The S&P 500 earnings recession is now set to end, as bottom-line results for the fourth quarter have swung to growth for the first time in a year as more companies are beating expectations, by bigger margins, than usual. The fourth-quarter earnings reporting season is not yet half over,Read More →
A mania is under way on Wall Street that is being heralded by some as a revolution of individual investors against pros, but there are concerns that the recent flurry of activity — powered by traders using forums on platforms such as Reddit and Discord — signals a topRead More →
Retailers will reveal more about the holiday-shopping season in the coming week, with the end of the earnings recession in sight. Home Depot Inc. HD, -0.68% is the lone Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.78% component on the docket, and will be joined by plenty of other retailers that willRead More →
During the California gold rush, many miners went bankrupt. However, many of the merchants selling picks and shovels became rich. Most investors recognize that the gold rush is on in 5G and artificial intelligence. The gold rush is also on in automotive electronics. Just take a look at a massiveRead More →
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc., with its portfolio of consumer goods from Hefty bags to Reynolds Wrap, has been focused on e-commerce for years, according to Chief Executive Lance Mitchell, which should pay off as online grocery shopping grows. Mitchell notes that Reynolds Consumer REYN, +3.71% products are “shelf stable,” meaningRead More →
Two of the best-performing tech stocks of 2019 are set to report results Tuesday, but they’ll do so with a looming shadow. Stocks suffered their worst day in more than three months Monday, amid fears of a virus spreading in and out of China. Apple Inc. AAPL, -2.94% and AdvancedRead More →
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) – A U.S. regulator said it will review part of a recommendation made last fall that India’s Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (NS:) infringed upon the intellectual property rights of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ (MI:) Jeep SUV design. The International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday said itRead More →
The U.S. stock market seems risky now because valuations are rich, as sentiment marches higher. But there’s a fix for that: load up on disliked, cheap value stocks. By many measures, value stocks are lagging growth stocks by almost as much as they ever have in the past several decades. UsuallyRead More →
Earnings at big U.S. banks, scheduled for next week, will show mixed results, as lower interest rates offset higher trading revenue. J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, -1.00% and Wells Fargo & Co. WFC, -0.44% on Jan. 14 will be first to release fourth-quarter results. When the Federal Reserve reversedRead More →
Technology stocks have had an amazing ride. But some, including Netflix and Twitter, are less expensive relative to earnings estimates than they were a year ago. You are no doubt aware that 2019 was an excellent year for U.S. stocks. Still, a breakdown of the 11 sectors of the S&PRead More →
To celebrate the new year, here are some of the most popular MarketWatch articles of 2019. The one with the most readers by far was Catey Hill’s interview with a retired teacher who moved to Panama and believes it would be “an act of insanity to stay in the U.S.”Read More →
Shares of Flexion Therapeutics Inc. soared 14% Friday, after the company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an update to the label on its Zilretta treatment for osteoarthritis (OA) knee pain that analysts said should help it get reimbursement from insurers and boost sales. Burlington, Mass.-based FlexionRead More →
This has been an excellent year for U.S. stocks — so good, in fact, that among the S&P 500, only 57 have had negative returns. But it may be profitable to look among the losers for bargains. Mark Hulbert recently pointed to a trend among stocks in the Dow JonesRead More →
Health care is expected to be one of the most important issues in the coming 2020 presidential election, which could lead to a bumpy year for investors, but don’t expect to see any dramatic changes to the U.S. health care system anytime soon. The nation’s largest drugmakers, pharmacy benefit managersRead More →
U.S. stocks with attractive dividend yields have performed very well this year, for obvious reasons: Interest rates have declined at home and investors in Europe and Japan — where government and central-bank policies have pushed bond yields well into the negative — are desperate to find investments that will giveRead More →
United Parcel Services Inc. stock slid Wednesday, after BMO downgraded the stock and said the rise of e-commerce is disrupting the delivery business as more parcels go to residential addresses than businesses, squeezing profit for the incumbents. UPS shares UPS, -0.19% were down 1.4% in afternoon trade, bringing their month-to-dateRead More →
Cannabis stocks fell for a third straight day Monday, weighed down by the industry’s continued weak fundamentals with companies still posting losses as they struggle to generate revenue. The market is digesting the final third-quarter numbers from Canadian and U.S. players and sentiment is being hurt by weaker-than-expected results, accordingRead More →
Roku Inc.’s stock surged more than 400% through the first 11 months of the year, and Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne is concerned that it’s about to head in reverse. Swinburne downgraded Roku shares ROKU, -15.91% to underweight from equal-weight on Monday, writing that the stock looks far too expensive,Read More →
Cannabis stocks were mostly lower Monday, with Aurora Cannabis slumping after the company carried out a convertible debt swap that is highly dilutive for its shareholders. Aurora stock ACB, -5.93% ACB, -4.89% fell 3.7% after it set the early conversion price for C$230 million ($173 million) of 5% convertible bondsRead More →
Cannabis stocks ended their three-day winning streak on Friday, as the euphoria sparked by a House vote in favor of a bill that would lift the U.S. federal ban eased and investors refocused on the sector’s weak fundamentals. The bill, introduced by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, a NewRead More →
Cannabis stocks rallied across the board Thursday, as investors returned to the beaten-down-sector with a fresh enthusiasm, following a historic House vote in favor of a bill that would lift the federal ban on weed. The three biggest Canadian licensed producers – Canopy Growth, Cronos Group and Aurora Cannabis –Read More →
Intel Corp.’s apology Wednesday to customers about its ongoing supply constraints did not appear to surprise investors, but the news could prove to be an eventual benefit to rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Earlier on Wednesday, the chip giant gave customers an update in a regulatory filing about its currentRead More →
Cannabis stocks were a sea of red again on Monday, with Aurora Cannabis tumbling another 9% following disappointing earnings and MedMen down 17% on news of job cuts and asset sales. The ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF MJ, -3.48% was last down 2.3% with 23 of its 36 member stocks tradingRead More →
The U.S. stock market will fight strong headwinds in the months leading to Election Day in November 2020. But the fear that’s transfixing investors on both sides will turn to relief for supporters of the winning party once the outcome is known. At that point the headwind will quickly shiftRead More →
Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp. broke the buck Wednesday for the first time in over 20 years, as the oil and natural gas company’s “going concern” warning rattled Wall Street. The stock CHK, -0.70% plummeted 29.2% to 91 cents, after tumbling 18.0% to $1.28 on Tuesday in the wake ofRead More →
