The Trump White House has been rocked by building controversy around the FBI investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, and an apparent attempt by President Trump to derail that investigation. Fresh reports, citing an old memo from closed-door discussions, indicate that former FBI director James Comey was asked to halt his investigation in […]

A joint statement released by energy officials from Russia and Saudi Arabia proposes a nine-month extension for the OPEC-led global production cut accord. This proposal is three months longer than most had expected, and the announcement has strengthened per-barrel crude prices. A massive ransomware cyberattack known as the “WannaCry” virus is expected to continue causing […]

Following the shocking firing of FBI Director James Comey by the Trump administration, many investors are taking a wait-and-see attitude to the political upheaval. Although it is too early to tell if this will be viewed as a Nixonian cover-up attempt, the firing has raised more questions about Trump’s ability to achieve political consensus around […]

Market volatility has dropped following Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French Presidential elections against far-right candidate Marine LePen. Investors had looked to Macron as the stability candidate, as is widely viewed as a centrist who would not cause disturbances to global trade. Le Pen, on the other hand, had advocated for a referendum on France’s […]

Apple Inc. (AAPL), the world’s largest corporation in terms of market value, saw its share prices sink following a disappointing earnings report. Although earnings were better than expected, most were let down by sales numbers and guidance figures.  Investors are also looking toward the fact that the S&P 500 index has been somewhat underperforming against […]

A voluminous round of economic data has presented less-than-expected results, which impacted Monday trading. Inflation figures are underperforming against investor expectations, and manufacturing data was also slightly weak. Investors are looking to economic data for verification on current market valuations, and to solidify the index gains following a post-election stock market rally. A Federal Reserve […]

A new corporate tax plan announcement made Wednesday had introduced some degree of volatility into the markets, and today we are seeing adjustments as investors weigh the implications of the plan. One key factor that investors were looking for in this plan was an explanation of how the cuts would be funded- a detail that […]

Stock indexes are gaining today after a strong round of corporate earnings reports- with the Nasdaq breaking a significant barrier of 6,000. Investors are looking toward new information from the Trump administration on corporate tax reforms, following an announcement that President Trump would reveal on Wednesday a plan to cut corporate taxes by 15%. Geopolitical […]

Stock indexes are gaining today as investors digest a round of corporate earnings reports and look for guidance. A majority of sectors in the S&P 500 are seeing gains, led by financials in particular. Morgan Stanley (MS) saw gains of 3.3% today, following a strong earnings report. While financials carried the day, investors are looking […]

Stock index futures are looking up today as investors digest a round of corporate earnings reports and look for guidance. Following President Donald Trump’s election, the stock markets saw a powerful rally that broke index records and released animal spirits. Now, investors are looking for validation for the rally in both earnings reports and economic […]