After a mixed Q4 2018 marked by a strong decline in monthly active users (MAUs), Twitter Inc. (TWTR) reported a strong rebound in Q1, giving investors enough reason to push shares to their highest level in over nine months on Tuesday. The earnings made TWTR by far the S&P 500’s biggest gainer and kicked the […]
Read MoreOne of the most cyclical sectors of the market, not surprisingly, is the Consumer Discretionary sector. This is because such a big portion of the sector is made up of highly individualized businesses that cater to a wide variety of consumer tastes. Apparel, footwear, electronics, restaurants, and so on – the disparity between many of […]
Read MoreAs an analyst, I take a lot of interest in trying to find reasons the market stages some of the moves it makes. The factors, geopolitical, economic, or emotional, that drives trends over any time period can be widely varied, and sometimes it’s interesting to see not only what is influencing the market today, but […]
Read MoreFrontier Communications Corporation provides communications services to consumer, commercial, and wholesale customers in the United States. It offers broadband, video, voice, and other services and products through a combination of fiber and copper-based networks to consumer customers. The company also provides Ethernet and traditional circuit-based services; software defined wide area network, managed Wi-Fi and cloud […]
Read MoreThe trading week wrapped up early thanks to markets being closed on Good Friday, and the S&P 500 managed a slight 0.16% gain on Thursday ahead of the holiday weekend. Industrial stocks – including the No. 4 and No.1 best performers on the day – were largely responsible for pushing the index above the psychologically […]
Read MoreThis biotech could see its first drug approved later this year, and it could send the stock skyrocketing.
Read MoreIt’s interesting to see how market dynamics affect different industries and sectors of the economy at different points in time. Historical trends and norms prompt us to categorize certain areas of the market as “defensive” or “cyclical,” “aggressive” or “conservative” simply because of the way the price activity those areas, or even individual stocks have […]
Read MoreThe House of Mouse won’t be the only company that sees a boost from its new streaming service. Here’s why the launch of Disney+ could be worth $1 billion for another stock.
Read MoreJust in time for 420—an annual celebration for marijuana users—Bank of America names this pot stock its top pick in the space and says it could surge 48% higher.
Read MoreCould this week’s massive move higher be the start of a larger rally?
Read MoreActivision Blizzard, Inc. develops and distributes content and services on video game consoles, personal computers (PC), and mobile devices. The company operates through three segments: Activision Publishing, Inc.; Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.; and King Digital Entertainment. It develops, publishes, and sells interactive software products and entertainment content for the console and PC platforms through retail and […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges of watching the stock market on a daily basis is filtering out the noise of day-to-day market fluctuations. On Wednesday, for example, the market was up slightly for most of the day, but sold off late as investors shrugged off mostly favorable earnings reports and focused instead on selling off healthcare […]
Read MoreThe index may look overbought, but these 5 stocks could still be a good bet now according to two experts.
Read MoreEight initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to make this week the busiest for the 2019 IPO market, and the leader of the pack is undeniably the highly anticipated Pinterest Inc. (PINS) debut. The social media company – known for letting users “pin” images or photo collections to topical online boards – will be the […]
Read MoreAs the market edges ever nearer to the all-time high it set late last year, the number of opinions about where the market will go from here are becoming increasingly divergent. The market has been pricing in the expectation of positive catalysts so far this year, like a trade deal between the U.S. and China […]
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