Stock-market bulls have plenty to be proud of after two months of hard-won progress, but they still have a bit more to prove. The S&P 500 benchmark is up more than 6 percent since early April, chopping sideways and grinding higher through a well-hyped series of ills that threatened to compromise the health of the […]
Maybe we should have seen it coming. The setup was beautiful. A dynamic, innovative company with stellar sales growth was facing serious accusations of failing to protect users’ personal data, and its CEO was scheduled to be grilled by lawmakers in Washington for two days. The stock was down big, setting up the possibility of […]
European stocks ended mostly higher Monday, as choppy political waters in Spain and Italy calmed and as traders took heart from news of potential corporate mergers and acquisitions. Shares of French bank Société Générale SA and air carrier Air France-KLM rose on reports of M&A deals in the cards. How markets performed The Stoxx Europe […]
The Tuesday Market Minute Global stocks continue to grind higher as tech bulls maintain broader market optimism. Nasdaq futures suggest tech-focused benchmark will add to record close at the opening bell. Twitter shares surge in pre-market trading ahead of placement in S&P 500 index. European stocks edge higher, paced by tech gains and solid service […]
Why are the markets moving higher? Companies are churning out profit, and the economy is healthy. Tariffs, inflation, higher rates, and just about anything else that could spook the markets have taken a back seat. Investors care more about the fundamentals than they do the noise coming out of Washington. Stocks were up again Monday. […]
For most of May, markets were relatively calm. Stocks didn’t move much, and investing looked boring again. Then, last week, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.45% rose or fell by more than 1% in three out of the four days of trading after Memorial Day, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.72% gained or […]
Citigroup’s top market watcher isn’t letting geopolitical jitters rattle his stock market forecast. In an interview on CNBC’s “Futures Now,” Tobias Levkovich said it’s too premature to make investment decisions on whether a trade war will erupt over Trump tariffs, or if Italy’s political crisis will spark a contagion. “That’s kind of geopolitical risks akin […]
1. Trade fears deepen: Trade tensions between the United States and some of its biggest trading partners continue to escalate. China said President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese exports threatens to wipe out recent progress made in trade talks between Beijing and Washington. The latest round of negotiations between […]
Sunday, June 3: over the past 7 days, the total capitalization of crypto markets has increased by as much as $25 bln, with all of the top ten cryptocurrencies listed on Coinmarketcap (CMC) currently in the green. Bitcoin (BTC) is slightly up today, currently trading at $7,704, having gained about 1 percent in 24 hours to press […]
Companies experience a life cycle similar to people, going through changes as they age. This is happening now with Apple Inc., which rather than losing its edge is really just maturing. That’s good news for investors. Consider that Apple’s AAPL, +0.42% peer Microsoft MSFT, +0.76% has proven that life exists for middle-aged tech stocks in […]
Small-cap stocks had little trouble shaking off the crisis in Italy or an on-again, off-again global trade war that looks like it is on again. And the ability of those small-cap stocks to return to record territory while larger cap peers lag behind continues to provide comfort for stock-market bulls. “When you look at U.S. […]
Millennials are still terrified of stocks. The market may have rebounded from the Great Recession lows, but millennials confidence in the investing process hasn’t. Millennials invest less than 30% of their wealth in the stock market, according to a Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited study. Here are three reasons why millennials are still suspicious of the […]
