Stock Markets Analysis & Opinion

Over the last five trading days, the performance of banking stocks has been bullish. The U.S. Senate passed an amended tax bill last Saturday, driving investors’ optimism over bank stocks. A...

Some banks are optimistic that Trump’s tax reform will be beneficial for their financials while others are concerned about its one-time effect on the balance sheets.The proposed drop in tax...

Japan’s GDP improved at an impressive pace in the three-month period ended September and grew for the seventh straight quarter owing to strong exports. The initial reading was revised upward, as...

The U.S. pay-TV industry has been facing competitive threat from the online video streaming providers because of cheap source of TV programming. The industry has been losing subscribers to online...

The market reacted negatively to speculation surrounding the likely retention of the alternate minimum tax (AMT) in the amended tax reform bill passed by the Senate, last Saturday. The latest draft...

The U.S. telecom did not witness much development last week. Nevertheless, a few are worth taking note of.Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) plans to launch next-generation 5G wireless...

discoverIE (previously called Acal) reported strong interims, proving that its strategy to grow the design and manufacturing (D&M) side of the business is bearing fruit. Organic revenue growth of...

Standard Life (LON:SLA) Investments Property Income Trust Ltd (LON:SLI) holds an actively managed portfolio of UK commercial property. Since September 2006, the trust has been managed by Jason...

We have hit a lull as far as earnings reports go, but there are still several noteworthy companies set to announce their latest results in the upcoming week. Q3 earnings was strong across the board,...

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) offered a glimpse of its 2018 capital spending plans.The company has set its capital and exploratory budget at $18.3 billion, down by 4% from its 2017 projected...

After a lukewarm first half of 2017, most of the major telecommunications stocks have done well in the third quarter. The momentum continues in the fourth quarter albeit at a slow pace. However, one...

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Economic Calendar & Watch ListMorning NotesUS Futures are up slightly as Pres. Trump and lawmakers prepare to negotiate a long term budget deal and vote on a short term spending bill to avoid a...

As the old saying goes, ‘another day, another day’, but unless a deal gets cut by the December 9th deadline, a government shutdown will occur. It seems like there is no shortage of...