Warning signs are flashing, but no one has the slightest idea when a bull market -- or a bear market, for that matter -- will end.
The month of March reminds us that bad things happen to good markets. On March 9, 2009, the Dow Jones industrial average closed at...
Alternative asset managers Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N) and Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday, as a U.S. stock market rally buoyed the value of their private equity holdings.
With the S&P 500 rising 6.1 percent in the final three months of 2017, the index’s best...
No one wants to leave money on the table by holding on to cash in their investment portfolio. Especially with the major stock market averages setting new records almost daily. But for the last week or so, it's been tough for investors to avoid a thought of going to...
The major market averages were mostly unchanged in early trade Thursday, as they mounted a furious rebound following an early dive. Social media giant Facebook (FB) jumped to a new high in the stock market today. All three major indexes — the Dow Jones industrial average, Nasdaq and S&P...
Check out which companies are making headlines before the bell:
Boeing – The jet maker earned an adjusted $3.06 per share for the fourth quarter, beating estimates of $2.89 a share. The company's revenue also beat forecasts and Boeing gave an upbeat earnings forecast for 2018.
Anthem – The health insurer...
Canadian pot stocks are sitting pretty at the moment, but they're harboring a secret that could destroy shareholder value within a few months or years.
Few industries have grown as impressively as legal marijuana in recent years. Investment firm Cowen & Co. predicted back in 2016 that the U.S. legal...
The last time we witnessed a significant correction in the stock market was back at the beginning of 2016 when the S&P 500 index plunged by 11.5% over a six-week period. Since then, equities have taken off to the upside posting new record highs on almost a daily basis.
The...
With earnings season now in full swing, dividend hikes are raining down on the market. Only last week we saw enhancements from a raft of large and small companies.
Among the crowd making their stockholders a little richer were Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB), and 3M (NYSE:MMM). Here's a...
World stocks were in their biggest two-day dive in six months on Tuesday and commodities were also jammed in reverse, as rising U.S. borrowing costs cooled financial markets’ euphoric start to the year.
The move above 2.7% by U.S. Treasury yields — the benchmark for world lending rates — helped...
European stocks fell Tuesday, tracking losses across global markets, as investors grew increasingly concerned about a sharp rise in U.S. bond yields and its impact on the cost of borrowing.
Heavily-weighted oil companies led the decliners, as crude-oil prices came under pressure.
What are markets doing?
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP,...
