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Earnings season is in full swing and the market mood is being determined by the quality of earnings announced by the companies. All the major indices today are trading in red zone and the trend is being followed by the main segments.A number of important companies have issued their earnings after the market closure yesterday. […]

Major markets are in the green today and seem to recoup some of the losses they underwent in the past few days. Most of the sectors are also doing fine with Technology and Financials trading in the green territory.

Perhaps the biggest financial news of the day is not the trend of the FTSE 100 nor the rise or fall of a single company’s share price.  It’s not even the continuing saga of the banking scandals.  It’s Ford Motor Company’s announcement of the imminent closure of its Transit van assembly plant at Southampton and […]

Analyst reports are your allies when it comes to gathering the tools you require for analyzing your portfolio. Analysts have superior information and tools at their disposal to make informed decisions.

Stocks can help you to build nest egg and can also provide you regular income in the form of dividend as well. According to your investment philosophy, you can choose stocks to provide you highest possible capital gain or you can choose the stocks to give you good dividend income.

Trading community is always interesting in getting inside scoop about a company. While it is difficult for an outsider to get a valuable inside information in advance, you can use some proxy to simulate the experience. One such proxy is to track insider transactions such as stock buying and selling done by the company management […]

The global economic crisis has investors so uptight that Thursday’s accidental early release of Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) 3rd quarter results stirred a frenzy among traders. The market reacted to the early report, which revealed a 20% decrease in profits year-on-year for the quarter, with the share price dropping 9% from $705.58 to $681.79.  Chicken Little was […]

Earning season is in full swing. However, the markets got a big jolt yesterday as tech giant Google’s disappointing earnings got leaked ahead of the schedule. The leak promptly sent the company’s stock into a tailspin and the markets felt the tremors too.

Markets are in the indeterminate mode today. Dow Index & S&P are trading in green whereas the Nasdaq is in the red zone. There are stocks which are making good movement, be it in the negative territory or positive.

Financial ratios can provide insight into a company’s health and future prospects. Out of the many financial ratios, there are a couple which I regularly incorporate for my portfolio management.