US News

Markets are still grappling with economic woes in the country and in Europe. Major indices are trading in red and are following the trend this week so far. On the positive side, some major companies have announced positive quarterly results. However, the markets failed to respond correspondingly to the earnings surprises.  Another stock in news […]

Markets started strong today, looking forward to make up for the losses sustained yesterday. However, the trading session seems to be re-tracing its yesterday’s moves as NASDAQ slipped into red territory. However, other major indices such as Dow Jones and S&P are still in green. The indices are mainly supported by the stocks presenting favorable […]

Markets started the week with a bang and all the major indices traded in the green territory. While ‘Fiscal Cliff’ is fast becoming the buzz word and Greek woes seem to stay here for quite some time, there seems to be some good news for the US as the country is likely to overtake Saudi […]

Analysts’ reports are an important source for carrying out your stock research. I always pay attention to upgrades and downgrades given by analysts. But apart from these upgrades and downgrades, I also pay attention to initiations. Many a times, Initiations are a routine matter but at other times it may signify important events. The new […]

Any good investor will tell you that it pays not to have all your eggs in one basket. The power of diversification is all the more potent in stock market. I like to diversify my holdings among different sectors. Basic Material companies form the core of an economy and generally are considered to be a […]

Now that the suspense is over and the President Obama has won a new term, the markets do not seem to share the enthusiasm. Quite contrary to expectations, markets have plunged considerably and dollar also looks weak against major currencies.  The market is now concerned with European woes and ‘Fiscal Cliff’. However, there are stocks […]

Markets do not seem to be in the mood to snap out from its previous week’s trend. While NASDAQ is marginally up, S&P and Dow are firmly in the red zone. Service sector report has also put a dampener on the market as its showed lethargic growth in October. On the up side, service sector […]

Market is trading down on the last day of 3-day trading week. Main indices including Dow, S&P and NASDAQ are in the red region. While the job data is largely positive but it comes with some caveats and thus failed to cheer up the market. Companies are still busy announcing their quarterly results and the […]

Stock markets are trading up and the latest labor market data provided it the required fillip. All the major indices including NASDAQ, S&P and Dow are trading more than a percent up each.

Markets are back on after two days of unplanned hiatus. While super storm Sandy is still wreaking havoc, the markets are trying to shrug it off and reengage in stock trading. Many major companies announced their quarterly numbers; however, market inaction during the last two days put the dampener on trading activities. Currently, markets seem […]