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July may have looked like the best month for the market in a year, but appearances can be deceiving

Despite Friday’s mediocre performance, the Dow Industrials closed July with a gain 7.1%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose 6.9%. Together the indices scored the best month in a year. The catalyst for the gains was earnings. With 70% of the S&P 500 companies reported, profit margins are at a record 9.7%, according to [...]

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Acuity Brands Shares Popped – What You Need to Know

Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes — just in case they’re material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of lighting solutions company Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI  ) are shining bright, up 11% today, following the company’s first-quarter earnings results. [...]