By: TONYA GARCIA of MarketWatch Walmart Inc., which reports fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday before the bell, is bringing together a variety of services and shopping experiences to create a new kind of retail experience, analysts say. Cowen analysts, writing after last month’s investment community meeting, said the retail giant is using its scale, global growth…
Let’s get right to the heart of the matter and as we look forward to the coming week, which should be an eventful one as it includes midterm elections. First up to bat we’re going to take a look, rather quickly, at the latest auto sales. “But you guys haven’t said much in reporting weeks…...
Despite what has now been a near 10% S&P 500 (SPX) correction from it’s all-time high set in September, the fear gauge isn’t representing market inefficiency or investor panic. Maybe the word “yet” should be placed at the end of the previous sentence given the expected weekly move for the week ahead, maybe? We’ll get…...
Equities recaptured much of what they had lost from Wednesday’s market rout on Thursday, but those gains look fleeting now after revenue misses from the likes of Amazon (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL). U.S. equity futures are sharply lower ahead of the opening bell on Wall Street after the two tech titans failed to perform. Shares…
The market statistics have become more grotesque as October rolls on and with most of the major indices faltering. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 608.01 points at 24,583.42 and erased all of its gains for 2018. The Dow has dropped 7.1% in October. The S&P 500 dropped 3.1% to 2,656.10 and also turned negative for the year.…
Tuesday, once again, found U.S. equities under pressure with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) falling over 500 points in the first hour of trading. But through the remainder of the trading day, the Dow, S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq (NDX) all rallied. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 both went positive at one point, but…
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in positive territory Wednesday, if only slightly, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell as tech leaders made the rounds in Washington. The Nasdaq dropped 1.2%, its worst day since Aug. 15th as Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Alphabet all dropped. Shares of Microsoft and Twitter also fell to drag…
After another record setting day on Wall Street Wednesday, equity futures are in the red. Asian markets finished largely in the red and European equity markets are sharply lower in the early morning hours. Before we get into what’s possibly ailing global equities in a moment, let’s take a few seconds to wax nostalgic about…
As U.S./China talks were being held during the day in Washington, investors were found less optimistic about these talks and with the major averages all falling on the trading day. The Dow lost .3% on the day while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lost .17% and .13% respectively. Volatility was slightly higher in a back…
One day the markets are rallying and the next day the markets are sinking. While the direction seems ever changing, the themes are pretty consistent of late, Turkish lira, trade tariffs and emerging market contagion risks. Yesterday, investors decided that in the absence of “more” favorable market news, it would be a risk-off day. By…
