November 1, 2016: Markets opened higher again Tuesday but drifted lower beginning in the mid-morning, and appear on track for a lower close. Consumer discretionary and real-estate sectors were among the day’s…
October 31, 2016: Markets opened higher Monday with all eyes on this week’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and next week’s national elections. No one expects the FOMC to…
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include AbbVie, Chevron, Home Depot, Nike, Qualcomm and VMware.
October 25, 2016: Markets opened mixed Tuesday turned south early and spent most of the day trading in the red. Consumer confidence dipped in September. 3M, Caterpillar, and DuPont, all DJIA stocks,…
Some huge retail brands are surprisingly missing from the top 100 2016 Brand Loyalty survey results.
It is very rare for a year to go exactly as analysts and investors might expect. After all, predicting a move a day or a week out is hard enough — and…
October 17, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Monday, but that didn’t last long. Equities traded in a fairly narrow range all day as we head into another week that is likely to…
While it has become somewhat clear that the stock market and much of Wall Street may be rooting for a Hillary Clinton victory, a come-from-behind victory by Donald Trump could always happen.
At least 42 retailers have elected to stay closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. They run the gamut from obscure firms to those among the most well-known in the industry.
October 7, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Friday following a better-than-expected report on non-farm payrolls. Some investors see the report as more ammunition for the Fed to raise interest rates one more…
A recent Merrill Lynch research report features the firm's top ideas for the fourth quarter. These eight stocks look like outstanding picks for growth stock accounts.
September 26, 2016: Markets opened lower again Monday and only the recently added real-estate sector traded higher on the day. Crude oil prices were up on hopes for an agreement this week…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 4% this year and hovering near record territory. Yet some of its components are down in 2016, which means they have kept the Dow from…
Best Buy is a consumer electrics giant that just happens to sell appliances. The reason for strategy of diversification is hard to say.
September 7, 2016: Markets opened mixed Wednesday following largely unmemorable sessions overseas. European markets await a policy statement from the ECB due Thursday morning. The Beige Book’s release did move equities somewhat…
