Goldman is tracking for its worst month in six years, and one technical analyst says it’s going to get worse

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Scandal-plagued Goldman Sachs has sunk deep into a bear market. Losses accelerated this month following allegations of financial misdeeds regarding the Malaysian government investment fund 1MDB. Regulatory uncertainty surrounding the scandal prompted Morgan Stanley to downgrade its rating to equal weight. Its stock has dropped 14 percent in November, putting it on track for its worst...

Goldman is tracking for its worst month in six years, and one technical analyst says it’s going to get worse

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Scandal-plagued Goldman Sachs has sunk deep into a bear market. Losses accelerated this month following allegations of financial misdeeds regarding the Malaysian government investment fund 1MDB. Regulatory uncertainty surrounding the scandal prompted Morgan Stanley to downgrade its rating to equal weight. Its stock has dropped 14 percent in November, putting it on track for its worst...

Weekly Market Outlook – A Good Start, But It’s ONLY a Start

The trading week certainly started on the wrong foot, but the bulls didn't let things tumble out of control before stepping back in. The buyers were able to lock in a huge reversal on Thursday, and we got some pretty good follow-through on the effort with Friday's trading. The indices aren't back above the major lines in the sand we...

Weekly Market Outlook – A Good Start, But It’s ONLY a Start

The trading week certainly started on the wrong foot, but the bulls didn't let things tumble out of control before stepping back in. The buyers were able to lock in a huge reversal on Thursday, and we got some pretty good follow-through on the effort with Friday's trading. The indices aren't back above the major lines in the sand we...

Opinion: U.S. Oil Companies Did It To Themselves… Again

The past month and a half have been miserable ones for oil prices, and by extension, miserable for owns of energy stocks. Crude prices have fallen from a peak near $77 to a low near $56 per barrel – a 27% setback – marking not only a bear market for the commodity, but the biggest/fastest implosion in oil prices since...

Opinion: U.S. Oil Companies Did It To Themselves… Again

The past month and a half have been miserable ones for oil prices, and by extension, miserable for owns of energy stocks. Crude prices have fallen from a peak near $77 to a low near $56 per barrel – a 27% setback – marking not only a bear market for the commodity, but the biggest/fastest implosion in oil prices since...

Opinion: Wall Street’s herd is now much too bullish about the S&P 500

Ed Yardeni: Optimism is rich and corporate profits and revenue are thinning By Ed Yardeni, MarketWatch The latest earnings season seemed to contribute to the sharp selloff in stocks during October, as some companies reported bullish earnings that were more than offset by bearish guidance about future earnings prospects. Collectively, though, the S&P 500 results through the week ended Nov....
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