Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Key PointsA double beat on the company’s earnings report sent WBA stock up more than 6%. Based on the company's guidance, the bounce appears to be more of a relief rally. The underlying...

Social media company Snap has fallen out of favor with investors amid a plethora of macroeconomic and fundamental headwinds. SNAP stock is down 77.5% year-to-date and 87.3% from its Sept. 2021 record...

Earnings season may help to give the S&P 500 a much-needed boost from oversold levels. However, monetary policy will continue to be the biggest head for the equity market Tighter monetary policy...

The third quarter started with a relief rally, but the end was consistent with the performance of the first two quarters. The Morningstar US Market Index was down 4.6% during the third quarter.The...

Stocks had a hectic day, dropping lower, hitting the 3,500 area, and bouncing hard. It looked like a classic Vanna rally after a news event, not all that dissimilar to what we have seen following some...

Most folks understand it now.Like the dot-com balloon in 2000 and like the housing froth in 2008, over-hyped assets eventually plummet. In the first nine months of 2022, bonds and stocks have...

Will today be the day markets get their latest swing low?  The Russell 2000 continues to be the index to offer most for bulls as support of $162.50 held firm.  The large white candlestick...

This year's bear market could represent an attractive long-term opportunity for those looking to start building a retirement portfolio Medtronic is a lesser-known pick, but with solid growth potential...

A blowout third-quarter earnings report sent Pepsico stock higher Wednesday Ability to manage inflationary environment is impressive Report shows why PEP receives surprising premium to KO, and why...

"People don't consciously choose to invest with emotion - they simply can't help it," so goes a famous quote by Seth Klarman. It is human nature to chase fear and greed in the markets. Yet, following...

It’s been a tough year for the stocks, in the US and around the world – with a glaring exception: shares in Latin America.Using a set of exchange-traded funds as proxies shows that iShares...

The release of meeting minutes from the FOMC Meeting on Sept. 20-21 produced another round of hawkish rhetoric from the world’s top central bank. The comments, while not allowing the markets to...

Pepsico pays a market-beating dividend The company beat its Q3 consensus expectation, guided the market higher Long-term trends suggest capital returns and dividend growth will continue PepsiCo...

The 2022 mess has helped protect our dividends from the many messes beyond America’s borders, like the collapsing UK economy, continued COVID-19 shutdowns in China and, of course, Russia...