Sizzle of The Week As American rapper, actor, poet and pop icon LL Cool J famously said, “Don’t call it a comeback — I’ve been here for years.” And, while it might be an out-of-the-box choice, we think after the week in specific — and...
Last Wednesday, at its most recent meeting, the Federal Reserve held back on raising interest rates. The move, or in this case, non-move, had been widely expected. And it came in the wake of a rate hike that took the benchmark interest rate to a...
With the month of June coming to an end, U.S. stocks were trading higher on Friday (June 30), with the S&P 500 rising 0.2 percent in midday trading. Among the leading industries were firms that sell directly to consumers and industrials. The S&P 500 gained 8.3...
Double-digit growth in Walmart eCommerce sales impress, and now the war with Amazon heats up a bit. And speaking of heating up, worries are flaring over bank stocks (and banking regulation) as shares got scorched … but baking of another sort looms for those looking...
August 04, 2017
Sizzle of The Week As American rapper, actor, poet and pop icon LL Cool J famously said, “Don’t call it a comeback — I’ve been here for years.” And, while it might be an out-of-the-box choice, we think after the week in specific — and year in general — that QR codes have had, it might […]
May 19, 2017
Double-digit growth in Walmart eCommerce sales impress, and now the war with Amazon heats up a bit. And speaking of heating up, worries are flaring over bank stocks (and banking...
April 14, 2017
Strength for JPMorgan and weakness for Wells, but with, maybe, a green shoot? Fortunes and earnings varied, but digital made inroads at both.
November 11, 2016
Before we get into the the sizzles and fizzles of the week — a shout-out to the nation’s pollsters. The losing side is always surprised the morning after an election,...
April 10, 2017
The biggest of the big banks are slated to report earnings beginning this week. The results may be tepid, which, as Reuters noted, can be a blanket on the “Trump rally” of old. That would add, perhaps negatively, to muted hopes for legislation in the near term that may boost margins. Stocks were basically flat […]
February 03, 2017
The showdown over bank regulations may finally be here. And bank stocks are on an upward tear as a result. As reported by Forbes, the rally in banks, which as...
January 30, 2017
Amid a broad drop in equities in the U.S., bank stocks were down relatively more, as a sector, hit in part on concerns over just how much rollback of regulations...
January 06, 2017
Financial stocks declined in trading on Thursday (Jan. 5), taking a break from a run-up ever since Donald Trump won the U.S. election, after the 10-year yield fell seven basis...
