Stock Market Analysis

The past decade was a lost one for International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM). The software and services giant remained irrelevant in the fast-changing technology world, failing to innovate itself and...

Investors in some of the largest semiconductor stocks have no reason to complain this year. After briefly plunging during the March dip, shares skyrocketed as demand for chipmaker products surged,...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.comAs measured by the Select Sector SPDR Energy ETF (NYSE:XLE), the energy sector has fallen by more than 50% in 2020. That is in stark contrast to...

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) is in the news for all the wrong reasons these days. Its business, which thrives on shared group experiences, is suffering after the global spread of COVID-19 forced...

As September came to a close, the S&P 500 Index locked in a 4.7% loss for the month, its worst decline for the same period since 2015, when the index shed 5.1% of value. However, when the...

The year 2020 has not been kind to the oil industry. Brent crude, the international benchmark, started the year around $60. By late April, it was below $20. When various lockdowns eased in early...

After going through a major correction in September, the U.S. equity markets are entering October with a lot of uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic still rages on and the U.S. presidential election...

While broader markets are currently giving up gains of the past few months, investors wonder if there are defensive spaces to weather the storm during these choppy weeks. One such sector possibly is...

The world’s largest technology companies have carved out a unique role during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are now considered defensive plays thanks to their entrenched competitive position and...

The NASDAQ is up 15.9% so far this year. Just a week ago, the year-to-date gain was 20.8%. Contrast that with S&P 500 Index, down 0.4% for the year, or the Dow Jones' 7.6% loss in the same period....

While US homebuyers tightened their purse strings as unemployment exploded during the initial wave of the pandemic, homeowners took advantage of record low borrowing rates. Demand for home refinancing...

Carmakers are among the biggest industrial victims of the global coronavirus pandemic. During the past three months, they've experienced plant closures and demand destruction as the worldwide health...

The broader stock markets are seemingly defying gravity, including hard evidence that the United States entered recession in 2020. But that hasn't stopped US equities from hitting all-time highs, with...

For investors who are closely watching the stock of troubled planemaker Boeing (NYSE:BA) it's been quite a month. Shares of the Chicago-based aviation and defense giant have gained about 80%...