McDonald’s Q2 FY 17 and Eli Lilly Q2 FY17 earnings were reported before opening bell this morning. McDonald’s posted earnings of $1.70 per share on $6.05 billion in revenue, compared to the consen...
Oil prices are on the rise as Saudi Arabia pledges to reduce oil exports and the fact that US shale pains are becoming more obvious to the market. Halliburton (HAL) is warning that the US oil rig coun...
Day trading stock picks likely to move big (up or down) during the week of July 25: HTZ, CBI, WLL, OAS, FOLD, AKS, CLF and AMD and few that are usually good day trading candidates: SPY, BAC, plus sev...
A new study offers encouraging results for a strategy of monitoring the business cycle as a tool for enhancing investment returns (or at least limiting losses). “Over the period 1970-2015, investmen...
FX markets are calming down as the volatility-draining tractor beam that is the 24-hour period ahead of a FOMC rate decision fast approaches. The US Dollar (via the DXY Index) has stabilized after i...
After sliding to 3 month lows on “car cartel” concerns yesterday, European stocks have rebounded after three days of declines, while oil extended gains after Saudi export cuts, with Brent ...
It has been a while since we wrote about agricultural markets, and, specifically, potash stocks. In January, we identified 3 reasons why agricultural commodities could be starting a new bull market ...
One day after Al–Falih managed to jawbone crude sharply higher by promising cuts to Saudi crude exports next month, oil is on the move again. WTI and Brent both spiked notably this morning as momen...
Last week on our podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with Bill Stone, the global chief investment strategist for PNC Asset Management, and Jesper Koll, CEO of WisdomTree Japan. Our discussion focu...
Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Trussell downgraded Under Armour (UAA) to Sell with an unchanged price target of $17. The performance apparel maker closed yesterday down 37c to $20.27. The analyst says a &...