Stock Market Analysis & Comment

Stocks on Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling slightly to end a disappointing week, as investors monitored ongoing fiscal stimulus talks in Washington as...

With about a third of the S&P 500 companies reporting earnings next week, it’s all about corporate America and its financial health in the midst of the still-raging pandemic.Nearly 170...

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) finally released its hotly anticipated new phone models on Tuesday, heralding what many analysts believe is another super growth cycle for the tech giant.The California-based...

The past decade was a lost one for International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM). The software and services giant remained irrelevant in the fast-changing technology world, failing to innovate itself and...

Investors in some of the largest semiconductor stocks have no reason to complain this year. After briefly plunging during the March dip, shares skyrocketed as demand for chipmaker products surged,...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comAs measured by the Select Sector SPDR Energy ETF (NYSE:XLE), the energy sector has fallen by more than 50% in 2020. That is in stark contrast to...

As September came to a close, the S&P 500 Index locked in a 4.7% loss for the month, its worst decline for the same period since 2015, when the index shed 5.1% of value. However, when the...

The year 2020 has not been kind to the oil industry. Brent crude, the international benchmark, started the year around $60. By late April, it was below $20. When various lockdowns eased in early...

After going through a major correction in September, the U.S. equity markets are entering October with a lot of uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic still rages on and the U.S. presidential election...

While broader markets are currently giving up gains of the past few months, investors wonder if there are defensive spaces to weather the storm during these choppy weeks. One such sector possibly is...

It’s certainly not an easy task for a sports brand to overcome challenges presented by the global health crisis. Widespread lockdowns, cancellation of sporting events and a sharp economic...

The world’s largest technology companies have carved out a unique role during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now considered defensive plays thanks to their entrenched competitive position and...

Global Stock Market TodayThe global stock market is in a tail-spin and investors are still not sure how to digest the dovish FOMC message. This is the reason that we have seen a brutal day over in...

The NASDAQ is up 15.9% so far this year. Just a week ago, the year-to-date gain was 20.8%. Contrast that with S&P 500 Index, down 0.4% for the year, or the Dow Jones' 7.6% loss in the same period....