Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

A break higher in Oil prices enabled a late turnaround for markets on Monday and that momentum has been built on overnight with a rate cut in Australia and raised hopes of a resolution to the Greek...

As far as stock markets are concerned; a bigger than expected slowdown to US growth in the fourth quarter made an ugly combination with a more hawkish Federal Reserve set on a mid-year rate...

January was a negative month for the S&P 500. The FTSE however, closed up in January but failed to break above the previous high of 6905. In an unusual move, the UK index outperformed the S&P,...

The strong US dollar was a major concern heading into the fourth quarter earnings season and that was precisely the reason given by Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) for missing earnings estimates overnight...

With about half of US companies having reported 2014 earnings for this year, it is worth taking a look at how US.inc is faring and what, if any major themes could be developing that could determine...

Unilever (LONDON:ULVR) is almost an obligatory holding for many dividend growth investors. That’s no surprise because the company’s consumer products (including brands such as Dove, Flora...

Given the headwinds being felt by major oil companies around the world, the share price performance since the beginning of last year while uninspiring has still out performed the oil price which given...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL)today is keeping the bear market away. A multitude of disappointing earnings and weak economic data hurt US markets yesterday but Apple has come to the rescue on Wednesday....

A lower outlook for PC software sales at Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is expected to send shares lower at the open and act as a drag on US markets as the Fed begins its two-day meeting ahead of...

Dysfunction in Europe is leading to a lower open for US markets on Monday after anti-austerity party Syriza won the Greek elections potentially catalysing further political upset across the continent...

Today the FTSE is down following the Greek election result and the second timing indicator, 13-day BTI, has become overbought. The risk of a pullback has increased significantly because the Top 20...

Positive earnings growth from eBay is lifting sentiment before the open of US markets on Thursday but the final direction of share prices is likely to be determined overseas when ECB President Mario...

A mixed bag of earnings and uncertainty over future monetary policy in Europe is keeping volatility in US markets supressed this week with the S&P 500 capped at around 2,030 and 17,540 an issue...

The market is rising on hopes the ECB will kick start a rally on Thursday. We could call this bullish sentiment because there is no other reason for the market to rise except for the stimulus that the...