Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Monday was a bloody session for the S&P 500 as it shed 3% in the index’s worst performance in nearly a year and a half. Headlines about inflation and rate hikes have been buried by...

Following the bottoming of the 2008/09 U.S. financial crisis in March of 2009, the Consumer Staples ETF, (NYSE:XLP), began a years-long rally, along with the Commodities and Agricultural ETFs, Invesco...

So the market has spoken and the selling continued on Monday. Whatever defense traders were able to mount on Friday was swiftly taken out yesterday. However, the Russell 2000 again came out looking...

Increased defense spending across the globe provides an obvious, but undoubtedly potent, tailwind for major defense companies, one that is likely to persist for years to come.First-level thinking vs....

The financial markets remain volatile as inflation, supply-chain issues and serious geopolitical events cloud the immediate future. This volatility has manifested itself into a bearish descending...

European markets entered bear market territory at the start of the week as panic set in at the open in response to reports of the U.S. is looking to impose a ban on imported Russian oil.To make...

As of last night, it seemed the entire financial world was going to collapse, as shown in the S&P 500 futures chart below.  After a relatively short night of sleep, I woke up at a little...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has catapulted energy markets into an uncharted territory. The West is slapping unprecedented sanctions on the world’s second-largest oil producer—a move...

Online travel agency Expedia shares have slid close to 20% in less than three weeks Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts renewed pressure on the travel industry Long-term investors could consider...

Greedy corporations are not causing inflation. Such is despite the claims of many of those on the political left that failed to understand the very basics of economic supply and demand.Here is the...

This market’s insistence on falling—even though earnings are soaring—has opened up a strong buying opportunity for us dividend investors.And we’re going to tap it to grab a...

Do you notice something odd about the long-term trends of Germany's DAX with EUFN, Europe's MSCI Financials ETF?While the DAX has been in a long-term uptrend, the EUFN has been in a volatile and...

This article was originally published at The HumbleDollarFOREIGN STOCKS suffered big losses last week. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (symbol: VEA) dropped 6.2% as fears about...

Investors should be aware that we are living in difficult times, with central banks struggling to combat stagflation that is unlikely to be reversed. The Fed will face a huge challenge in the future...