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The first positive China trade news in weeks debuted just in time for the Fed’s decision later today. Whether stocks follow Tuesday’s sharp rally with another move higher could depend on what happens at 2 p.m. ET when the central bank wraps up deliberations. The interesting thing about...

The story of slowing global growth that Wall Street has been telling itself in recent months added a new chapter Friday in the form of Chinese industrial production data. The latest numbers show industrial production in the world’s second-largest economy rising just 5% on a yearly basis last...

After two days of strong buying interest that gave the S&P 500 Index (SPX) a nearly 3% boost since Monday’s close, it might be interesting to see if stocks can keep up the momentum and power to a higher weekly finish.  If that happens, it would be the first positive week since April...

While investors were selling off shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Monday in the wake of reports of an impending antitrust investigation, UBS Securities downplayed the threat to the stock.  The Analyst Eric Sheridan reiterated a Buy rating on Google with a $1,420 price...

When we think about investing in the technology space, we often think of the Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL), Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc's (NYSE: TWTR) of the world. However, looking at all of these stocks over the past year shows that they’ve either lost...

The “three horsemen” of risk are storming down the track this week, most obviously in the Treasury market. When investors get cautious, they often start piling into Treasuries, volatility, and gold, and the rally in Treasuries has been relentless lately. Volatility is also racing higher...

How’s this for a change of pace: China isn’t necessarily the lead story today. Instead, corporate news takes over the front pages, with solid earnings from Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) above the fold. Shares of the retailer jumped more than 8% in pre-market trading after TGT...

FAANG names are a key part of the Nasdaq. The Equal Weight version of Nasdaq can lead. AMZN, AAPL and other unequal names will have a disproportionate drag on this down turn. We generally chart the regular NASDAQ -- the NDX, QQQ, and the futures -- but when you consider that a mere five momentum...

Netflix can chill. There are lots of new competitors coming, but a survey of Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) subscribers shows most plan to stick with the service, leading Piper Jaffray to reiterate its bullish stance on the streaming pioneer’s stock. The Analyst Michael Olson reiterated an...

Anyone hoping they’d wake up to brighter trade tidings might be disappointed this morning. The news didn’t improve overnight, and in some ways got worse. The outlook for a near-term deal seems to be receding, with pressure on the stock market still ramping up and new U.S. tariffs set to...

When tariff fears flare, most other market news gets ignored. That appeared to be the case Tuesday, and this time, the end of-day rescue squad arrived a bit too late to clean up most of the carnage.  Many of the stocks that helped lead the long rally got taken out to the woodshed as major...

After record-setting closes last week, the market this morning seems to be anticipating another busy week of earnings, a calendar full of economic reports and a rate decision from the Federal Reserve. Trade talks between the U.S. and China also appear to be at the fore as representatives from the...

Even amid pressure from increased competition in online advertising realm, Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares have been on a rip this year, up about 21.5% year to date as of April 24, versus a 17% rise in the S&P 500 (SPX). The search engine giant is scheduled to release Q1...

Strong company guidance and a number of big earnings beats helped push the S&P 500 Index to an all-time high close yesterday, but today might see a slight headwind from Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) after the aircraft maker’s earnings came up short. Boeing missed third-party estimates, pulled its...

The bank earnings parade continues Tuesday, and this time Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) is in the spotlight. Later today, however, focus could shift to Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) as it becomes the first “FAANG” sighting of the season. At the same time, major indices took on a...