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The current bull market celebrated its eighth birthday on March 9. At 96-months long, it’s now the second longest in history.However, with the S&P 500 set to have its worst monthly...
As the stock market appears headed towards a land where storytelling might be winning the day, odd occurrences are taking place underneath the market structure. A Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) report notes...
Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) stock has been moving on user growth (or lack, thereof) and engagement since the company went public more than three years ago, so analysts have been keeping close tabs on it,...
The Chinese smartphone market via Visual CapitalSmartphones are a ubiquitous part of modern life, and now nearly half of humanity is connected through such devices. As a result, the stakes have never...
In Canada, a substantial issuer bid (SIB) is the formal term for a tender offer to repurchase shares. SIBs can be used to buy back an unusually large amount of shares beyond what’s allowed with...
BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is scheduled to release its next earnings report on Friday before opening bell, and Wall Street is looking for the company to break even on $288.5 million in revenue for...
Last week I explained why my firm is investing in pharmaceuticals stocks, despite the sector being a favorite punching bag of politicians. I noted that we have recently added to our existing positions...
For much of the last 25 years, Japanese equities have delivered subpar returns relative to the broader global equity markets: In fact, from January of 1992 through February of this year, the Dow Jones...
Quick. Name the first country that comes to mind when you think of solar power.I’m willing to bet that more than a few thought of a European country such as Germany or the U.K., both of which...
Mobileye (NYSE:MBLY) stock skyrocketed on Monday after the company announced that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is acquiring it for about $15 billion. Many analysts downgraded the company’s shares to...
At the start of March short sellers in Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) stock such as Jim Chanos of Kynilos Associates, a group noted by their particularly thick skin, were found licking their wounds. Chanos...
Eight years ago tomorrow (Friday), the S&P 500 closed at 676.53, which was the low close for the worst bear market in equities since the Great Depression. No one would have ever believed it...
Stock prices are “sticky.” The point is made effectively in the research I wrote about in last week’s column (“Shiller’s CAPE: Market Timing and Risk”).The paper...
Short-term rate of zero for seven years following the global financial crisis in 2008 Long-term rate was cut in half to a low of 2.5% from 5% Fed has begun to normalize policy rate normal at 3% means...
I evaluated 49 different companies this week to determine whether they are suitable for Defensive Investors, those unwilling to do substantial research, or Enterprising Investors, those who are...
China’s manufacturing PMI rebounded to 51.6 in February (vs 51.3 in Jan and an average 51.5 over the previous 3 months). The standouts were a rise in the export orders index to 50.8 – a 30...
Europe Funds After several months of steady flows into equity funds, and the S&P 500’sstreak of record high closes, the Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC) Bull Bear indicator has...