ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is set to kick off first-quarter earnings trends today, and this will mark the start of earnings season. Investors and traders have for years tried to tie in…
The first-quarter earning season begins today with the quarterly ritual of perennial lousy, or at least lackluster, earnings leading off the deluge of reports, from aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). Investors…
U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and then fell even more following the U.S. non-farm payroll and unemployment report (more coverage here). Outside the U.S., little data came out. German factory…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsIt is hard to believe already, but another earnings season is coming upon us. With both the DJIA and the S&P 500 up 10% or more in the…
U.S. equity markets opened slightly lower this morning, rose briefly above the break-even line, and then slipped following a weaker-than-expected report on U.S. manufacturing PMI (more coverage here). In Asia, China’s PMI…
Jon OggThe markets closed out the first quarter of 2013 with a big rally and the bulls seem to remain in charge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is up more than…
The end of March brought on the last trading of the quarter, with the S&P Index hitting new all-time closing highs in what felt like a very choppy couple of weeks. While…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsThe news of the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new highs this week is certainly good news. The problem is that the news comes with some serious caveats.…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following a better-than-expected quarterly earnings report from Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA). There was not a lot of economic data out today, so corporate earnings had…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsWednesday morning is bringing many unusual movers after the start of earnings season. Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is trading up about 2% after the company beat on revenues…
ThinkstockAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) just kicked off the official start of earnings season. This was one of our featured stocks in the most overvalued and undervalued Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks for…
Jon C. Ogg U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning and remained down throughout the day. The likely reason for the downturn is lowered expectations for corporate earnings which will get off the blocks after…
Frank Golhen, via Wikimedia CommonsAlcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) is set to kick off earnings season for the fourth quarter after the close on Tuesday. This matters more than any of us would…
Jon C. Ogg U.S. equity markets opened lower this morning as investors seem to have reined in the enthusiasm that kicked off the new year. There was little new data out today, so markets followed…
ThinkstockA shrinking global economy took a heavy toll on producers of nonprecious metals in 2012. Prices for base and industrial metals like copper, iron ore, and aluminum fell sharply as demand nearly…
