Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

After pushing into the highs of last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower on Tuesday and is setting up for a lower open on Wednesday as is the S&P 500 while the Nasdaq is looking...

New Tesco (LONDON:TSCO) CEO Dave Lewis certainly appears to be living up to his nickname “Drastic Dave” this morning as he took a meat cleaver to Tesco’s balance sheet, by announcing...

Europe A good set of European earnings results sent stocks in Europe back towards all-time highs on Tuesday, sustained by ECB bond-buying and the lingering effects of the unexpected stimulus announced...

China made a significant statement of intent with its surprisingly large cut to the reserve ratio; it tells us The People’s Bank of China has now fully entered the monetary easing game. This...

A cut in the reserve ratio requirement at major Chinese banks is prompting a higher open for US markets on optimism that the measures will free up capital for lending and help reignite growth in...

The DAX index has taken a battering in the last few sessions, falling some 4.5% since Wednesday. The trigger has been Greek default fears; however, surely it is starting to look oversold after such a...

This week has seen Q1 earnings season start to rev up. Some key US corporates have announced results already this week, and we have generally seen results beat expectations. Both sales and earnings...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is expected to give the teach-heavy Nasdaq a positive start after increasing subscribers at a faster pace than expected in the first quarter. Broader markets are expected to open...

Initial losses in US stocks at the hands of weaker than expected retail sales growth were bought up by eager traders yesterday, keen to buy into a generally healthy set of quarterly earnings...

The prospect of rise in US interest rates this year coupled with attractive valuations and a return to paying dividends are generating interest in the banking sector. Buying bank shares is hardly...

US stocks are set to open lower on Tuesday as caution takes hold over retail sales in March and first quarter earnings from banking giants JP Morgan Chase and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), as well as Dow...

Shares of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), the online video streaming service gapped sharply higher to gain over 6% on Monday, two days before it reports its quarterly earnings. The gains were triggered by a...

US stocks recovered last week on expectations that US interest rates will rise later in the year and stock buybacks and dividend increases will boost shareholder returns. The S&P 500 has made it...

The FTSE made a new all-time high above 7065 on Friday, the entire rally from the October 2014 low is nearing an end. Yet there is a lack of participation from the blue chips, the Top 20 Differential...