Stocks are on the rise today, following a round of positive earnings reports and speculation around U.S tax cuts under the new administration.  Driving this speculation is the expected confirmation of Steven Mnuchin as the new Treasury secretary. Aside from political news and economic data, an expected Fed rate hike in March has revived bullish […]

Main indexes are trading lower as uncertainty grows around the dynamic between increased U.S crude production and the OPEC deal for global production caps. Although stocks are trading lower today, West Texas Intermediate for March delivery has made positive corrections despite the news. A board split at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns […]

In the absence of upcoming reports and economic data, investors are turning to signals from the U.S political scene. President Trump is expected to submit a preliminary budget proposal soon, which is technically required for the first Monday of February. The process can be delayed, but investors are looking forward to seeing this in the […]

Futures for major indexes were all up this morning, following a better than expected earnings report from Apple and outstanding jobs numbers from the private sector. Apple (AAPL) has delivered strong earnings reports, which boosted the technology sector and overall market sentiment. Premarket trading was also favorable for a range of major tech companies, including […]

Over the weekend, President Donald Trump signed another series of executive orders which were again met with massive, nation-wide shows of protest. The most controversial was a chaos-inducing broad ban on immigration from a selection of Muslim-majority countries. The ban group included Iraq, Iran and Syria, and was couched in the interest of national security. […]

For the first time in history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the psychologically important 20,000 mark. This may begin to attract more investors and bring more attention to the markets, as the rally serves as validation for optimistic economic outlooks under a Trump administration. Notable components leading the index surge are defense contractors, financials […]

President Donald Trump made a brief but heavy-handed 16 minute inauguration speech on Friday which nested pure populism within his new brand of nationalism. Trump painted a grim picture of the United States, but insisted that his presidency would be one of the people’s and that the government has been restored to the “forgotten men […]

A new round of mixed earnings reports from major banks like Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, along with disappointing reports from the transportation and retail sectors, have resulted in flat movement for market indexes. Investors are growing skeptical over another rally, and many are looking toward upcoming earnings reports as a way to justify recent surges. […]

Trading will be considerably lower today for the holiday, as investors are keeping a keen eye on political news around the world. President-elect Donald Trump will be making his inauguration speech this Friday. The content and tone of his speaking engagements will be parsed and analyzed in order to gleam some insight into how his […]

Major indexes have been little moved by allegations from a previously classified  briefing- presented to President Obama, President-elect Donald Trump, and other top legislative figures- that the President-elect has been compromised by the Russian intelligence apparatus. The synopsis alleges that Russia has compromising information about Trump which it intends to hold for blackmailing purposes. The […]