A gauge of global equity markets declined on Monday as U.S. bond yields moved closer to the 3 percent level that has unsettled investors in recent months, while a fall in commodity prices pressured materials stocks U.S. bond prices fell, with the 10-year yield hitting its highest in over four years at 2.998 percent. Investors […]
Rising interest rates are likely to sting the stock market, but a 3 percent or even higher 10-year Treasury yield isn’t enough to cause a meltdown. Some stock strategists say the stock market has had its sights on a 3 percent 10-year Treasury yield ever since it started spiraling lower on interest rate and inflation […]
In one corner, you have conventional wisdom and many experts like Burton Malkiel, professor emeritus at Princeton University and the author of “A Random Walk Down Wall Street.” In the other corner, you have IBD’s founder William O’Neil, and plenty of other investment pros with a real track record of long-term investing success. These two […]
Foreigners bought a record $384 million of Saudi Arabian stocks on a net basis last week, showing international interest in the market is continuing to grow ahead of the planned listing of oil giant Saudi Aramco in Riyadh late this year or early next. Foreign investors purchased $615 million of stocks and sold $231 million […]
Asian stocks dipped on Monday as investors braced for a bevy of earnings from the world’s largest corporations, while keeping a wary eye on U.S. bond yields as they approach peaks that have triggered market spasms in the past. Traders were also anxiously awaiting surveys on global manufacturing for April to see if economic softness […]
Two of the three long recommendations from last Sunday, Intel (-0.6%), Microsoft (+2.1%) and Amazon (+5.7%) rose in the last week. Tesla, from the April 8th post, was a short on Friday, the 13th. Tesla fell by 3.7% after Friday the 13’s close. Wednesday, the 18th, was likely a short-term high. There are many earnings […]
Asian stocks traded mostly lower on Monday, as investors kept an eye on rising U.S. Treasury yields and digested declines in technology stocks seen stateside. The Nikkei 225 shed 0.28 percent while the broader Topix was flat. Among sectors, insurers, banks and shippers traded in positive territory, while technology was a mixed bag. Elsewhere, the […]
One of the market’s biggest bulls is urging investors to concentrate on fundamentals instead of the noise associated with geopolitical risks. Oppenheimer’s John Stoltzfus notes stocks are showing “remarkable resilience” in an environment that bodes well for gains. “Stocks have gotten through this period in relatively good shape considering we’ve had two separate 10 percent […]
When it comes to retirement strategy, most experts counsel some form of buy and hold investing. But there’s a catch: buy and hold investing can be quite difficult. After all, trying to pick winners in the stock market five years from now isn’t easy. Trying to pick the winners two or three decades now from […]
In the early stages of an uptrend, it’s hard to tell just how far a stock will rally. Sometimes these trends are short-lived and “only” give us a 10% return. Other times though, these trends are good for several years and return 100% or more. Telling the difference in the beginning is tough and too […]
Limiting the research to just those stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange — and which seem to qualify as “value” stocks based certain qualities inherent in the old school Benjamin Graham-style criteria –here are 4 that look intriguing: Seaspan Corporation is a Hong Kong based shipping company now trading at half its book […]
General Electric – GE beat estimates with adjusted quarterly profit of 16 cents per share, 5 cents a share above estimates, with revenue also beating forecasts. CEO John Flannery said GE is seeing signs of progress in its performance, with aviation, health care, and transportation all growing. Flannery does say that conditions in the power […]
