thinkstockJuly 10, 2015: Markets opened higher for the second day in a row on Friday following a better-than-expected increase in inventory levels. Even Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen’s remarks that a rate hike…
One sector that will be watched closely next week is the big banks, all of which report second-quarter earnings during the week.
thinkstockJune 30, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday even though the Greek government said it would not be making its €1.6 billion loan repayment to the IMF. Greece’s referendum on the no-longer-active…
thinkstockJune 29, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday after the weekend’s announcement of a bank holiday and capital controls in Greece. There was simply no getting away now from the likelihood that…
thinkstockJune 24, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday as traders were cautious about the European Union’s negotiations with Greece and the final (negative) reading on U.S. GDP growth. Tech stocks rose later…
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Avago Technologies, Citigroup, Electronic Arts, Ford, GM, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.
thinkstockJune 23, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday but hovered either slightly over or slightly under the break-even line for most of the day. The expected boost from a possible solution to…
thinkstockJune 22, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday as investors appeared optimistic that Greece and the European Central Bank would strike a deal. That hasn’t happened yet today. Gold dropped 1.5% and…
Three factors are coming to a head all at the same time now, could have a particularly negative effect on two specific Dow stocks.
Clearly certain sectors are leading the market despite the sideways move of the overall S&P 500. These are four top stocks to buy now.
Deutsche Bank thinks it is time for the Federal Reserve to start laying out their plans for rate hikes. They also think that these four big U.S. banks are solid buys now.
thinkstockJune 3, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday following encouraging reports on the U.S. trade deficit (down) and non-farm employment up more than expected. The Fed’s Beige Book acknowledged continued economic expansion…
Moody's ungraded four of America's largest banks due to their new aversion to risk. JPMorgan layoffs were more about efficiency than about risk.
In a new research note, UBS says that the legal troubles that have been such an overhang for banks for the past seven years may be finally coming to an end.
In a new report, Oppenheimer is very bullish on financials that are big players in the equity capital markets arena.
