In December, the Federal Reserve finally began its first interest rate tightening cycle since the Great Recession. With the timing of the next rate hike now a hot topic of debate among traders, Goldman Sachs analyst Jan Hatzius took a look back at past tightening cycles and how often they resulted in recessions.
Macy’s, Inc. M 1.07% shares fell by more than 15 percent on Wednesday when the market didn’t like what it saw from the retailer’s Q1 numbers and forward guidance. A number of other retail stocks plummeted as well on fears of a softening sales environment.
So far this earnings season, the market has not been impressed by relatively strong earnings from the auto industry, and neither has Goldman Sachs. There have been 16 consensus beats in the auto space so far compared to only four misses, but auto stocks have only gained an average of 0.3 percent on reporting day.
Apple Inc. AAPL 0.42% has made fresh 52-week lows on Thursday and is now in danger of a major technical breakdown. The $90-$92 level held as support for the stock during both the market’s January sell-off and last August’s flash crash. If Apple breaks down significantly below $90, the stock could be in for some…
It’s no secret that Bill Ackman has had a rough start to 2016. How rough? In his quarterly letter to investors, Ackman disclosed Pershing Square’s Q1 performance, and it’s not pretty.
It may seem like a good thing for most other investors to agree with your top portfolio holdings, but over-ownership can be a real problem for popular stocks. In fact, three of the most over-owned stocks in the market, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and General Electric(GE), are suffering from their extreme popularity.
Every public company must disclose risk factors in registration statements under the Securities Act and in a statement and reports under the Exchange Act. For investors, the “meat and potatoes” of any earnings report is going to be things like EPS, revenue, margins, customer growth and forward guidance.
Many college students don’t fully realize the type of financial burden they are taking on when they take out thousands of dollars in private student loans. While there are a handful of federal student loan forgiveness programs, and qualified teachers and public workers can also get relief from federal student loans, eliminating private student loans…
With each passing week, it’s looking more and more like the 2016 U.S. presidential election is going to come down to Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump. Both candidates have plenty of enthusiastic supporters, but each also has plenty of Americans terrified of their potential presidencies.
There are a number of catalysts on the horizon for global pharma stocks, but Jefferies has dialed back expectations for a number of stocks in the space. In a new report, analyst Jeffrey Holford has updated the firm’s outlook and price targets for the biggest names in the pharma space.