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It’s the last day of trading before the Thanksgiving holiday, and the market seems poised to gain some ground after two sessions of steep selling. But participants aren’t exactly gobbling up stocks, and the gains seem relatively muted. It’s arguable that U.S. stocks may have...

The iPhone is a relatively small device, but worries about it seem to be creating big ripples in the stock market. Meanwhile, earnings news from big box retailers also seem to be weighing on the market this morning as fresh housing data came in mixed. U.S. stocks look to be poised for another down...

After a late rally yesterday, the market appears to be coming under pressure on multiple fronts Friday thanks in part to a triple-headed monster of Brexit, semiconductors, and tariffs. The Brexit worries carried over from yesterday when British Prime Minister Theresa May dealt with resignations...

Bullish on gold? Bearish on oil? Think lean hog prices are going to rally in 2017? The average investor usually isn’t too focused on the outlook for lean hogs, but that isn’t necessarily the case for gold, oil, and other commodities. It didn’t take too long after the launch of the...

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) became the latest major store to exceed earnings estimates Wednesday, and shares of the company climbed in pre-market trading. The WMT news might help give the rest of the market a lift, but Brexit worries have the dollar on the rise again.  Walmart earnings of $1.08...

The midterm election results are in, and with them comes a list of policy issues that might be taken up when the new Congress convenes in 2019. Taxes, infrastructure, health care, financial regulation, drug prices, international trade—could be among the top candidates.   None of...

Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) had a massive move last month, setting a 52-week high of $292.76 on Oct. 2 and then a 52-week low of $176.01 on Oct. 29. Shares have slightly rebounded since then on some positive analyst comments and upgrades. The next catalyst that will likely play into where the...

After waiting for the latest U.S. inflation data, the market rose slightly in premarket trading as the headline consumer price index rose 0.3 percent in October, in line with Briefing.com consensus forecasts, but slowed to 2.5 percent on a yearly basis. While that might not be enough to alter the...

Big box retailer Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) reports third-quarter earnings for fiscal 2019 before market open on Thursday, Nov. 15. Shares are down slightly in pre-market trading after yesterday’s 1.6 percent decline. Even with those drops, the stock isn’t too far from its all-time high...

There’s that old Wall Street mantra: “Buy low; sell high.” Well, the only way to do that is if the market goes down and up again, and over the last few weeks we’ve had plenty of that. It’s the “glass-half-full” way of looking at volatility—fluctuating...