If you want a candidate for surprise picks of the year, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) surely deserves consideration. As a traditional media and TV services provider, the company obviously faces risk from the cord-cutting phenomenon. Simply put, people, especially younger people, don’t consume content entertainment like they used to. Nevertheless, the Comcast stock price is up a
Tuesday marked another interesting day in U.S. equities. Investors saw good, bad and ugly in the stock market today, with assets mixed for the second straight session. Worth noting in this case though, the stark differences weren’t as notable as Monday’s session. Again though, we saw small caps outperform via the iShares Russell 2000 ETF
A few things your sleepy Gold Enthusiast would like to point out. First, this wasn’t a straight run-up; there were a fair number of small corrections/fallbacks/consolidations along the way. None as big as the drop the last 3 days, but there nonetheless. Second, the RSI was clearly in overbought territory for a while there. That’s
The labor market and the broader economy are both better than they look on the surface, and in fact have been mostly defying the continual patter of recession expectations. By multiple measures, the U.S. is staying ahead of the global slowdown, the trade war with China and the bond market’s implication that the decade-long recovery
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What is the difference between a limit and market order? ★ SUMMARY ★ Market order Think of a market order as paying the market price when buying or really selling a stock, meaning you would pay whatever price is necessary to get your shares. Limit order When it comes to a limit order, you get
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The head of the SEC says more needs to be done to make it easier for companies to go public and that his office is taking a “fresh look” at allowing Main Street investors access to the private capital markets. In a speech to the Economic Club of New York on Monday, SEC Chairman Jay
New National Security Adviser John Bolton listens as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, April 9, 2018. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The exit of National Security Advisor John Bolton from the White House makes it less likely the situation between the U.S. and Iran will escalate to
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday’s session are Lululemon Athletica Inc., Finisar Corp., and Target Corp. Lululemon Athletica LULU, -4.31% is projected to report first-quarter earnings of 32 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. “We believe, given the stock’s performance
U.S. equities are struggling with minor losses on Tuesday after reports Chinese officials are losing confidence in President Trump as an honest negotiator. This follows frustrations in the way the Huawei situation has been handled. China considers this a trade issue, but the U.S. calls it a security issue. Still, key areas of the market
Undoubtedly, cloud services companies like Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) offer the most relevant products and platforms. With more organizations taking advantage of the connectivity and cost efficiencies that cloud functions provide, OKTA stock has witnessed a surge in buying interest. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com That said, the industry is still relatively in its infancy. While early
Technology bellwether Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) held its highly anticipated new products reveal today in California (plenty more on that later), and while the iPhone maker announced some interesting enhancements, markets barely moved on the news. Source: DW labs Incorporated / Shutterstock.com Market participants seemingly glossed over a report in the South China Morning Post out earlier
Gold was rejected at key resistance at $1,560/oz, and has been pummeled since. Bullish sentiment on gold has slid to 66% as of Monday’s close, but the long-term sentiment moving average still remains very elevated. I see no reason to rush in and buy just yet, as I believe we will see lower prices before
The Soro Enshi container ship sails from Yangshan Deep Water Port in Shanghai on July 10, 2018. A parliamentary committee in India said China is dumping products in their country. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg. China is dumping products in India, an Indian parliamentary panel suggested recently. As the trade war goes on unabated, China’s trade practices
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Giulia Marchi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Jamie Dimon said that while he doubts the wave of negative interest rates in countries around the world will reach the U.S., he’s preparing J.P. Morgan Chase for the possibility anyway. “I don’t think we’ll have zero rates
An employee hands a customer their order at the drive-thru window of a Wendy’s restaurant in Peoria, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Wendy’s shares fell about 4% after the company slashed its 2019 forecast as it announced plans to roll out breakfast nationwide
Bloomberg/file 2012 SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday’s session are Intel Corp. and Finisar Corp. After Thursday’s closing bell, Intel INTC, +1.32% said it is raising its second-quarter revenue outlook on improving PC demand. Intel now expects sales for the current quarter at $13.7
The last year has been challenging for Nordstrom (NYSE:JWN) stock. The stock declined by 50% during this period to lows of $25. However, there has been a pull-back rally with the stock trading higher by 25% at $31.50. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com Before talking about the positives, I would like to mention that JWN