The cost of insuring against sovereign and corporate defaults on European and Asian debt fell on Thursday as investors breathed a sigh of relief at a pause on some of the heaviest U.S. tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday stunned markets with an abrupt decision to introduce a 90-day pause on the import tariffs on dozens of countries that were due to come into effect, with the exception of China.
(Bloomberg) -- Even after Wednesday’s furious rebound in US stocks, the chances that the S&P 500 Index will end the year with a gain remain slim, if history is any guide.In the 16 times the US stock benchmark has dropped 15% or more at any point in a year, like it had before the rally, the S&P 500 has only recovered to end the 12-month period positive on three occasions, according to data compiled by Ryan Detrick at Carson Group LLC. Those instances — 2020, 2009, 1982 — occurred in times when th
(Reuters) -Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday on concerns over the impact of high tariffs on global economy, with stocks pulling back from the sharp gains a day ago when U.S. President Donald Trump moved to temporarily lower the levies on some countries. The U-turn came less than 24 hours after the new tariffs took effect on most trading partners, lifting the S&P 500 to its biggest single-day percentage gain since 2008 on Wednesday. The Nasdaq posted its biggest one-day jump since 2001.
As the Q4 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the data & business process services industry, including Broadridge (NYSE:BR) and its peers.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q3 renewable energy earnings season.
Earnings results often indicate what direction a company will take in the months ahead. With Q4 behind us, let’s have a look at Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) and its peers.
The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how medical devices & supplies - imaging, diagnostics stocks fared in Q4, starting with Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX).
The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) and the rest of the ground transportation stocks fared in Q4.
Let’s dig into the relative performance of DaVita (NYSE:DVA) and its peers as we unravel the now-completed Q4 outpatient & specialty care earnings season.
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at electronic components stocks, starting with Vishay Precision (NYSE:VPG).