Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Stocks often surge in the months after mid-term elections Betting markets show high chance GOP snatches control of House and maybe even Senate Three investment themes that could catch tailwinds in...

We’ve finally got something (two things, in fact!) working for us dividend investors in this dumpster-fire market:The midterm elections, which always bring a buying opportunity (as we’ll...

Stocks finished the day higher on Monday, following on from Friday’s rally. Yields were higher across the board, and the dollar was again weaker. Still, the S&P was able to generate a 1ish%...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average had a good day and broke over the 200-day moving average.It is essential to be selective and understand what is driving the market up. Cyclical stocks, many in the...

The S&P 500 continued Friday’s late bounce on Monday as it added another 1%. Economic headlines remain mostly the same as everyone is watching the today's midterm elections in the US. But we...

Palantir's strong results were foreshadowed by peers Reaffirmed its full-year outlook and may draw positive comments from analysts Valuation is high today but falls sharply relative to next year's...

When we wrote about Fair Isaac (NYSE:FICO) a year ago, the stock had just fallen from a record of $554 to as low as ~$390, down 30% in four months. A quick look at the structure of that decline...

Meta's layoffs could be among the largest rounds in the recent tech job cuts and might affect thousands of employees.Shares of Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) have risen...

Unique macro conditions make a post-midterm stock rally unlikely this year.Economic and political activity often seem to be tied together. Historically, S&P 500’s performance after the US...

Musk’s first week in charge allegedly saw the number of Twitter users grow to over 250 million.A recent report indicates that despite the alleged chaos Twitter faces following Elon Musk’s...

Changing economic dynamics have hurt Home Depot this year Its stock has shed 32% this year compared with a 20% drop for the S&P 500 Despite this, Home Depot is a solid dividend-paying stock that...

An 80% rally from June lows raises fundamental concerns around HOOD Rising interest rates and lower costs could get the company to profitability From here, however, investors are relying on management...

November has generally been the best month for U.S. stocks since 1950 Investor sentiment has improved, but remains below the historical average More and more signals that 2022 may be one of the worst...

S&P 500 EPS growth for Q3 is set to come in at 2.2%, unchanged from last week, and still at the lowest level since Q3 2020 Peak earnings season concludes this week with 33 S&P 500 companies...