By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch Gold demand in November soared to its highest level since the end of 2011 as investors took advantage of a steep drop in prices for the yellow metal following Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. election, according to data from BullionVault released Tuesday. The Gold Investor Index, run by Internet-based metals exchange operator BullionVault, jumped...
Think the rising tide of the Trump rally lifted all boats? Think again. The market's gains since early November weren't across the board. Indeed, more than a few stocks have struggled to even make a measurable gain since the November 4th bottom, though the S&P 500 is up 5.7% for that month-long period. The even-more-amazing part of the story is...
This is Far More Important for an Oil Rebound Than OPEC's Output Cut Good news for energy companies and oil bulls this week — OPEC ended up deciding to curb its crude output as a means of propping up oil prices (USO). Those higher prices should prove beneficial to all oil producers, there and here. Crude prices jumped sharply on...
Why Weibo (WB) Is Doing Better Than Twitter (TWTR) To say Twitter (TWTR) has been tough to own for the past couple of years would be a considerable understatement. TWTR shares have been more than cut in half since this point in the year in 2014, with no end to the misery in sight. Some have suggested it's not so...
The "Twitter of China" is Doing a Heck of a Lot Better Than the United States' Twitter To say Twitter (TWTR) has been tough to own for the past couple of years would be a considerable understatement. TWTR shares have been more than cut in half since this point in the year in 2014, with no end to the misery...
One Chart Tells the Entire Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Story Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported its fiscal third quarter results on Friday. Not surprisingly, they were bad. What was surprising was how bad they were relative to last year's comparable figures, and expectations. Perhaps worst of all, Abercrombie just logged its fifteenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declining revenue. It may...
The Rest of the Target Corporation (TGT) Earnings Story Kudos to retailer Target Corporation (TGT) for topping third quarter earnings and revenue estimates, and congratulations to owners of TGT shares who are enjoying this week's gains. Before anyone starts breathing easier though, it might be wise to dig a little deeper into the numbers. Last quarter's results aren't necessarily what...
One Chart Tells the Entire Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Story Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported its fiscal third quarter results on Friday. Not surprisingly, they were bad. What was surprising was how bad they were relative to last year's comparable figures, and expectations. Perhaps worst of all, Abercrombie just logged its fifteenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declining revenue. It may...
The Rest of the Target Corporation (TGT) Earnings Story Kudos to retailer Target Corporation (TGT) for topping third quarter earnings and revenue estimates, and congratulations to owners of TGT shares who are enjoying this week's gains. Before anyone starts breathing easier though, it might be wise to dig a little deeper into the numbers. Last quarter's results aren't necessarily what...
The Market's Best Year-End Industries It's not exactly a secret the market tends to do well in the last quarter of the year. On average, the S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) gains 3.7% between the end of September and the end of December, making it the best three-month stretch for stocks. Not every stock, industry, or sector dishes out such gains, however....
