Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Insurance fintech platform provider Lemonade (NYSE:LMND) stock has surged off its $15.99 lows in May to double after its earnings release in August 2022. The insurtech disruptor is trying to break the...

The results from oil services companies like Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), and Schlumberger (NYSE:SLB) were mixed to be sure, but there is one common thread among them.The...

Industrial stocks are ideal to buy in a bull market. Companies tend to increase spending when their cost of capital is cheap. But industrial stocks look less compelling with rising interest rates, an...

The small-cap Russell 2000 gained over 10% in July, compared to a jump of 9.1% for the S&P 500. It is the biggest percentage-point outperformance since February this year. Despite the July...

Both the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average exited bear-market and market-correction territory, respectively, during the Lipper fund-flows week ended August 17, 2022, with peak-to-date...

Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) had roughly 12 million shares in short interest on the last trading day, reflecting 5.97% of its outstanding shares. By midday, Aug. 19, 5.5 million Best Buy shares are available...

The steep plunge in Moderna stock comes amid signs that the pandemic is moving towards an endemic stage The company still maintains a strong sales pipeline for its COVID vaccines, which should keep it...

Home Depot has benefited from aspects of the coronavirus pandemic, not least the sharp appreciation in home prices over the past two-plus years Down 22% year-to-date, the valuation assigned HD stock...

Retail department store chain Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) stock took a one-two punch after losing its takeover bids then cutting estimates. It’s been a turbulent year for Kohl’s investors as shares...

The dreaded bear market is technically defined as a period of (-20%) or more declines from its highs lasting at least 60 days. Bear markets last an average of just over a year while recessions last an...

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) places a huge spotlight back on global decarbonization efforts promoting the use of clean and renewable energy sources. The law provides for $430...

Buy stocks in a bear market. It sounds a whole lot easier than it is. Truth be told, when it comes time to buy stocks, you won’t want to. As discussed previously regarding bonds, when assets...

When the market goes into the dumpster like it has in the last few months, one group of folks have an advantage: those who hold high-yield closed-end funds (CEFs).If you haven’t already, now is...

Starting Friday, everything changes in the market with Powell’s big Jackson Hole speech, possibly laying out the path for monetary policy for the next 6 to 9 months. I would expect that Powell...