednesday, marking its 22nd record close of the year. It's now up more than 55% since the March 23 low."Many of the technical indicators relative...

Jul242020 by adminNo Comments

Winning Main Street trade is moving too far, too fast, PNC’s Amanda Agati says

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PNC Financial's Amanda Agati warns a winning Main Street trade may burn investors.According to the firm's chief investment strategist, fundamentals don't support small cap value's recent strong run."If you just look at things from a forward P/E [price to earnings] perspective, small cap value is at an all-time high, if you can believe it," she said on CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Thursday. Over the past three months, the Russell Small Cap Value Index has rallied more than 19% versus the broader S&P 500 which is up about 16% in the same period. Agati finds it troublesome."There's a big disconnect between the haves and have nots as it relates to Wall Street and certainly Main Street," she said.In a special note to CNBC, Agati explained it's important pay attention to the growth backdr...

May292020 by adminNo Comments

Market’s historic rebound may soon hit a breaking point, PNC’s Amanda Agati warns

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PNC Financial's Amanda Agati is on alert. With the major indexes on the cusp of their second positive month in a row, the firm's chief investment strategist believes stocks are getting too expensive, and the historic rebound may soon hit a breaking point."The market is getting pretty far ahead of itself," she told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Thursday. "The market is really pricing for perfection here."Since the March 23 low, the S&P 500 and Dow have surged 38% and 39%, respectively. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is seeing an even bigger rally. It's up 41% since then."It's not the good kind of multiple expansion that we're seeing here with the bottom dropping out of earnings especially for smaller cap names where leverage is basically sitting at all-time highs," said Agati.Accord...

Jan112020 by adminNo Comments

Famous birthdays for Jan. 11: Amanda Peet, Naomi Judd

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Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include: -- Italian Mannerist painter Parmigianino in 1503 -- American statesman Alexander Hamilton in 1757 -- John MacDonald, first prime minister of Canada, in 1815 -- Department store founder Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr. in 1858 -- Feminist lawyer Alice Paul in 1885 File photo by Neftali/Shutterstock -- South African novelist Alan Paton in 1903 -- Automobile designer Carroll Shelby in 1923 -- Actor Rod Taylor in 1930 -- Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien in 1934 (age 86) -- Musician Clarence Clemons in 1942 -- Singer Naomi Judd in 1946 (age 74) ...