Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Early gains for U.S. equities faded throughout the day and stocks finished lower, despite a jump in November retail sales and positive service sector data, and reports that a tentative tax bill deal...

Main HighlightsThe European Central Bank (ECB) kept its key interest rate unchanged in its latest policy meeting in December, the last for this calendar year. ECB held its main refinancing rate at...

Merck (NYSE:MRK) announced disappointing results from a pivotal phase III KEYNOTE-061 study, evaluating its anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), as a second-line treatment for patients with...

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced that the FDA has approved a label expansion for its janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, Xeljanz (tofacitinib), for two doses — 5 mg twice daily and 11 mg once-daily...

The Home Depot, Inc.’s (NYSE:HD) five-year long trend of beating earnings estimates, robust growth strategies, solid focus on Pro Customers and a disciplined capital allocation strategy make...

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) recently announced that its board of directors has raised its share repurchase authorization. In the same press release, the company discussed the sale of Hyatt...

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) will likely enter an agreement with Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) to explore prospective resources located off the coast of Brazil, per Reuters.Oil field service...

Cigna Corp. (NYSE:CI) has acquired Brighter Inc., a healthcare software company.The deal is an extension of the agreement existent between the two companies for the past couple of years now....

Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) recently agreed to buy Delaware Basin assets spanning 20,300 net acres from Forge Energy, LLC in a cash and stock deal. Oasis Petroleum has agreed to pay around $946...

Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc (LON:MNP) has been managed by Tom Walker since January 2000, aiming to generate long-term capital growth. He adopts a consistent, bottom-up investment process...

The week was marked by a flurry of data presentations by several companies at the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology held between Dec 9 and Dec 12. The presentations also...

Amid the optimism with regard to improving economic conditions, the European Central Bank (“ECB”) decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged. Also, despite upward revision, the...

The resource-rich Arctic offshore has long been viewed as the hot spot for hydrocarbon development. Nevertheless, weak oil prices during the slump period along with technical challenges associated...

Overview Dollar finds support after the dovish Fed drove the currency lower Chinese stocks sell-off after the PBoC hike rates Brent oil dropped 1.4% on Wednesday The Federal Reserve left interest...