Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Stocks in emerging markets extended their recent recovery and posted the strongest gain in a wide-ranging bounce for the major asset classes for the trading week through Friday, Dec. 2, based on a set...

The Financial sector dropped 0.5% last week and was the second-worst performing sector after Energy's 1.7% selloff.Over the last, month the two sectors have maintained a similar relationship. Energy...

With the end-of-year fast approaching, all eyes will be on the S&P 500 next week.  This index finished the week on resistance in a set-up which offers a good chance by the close of business...

The big-box retailer is scheduled to report its latest quarterly earnings on Wednesday amid signs that sales growth is slowing The membership-only Costco has seen record growth over the past years,...

Last week’s stock market rally had a few anomalies that investors should cast a wary eye on. The main oddity saw investors pull billions of dollars out of two of the biggest U.S.-traded equity...

Two weeks ago, see here, we found for the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) using the Elliott Wave Principle (EWP), "… the general path laid out in late October remains our focus and is filling in rather well....

While it is still early to call an end to the bear market, there may be light at the end of the tunnel At this stage, the key is to focus on what is yet to be priced in rather than on what has already...

Canadian banks are among the best dividend-paying stocks in North America Bank of Nova Scotia is currently offering the highest yield among the nation’s top six banks Canadian Natural Resources...

HPQ looks cheap relative to earnings But the stock is not that cheap given guided declines in fiscal 2023, and long-term pressure on printing Aggressive cost-cutting plan could keep business afloat,...

The rebound in global markets strengthened and broadened in November, building on October’s rebound. Only commodities lost ground last month. Otherwise, all the major asset classes posted gains,...

Glencore has asset quality and diversification like no other These strengths mean it will outperform competitors But stock still trades at a discount to peers Glencore's (LON:GLEN) (OTC:GLNCY) Q3...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock is set to close lower for the month of November as “brutal” supply chain issues continue to act as a major overhang on shares. Supply headwinds in China continued...

Stocks rallied following Jay Powell on Wednesday. The Fed Chair said nothing new, and that was the problem. Because he delivered nothing new, implied volatility dropped sharply, leading to the...

Activision Blizzard is drifting away from Microsoft’s $95-a-share cash offer The acquisition faces an in-depth European Union probe and scrutiny from U.S. regulators Still, Activision is in a...