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Less than 40% of workers said they have recovered financially from the recession that started in December 2007, according to a report from Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. Thirteen percent said their recovery hasn’t started yet, while 7% said they may never recover.

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Top Financial Stocks For 2018: Flextronics International Ltd.(FLEX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) fell by nearly 22% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $13.05 after closing at $16.64 on Thursday. The 52-week high is $19.71. Volume of about 28 million was nearly seven times the daily average of about 4.4 million. The company missed earnings estimates this morning and announced that it is investigating allegations of improper accounting.

• [By Peter Graham]

  Mid cap electronic manufacturing services (EMS) stock Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) reported fiscal Q3 2017 earnings after the market closed on Thursday with results beating expectations. Q3 net sales grew 10% to�$6.75 billion above the high end of the guidance range of $6.3 to $6.7 billion. GAAP net income was approximately $118 million�versus net income of $129 million.�The earnings release also noted:

• [By Timothy Green]

  Shares of manufacturing services provider Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX) slumped on Friday after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results and provided earnings guidance that fell short of analyst expectations. As of 11:15 a.m. EDT, the stock was down about 16%.

Top Financial Stocks For 2018: J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.(JBHT)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  JB Hunt Transport Services (Nasdaq: JBHT) specializes in the truck-to-rail intermodal segment of the industry, which means it may not benefit quite as much as the long-haul operators. Wages as a percentage of revenue are the lowest among the four competitors surveyed, though the average driver salary is slightly above the industry average.

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  But then there's the little-known trucking company JB Hunt (JBHT) , which popped 6.1% because the company saw some surprise growth that no one was expecting. That news was so strong, FedEx (FDX) and XPO Logistics (XPO) also rose 2.2% and 4.6%.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  The ongoing trade rift between the United States and China continues to plague international markets. Despite reports that both countries are working behind the scenes to prevent additional detrimental trade policies, both countries recently proposed tens of billions in new tariffs on one another. The United States has accused China of widespread intellectual property theft, while China has accused the United States of unfair trade practices, including price manipulation in the agricultural industry. This morning, it's worth noting that proposed tariffs on U.S. business jets will likely not provide a competitive advantage to foreign competition. Reuters reports that Chinese aviation executives do not see the layer of protectionism as a way to bolster the nation's local market. Check back to Money Morning today for more insight on how the ongoing trade war could affect your investments. Finally, investors will continue to monitor ongoing developments in Washington around the presidency of Donald Trump. The White House has asked a federal judge to block prosecutors from reviewing any files seized from his lawyer's office during a raid by the FBI last week. The agency seized a trove of documents from lawyer Michael Cohen's office as part of an investigation into a payment of hush money. The spat between the White House and the FBI continues a day after former FBI Director James Comey called Trump "morally unfit to be president." Three Stocks to Watch Today: BAC, NFLX, AAPL Shares of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) added nearly 1% after the nation's largest bank by deposits topped Wall Street earning expectations. The financial institution leads a busy day of earnings reports on Wall Street and hopes to keep its positive momentum from previous quarters. The firm reported earnings per share of $0.62 on top of $23.27 billion in revenue. That topped expectations of $0.59 on top of $22.91 billion thanks to strong growth in its consumer loan business and the r
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  JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) : "I'm sticking with it."

  Opko Health (OPK) : "I've been waiting for these guys to come back on the show and tell us why we should buy."

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  In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on T-Mobile US (TMUS) , Lennar (LEN) , Toll Brothers (TOL) , Tyson Foods (TSN) , JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) and International Paper (IP) .

• [By Chris Lange]

  The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Monday was J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) which rose about 6% to $119.64. The stock��s 52-week range is $83.35 to $126.49. Volume was over 2 million compared to the daily average volume of 1 million.

Top Financial Stocks For 2018: Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust(VMO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Invesco Van Kampen Municpl Opprtnty Trst (NYSE:VMO) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.0554 per share by the investment management company on Monday, April 30th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 16th.