Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Stocks opened significantly lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 dipping below last Monday’s local low after the open. However, it rebounded and closed just 0.76% lower, retracing much of its...

The principle of momentum investing—though contrary to the traditional wisdom of buying low and selling high—suggests that investors can profit by buying rising stocks and selling them before they...

Alphabet’s earnings come amid geopolitical tensions and rising AI competition. Strong cloud and ad growth support the stock, but expectations are high. Even with past earnings beats, Alphabet...

The long-run expected return for the Global Market Index (GMI) remained above 7% for a third straight month in January, ticking higher vs. December’s estimate. The revised forecast, based on three...

We are—unequivocally—bullish on the US economy. We’re also big fans of the 6.1% dividend we’re going to discuss below, which trades for less than half its annual sales. That’s pretty much the...

Insider buying was solid in January, including dividend-paying names like Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE), York Water (NASDAQ:YORW), and RLI Corp (NYSE:RLI). These stocks are not only the most...

Over the past three months, the market has largely trended sideways, and volatility has increased substantially over the past six weeks. Recent events, such as last week’s DeepSeek-driven selloff and...

One of the top-performing sectors YTD has been financials, with the popular financial ETF, The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLF), already up 6.5% as of Friday’s close. Conversely, one of...

Global consumer products manufacturer Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) posted upbeat earnings in its fourth quarter of 2024. The consumer staples sector leader sells well-known grooming, baby,...

“Brazilian analysts say the tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canada, Mexico and China could cause a currency-related inflation surge in Latin America's largest economy,...

Yesterday, the S&P 500 moved lower by about 75 basis points, an improvement from the sharp drop at the open. The market was initially digesting news of tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Saturday that imposes 25% tariffs on U.S. trade partners Canada and Mexico on imports from those countries. For Canadian energy companies, the tariff is...

In October 2015, before Trump’s 1st term, the now-exiting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau told NYT that Canada is the “first post-national state”. Moreover, Trudeau remarked that “there is no core...

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is moving at lightning speed, and one of the biggest stories from last week underscores just how critical the technology has become—not just for Silicon...