Stock Markets What analysts call better-than-expected economic data, encouraging corporate earnings from U.S. banks, and the signing of the "phase-one" trade agreement helped raise U.S. stocks to fresh record highs last week. A surge in housing starts bolstered by strong retail sales point to a resilient consumer that...
As we cover and analyze companies benefitting from the battery boom, it seems all eyes are on lithium and cobalt stocks. However, there’s plenty of overlooked opportunity in Vanadium, which is benefitting from a boom in demand for vanadium redox flow batteries. Our research and due diligence indicates the following...
Stock Markets The fact that US stocks finished the week lower seems to weigh on concerns that U.S. trade tensions with China are expected to be prolonged. The broad sentiment across economic reports suggest that global growth is showing signs of slowing. Lower oil prices pushed energy...
Stock Markets While it was trade-deals that were expected to drive the markets last week, the limelight moved quickly to economic fundamentals, which drove global stocks higher. It appears that international stocks outperformed domestic ones based on the fourth straight month of improvement in global manufacturing PMI, which...
Stock Markets In what is the longest streak in two years, U.S. stocks reached another all-time record high, gaining for the sixth straight week this week.  US-China trade negotiations remain fluid and, the possibility of a limited deal between the two countries has been the real power behind...
Stock Markets This is the third straight week that U.S. stocks finished higher. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow closed at new record highs. The clear driver for the for the rally in both bonds and stocks was the Federal Reserve releasing news that it is...
Stock Markets U.S. stocks managed to eek out another gain, ending the week in and the month of August on positive note. The rally was fueled by optimism about the possible reduction of trade clashes between the U.S. and China based on conciliatory...
  Americans are becoming increasingly comfortable turning to generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help manage their personal finances, according to a new study. The study by Qualtrics on behalf of Intuit Credit Karma asked Americans about the areas in which generative AI could help them the most, with...
Stock Markets The S&P 500 rallied 4.4% as stocks finished higher for the best weekly gain in the last six months. However, bond yields declined to the lowest levels in nearly two years. Increased expectations of a Fed rate cut, positive response to the U.S. and Mexico...
Stock Markets After three straight weeks of gains, stocks ended lower overall last week. Several events engaged investors including a spike in oil prices and the Federal Reserve's second rate cut this year. An unprovoked attack on key Saudi oil placements set off the worst oil supply...
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