Markets

Leeds Group Profit Falls On Forex Losses, Costs

Leeds Group PLC (LDSG.LN) said Monday that it recorded a fall in pretax profit for the first half of 2018 due to currenc... Read more

Barron's: H&Ms Stock Has Been Cut In Half Over 3 Years — Heres How To Play The Retailer

Bears are growling that the fast-fashion powerhouse’s days as a growth story are over. Read more

The Tell: A Government Shutdown Could Reintroduce Investors To The Fact That Markets Go Down

This week, Washington might help usher the stock market to a weekly loss, as the partial government shutdown is poised t... Read more

Market Extra: BOJ And ECB Expectations Have Trader Hopes Riding High For The Yen And The Euro

Much of the thesis surrounding a strong euro and a strengthening Japanese yen in 2018 is built around central banks and ... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Steady As U.S. Shutdown Rages On; Apple Suppliers Take A Hit

Asian stocks were largely muted early Monday following the federal government shutdown in the U.S., but South Korea’s ... Read more

Market Extra: As Stock Market Rockets To Records, TD Ameritrade To Roll Out Round-the-clock Trade

It’s sometimes referred to as the Wild West period of the trading day for its volatility, but extended-hours trading i... Read more

ETF Snapshot: High Yield ETFs Only Asset Class To Record Outflows

High yield ETFs were the only asset class in the red among tracker funds in the week ending 12 January as investors rot... Read more

Is Gold On The Verge Of Breaking Out?

A weak dollar, excessive optimism in the stock market and rising inflation may help send gold prices above $1,900 an oun... Read more

Called To Account: Tax Bill Lowered Corporate Tax Rate, So Why Are Some Companies Announcing Charges?

The tax bill that President Donald Trump signed into law in December slashes corporate tax rates, so why are some compan... Read more

IPO Report: Airport Retail Fixture Hudson Is Going Public: Here Are 5 Things You Need To Know

Hudson Ltd., operator of the Hudson “travel essentials” and bookstores found at airports across the U.S. and Canada,... Read more

Merck Leaps Past Rivals With Latest Lung Cancer Drug Results

Smoking, which causes many lung cancer cases, has made advanced lung cancer a big market for pharmaceutical companies, a... Read more

The Moneyist: My Wife And I Have A $1 Million Mortgage And $200,000 In Cash — Do We Reduce Our Repayments Or Invest It?

This man has a problem that many Americans would love to have. Read more

Mark Hulbert: Why You Should Probably Just Give Up Trying To Beat The Stock Market

Most top-performing mutual funds and hedge funds don’t repeat year after year, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

CryptoWatch: Bitcoins Recent Drop Underlines A Major Fear: Fraud In The Cryptocurrency Market

A severe slide in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has raised fresh questions about fraud in the nascent, lightly regu... Read more