ThinkstockLike other sectors of the S&P 500, the capital market stocks had a tremendous year. Capital market stocks include brokerage firms, asset managers, financial advisory firms and more. Many of the stocks…
thinkstockDecember 10, 2013: Markets opened lower on Tuesday morning on another day of relatively light trading and likely some more profit-taking. The DJIA closed down 0.33%, the S&P 500 closed down 0.32%,…
Jon OggStocks are looking for direction after the first week of a sell-off on the heels of eight weeks of a rally. At the same time, investors are getting ready for year-end…
thinkstockMarkets opened lower Thursday morning and all three major indexes finished the trading day lower as well. The Nasdaq Composite fell just 0.12% at the closing bell, while the DJIA and the…
Public domain via Wikimedia CommonsWith an expected vote due next Monday on the so-called Volcker rule, one question on big bank stocks is whether the impact of that rule has been fully…
GS.COMGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) is not your typical financial firm. It caters to institutions and high net worth individuals almost exclusively. It is also a bank holding company, yet it…
Jon C. Ogg Finviz.comGood earnings should translate into improved stock prices. For some reason, things did not work out that way for several large companies that posted strong results for the third quarter. Share prices…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a very strange index considering that it is “The Stock Market” when most people who are not traders discuss how stocks did on any given…
ThinkstockFour of the largest U.S. banks saw their ratings from Moody’s Investors Service cut on Thursday. The agency cited the reduced likelihood that the government would help Bank of New York Mellon…
ThinkstockThe UBS proprietary institutional flow data indicates that hedge funds are increasing exposure to financials and decreasing exposure to health care. Given that health care has outperformed significantly year to date, hedge…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsStocks rise and fall for many reasons, many of which seem very counterintuitive. So what are investors supposed to take out of Wednesday’s stock market sell-off? Hopefully, not…
Jon OggEarnings season is charging fast, and the stock market keeps challenging new highs now that a deal has been made in Washington, D.C. Investors and traders alike have to be considering…
Wikimedia CommonsGoldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) reported third-quarter 2013 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The investment bank and financial services giant posted quarterly diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $2.88…
Paul Ausick Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsIn the midst of the start of earnings season and in the midst of a Fitch credit ratings warning to the United States, a key decision has been made by the…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsEarnings season is upon us, and as of Monday we have no resolution on the government shutdown and the debt ceiling debate. These crucial issues are expected to…
