Merck surges more than 30% in 2018, taking the crown as biggest Dow winner
2018 may have been the worst year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in a decade, but Merck managed to easily buck that trend. Shares of the pharmaceutical giant are up more than 30 percent for the year, on pace...
The winner for best trade of 2018 is… chocolate
Looking back on a tumultuous year where the majority of asset classes were deep in the red, cocoa futures turned out to be one sweet spot. In fact, a look at the top year-to-date performers among major futures markets reveals...
Monster rallies are often synonymous with bear markets, investor Peter Boockvar warns
Investor Peter Boockvar believes the stock market’s wild swings are evidence of a bear market. Boockvar recently told CNBC that the recent monster rallies do not signal the bulls are back. He noted bull market moves are more methodical. “We...
Goldman Sachs cuts forecast for first half of 2019, says weaker growth needed to ‘land the plane’
Volatile financial markets and softer economic data has led Goldman Sachs to trim its expectations for growth in 2019, the bank said on Saturday, but cautioned that a full-blown recession was not in the cards. In a research note, the...
The Fed could be a factor in the week ahead as stocks exit the worst year in a decade
Investors can bid farewell to the worst year for stocks in a decade, but they may not find a way to escape the volatility when the new year starts with a bang. By the first Friday of 2019, it’s back...
Stocks wrap up 2 weeks of ‘disturbing’ moves
The past two weeks on Wall Street have been wild, and not in a good way. During that time, the major U.S. stock indexes have suffered losses that put them on track for their worst December performance since the Great...
Is the buyback surge over? Don’t bet on it
The Wall Street Journal reports Apple has lost nearly $9 billion this year buying back its own stock. Apple is one of those buyback monsters that has spent significant money to buy back their stock, not just this year but...
El-Erian: Criticize the Fed more for how it communicates, and not on monetary policy
The Federal Reserve should be criticized for how it communicates to the market and less so on its monetary policy decisions, closely followed economist Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Friday. “I think the Fed should get less criticism as to...
The volatility in stocks right now is ‘abnormal,’ says manager of $200 billion pension fund
Investors should be careful as the recent spike in market volatility is far from normal, according to the manager of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, which has more than $200 billion in assets. “The last few days have been...
Your first trade for Thursday, December 27
The “Fast Money” traders shared their first moves for the market open. Pete Najarian was a buyer of Alibaba. Chris Harvey was a buyer of the Real Estate ETF. Gene Munster was a buyer of Apple. Brian Kelly was a...
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