Category: Articles

Stock Market up Strongly on Rate-cut Hopes, Optimism over Trade

https://alaricsecurities.com/stock-market-up-strongly-on-rate-cut-hopes-optimism-over-trade/
Powell says Fed will ‘act as appropriate to sustain the expansion’ Stocks were rising Tuesday, with support tied to renewed hopes for U.S.-China trade talks and growing expectations the Federal Reserve will move to ease ...

Trade Tensions Could Last Well into the 2020 U.S. Election Campaign, Says Nomura

https://alaricsecurities.com/trade-tensions-could-last-well-into-the-2020-u-s-election-campaign-says-nomura/
Shutting out trade-war noise, even for long-term investors, looks increasingly like a tall order. That’s especially true as investors bailed out of global equities Thursday, and sought safe haven assets on the growing realization that ...

Sell the Stock Market in May and Go Away? Not so Fast, Say Experts

https://alaricsecurities.com/sell-the-stock-market-in-may-and-go-away-not-so-fast-say-experts/
It is poised to be the best April for stocks since 2009   U.S. equity indexes are on track to register their best start to a year in decades and the sharpest April gains in ...

Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Near Records but Stock-market Volumes are the Lowest in Months — Here’s Why

https://alaricsecurities.com/dow-sp-500-and-nasdaq-near-records-but-stock-market-volumes-are-the-lowest-in-months-heres-why/
Nasdaq just about 50 points shy of record close, the S&P 500 is 15 points shy, and Dow stands less than 400 points away   Stocks are on the verge of record territory, potentially representing ...

It’s Hard to Believe, but the U.S. has Gone Through a Quarter-century of Low Inflation

https://alaricsecurities.com/its-hard-to-believe-but-the-u-s-has-gone-through-a-quarter-century-of-low-inflation/
The last time inflation ran consistently above 3% was 26 years ago News flash: Inflation in the U.S. has been very low — unusually low — for a long, long time. How long? Try a ...

Why an EU Slowdown Poses a Bigger Risk to Stock Market than China Trade

https://alaricsecurities.com/why-an-eu-slowdown-poses-a-bigger-risk-to-stock-market-than-china-trade/
U.S. corporate earnings in Europe hit a record $284 billion in 2018 As investors have kept a laser focus on U.S.-China trade negotiations and hope that a resolution can give the global economy a much-needed ...

Lyft IPO: 5 Things to Know about the Ride-hailing Company ahead of its IPO

https://alaricsecurities.com/lyft-ipo-5-things-to-know-about-the-ride-hailing-company-ahead-of-its-ipo/
Lyft will only report the revenue it receives from each ride, excluding the driver’s cut and other fees Lyft Inc. has beat rival Uber Technologies Inc. to an initial public offering, and that’s important for ...

Why Investors Need to Shift from Wall Street to This Growth Haven

https://alaricsecurities.com/why-investors-need-to-shift-from-wall-street-to-this-growth-haven/
A pretty upbeat week for stocks could end on a sour note thanks to our pals in Europe. Just a day after a rally for Wall Street, Germany dimmed the lights on global growth with ...

These Red Flags Will Tell You When it’s Time to Sell the Stock Rally: Bank of America Merrill Lynch

https://alaricsecurities.com/these-red-flags-will-tell-you-when-its-time-to-sell-the-stock-rally-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch/
It has been a slow grind higher for stocks this week, but who’s complaining? The Nasdaq is set for a 3% gain on the week, besting the Dow and S&P 500, which aren’t looking too ...

Opinion: This Bull Market is 10 Years Old? Try Three Months

https://alaricsecurities.com/opinion-this-bull-market-is-10-years-old-try-three-months/
Investors conveniently ignore bear markets that hit over the past decade The birthday party Wall Street is throwing for the bull market’s 10th birthday is a fraud. The revelers insist that the bull market began ...