Stock Market Analysis & Comment

The current high-interest rates scenario favors the financial sector And the U.S. banking crisis brought European Banks and Insurance companies' valuations to more affordable levels The soundness of...

Bank stocks have underperformed conservative sectors and the broader S&P 500. Banks typically only have an approximate 10% equity cushion supporting their assets. Such leverage creates bankruptcy...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points this week. In this piece, I will highlight ten stocks well placed to ride out further turmoil in the months ahead,...

The expected long-run return for the Global Market Index (GMI) ticked down to a 5.9% annualized pace in April, fractionally lower vs. last month’s estimate. The forecast, based on the average...

If I told you that I received the GDP report the day before it was announced, and it showed that GDP came in almost half of the general expectations, 99% of those I would tell would automatically...

There really wasn't much wiggle room for markets without delivering breakouts for the Nasdaq and S&P 500, but yet, markers managed to find them. The Nasdaq delivered a narrow day at...

Better-than-expected results in big tech lift S&P 500 EPS growth for Q1 2023, now set to come in at -3.7% Potential earnings surprises this week: Marriott International  Names to watch...

With $229.1 billion in total assets at the time of closure, First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) has become the second-largest bank failure in American history.On Monday, the Federal Deposit Insurance...

Ten days ago, we warned that the S&P 500 (SPX) was approaching a local top: “The index has topped and bottomed where it should go for the grey W-ii, -iii, and -iv of the green W-5 of the red...

Bears could not press their advantage when the first challenge of resistance failed. Instead, buyers mounted a fresh charge with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 recording accumulation days. For the last...

Fed rate hike, Powell comments, U.S. jobs report, and more earnings will drive sentiment this week. Apple stock is a buy with earnings due on Thursday. AMD shares are a sell amid expected weak Q1...

Let's cut through the noise of the past week with a Pro Recap of the top analyst takeaways that may very well forecast the next major market trend: buy initiations for Coinbase and MicroStrategy;...

Dividend stocks can provide regular income and outperform the broader market. When building a dividend portfolio, investors should consider two key factors: dividend yield and annual cash flow. Four...

Meta shares soared on Thursday and are 100% up year-to-date. The Facebook parent reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter. Meta offered an upbeat revenue forecast for this quarter...