Stock Market Analysis & Comment

September 14 was dull, with the S&P 500 trading between 3,910 and 3950. However, it has given the index an appearance of a consolidation day, and while it doesn’t have to, the day after the...

GE plans to split into three separate public companies over the next two years as part of its bid to unlock value The breakup represents a good buying opportunity now that the company has improved its...

XOM has been the best-performing mega-cap stock of the past 12 months Higher oil prices have helped — but so have internal improvements Returns going forward likely won’t match those of...

Investors dumped Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) shares like they were infected with COVID yesterday. The stock plummeted 9.4% after the U.S. consumer-price index revealed that inflation spread beyond...

Concerns on accelerating inflation, rising interest rates, and a slowing economy Despite tough macro backdrop, some out-of-favor growth stocks staged recoveries Uber, Trade Desk, and Pinterest offer...

So much for that. It took one day to erase nearly a week’s worth of gains. An almost 6% rally in the S&P 500 was gone in less than 7 hours. This market moves with incredible speed, and we...

Harley-Davidson increasingly looks like it was a “pandemic winner” Earnings across the business look set for a decline At 9x earnings, HOG seems cheap—but likely remains...

Before GME became the original “meme stock,” it was a deep value play The stock’s adherents — including two now-famous bulls — saw upside from a turnaround Q2 earnings...

Stocks finished the day higher yesterday, with the systematic flows continuing to dominate in an illiquid market. The depth of the book on the S&P 500 futures has vanished over the past few days,...

Signs that the powerful rally in oil stocks is fizzling out are beginning to emerge Despite some short-term headwinds, the world’s largest oil companies have become a much safer bet  Oil...

LCID has dropped 70% since December — and the decline seems overwrought The company is dealing with short-term challenges, but the long-term outlook remains positive Yet, valuation remains a key...

This week will be interesting, with inflation data Tuesday and Wednesday and quadruple witching on Friday. There will be a lot of big Treasury auctions this week, which will move yields and stocks....

U.S. inflation data, retail sales to drive sentiment Roblox stock is a buy ahead of its investor day event Virgin Galactic set to struggle amid growing headwinds Stocks on Wall Street rallied on...

What’s in a name? If you are interested in the tech sector, maybe the better question is: What’s in an acronym? Because it’s the acronym that spells out just who the cool kids...