By Kelly Green On April 29, 202107:00 AM Eastern
Most people would describe this week as one of the most important investment weeks of the year. Roughly a third of the S&P 500 index will report first-quarter earnings this week. That includes...
By Jon D. Markman On April 29, 202106:58 AM Eastern
After the close on Wednesday, Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) and Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) posted blowout financial results. It’s time for traders to come to grips with the fact that business at big tech is not...
By Jon D. Markman On April 29, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks were modestly lower on Wednesday as traders waited on the Apple second-quarter financial results. The iPhone maker did not disappoint. Sales at the nation’s largest public company surged to...
By Jon D. Markman On April 28, 202103:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are slipping a gear in midday trading on Wednesday as bond yields climbed ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy statement amid a deluge of earnings reports.
The Dow Jones...
By Sean Brodrick On April 28, 202101:06 PM Eastern
Last week, I recommended you ring the cash register on Bank OZK (Nasdaq: OZK). We track a 40.55% gain on that position — way to go! That’s on top of two rounds of gains the previous week.
The...
By Mike Larson On April 28, 202107:00 AM Eastern
In a few short hours, the Federal Reserve will announce the results of its latest policy meeting. But there’s no need to hold your breath in anticipation.
The Fed will not say it’s ready to hike...
By Jon D. Markman On April 28, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Investors spent all of Tuesday treading water ahead of a barrage of big tech earnings. The S&P 500 closed flat at 4,187.
After the final bell, Facebook, Alphabet, and Microsoft reported record,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 27, 202103:17 PM Eastern
The Nasdaq closed Monday at a record high, led by the smallest, least liquid stocks. These capitalization-specific rallies are common and almost always lead to further market gains.
It’s...
By Jon D. Markman On April 27, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks are chopping around the unchanged line ahead of mega-cap earnings after the bell and a seven-year high in a closely watched home price index.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.2%...
By Sean Brodrick On April 27, 202112:15 PM Eastern
If you followed my recommendations last week, you banked gains on Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) and First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG). We track banked gains of 5.57% on KMI and 27.07% on...