S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 27, 2018
As of today, all eleven sectors of the S&P 500 are reporting year-over-year earnings growth.
Regulation Best Interest and Related Proposals: Critical Investor Protection or Industry Headache?
Reg BI would impose a new “best interest” standard on broker-dealers when making investment recommendations to retail customers.
Best execution is focused on achieving the optimum outcome on a consistent basis, and not simply on attaining the best price.
S&P 500 Reporting Record-High Net Profit Margin for Q1 2018
During this earnings season, a number of companies in the S&P 500 have discussed wage increases and other rising costs during...
S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 20, 2018
As of today, all 11 sectors are reporting or are expected to report both earnings and revenue growth for the second straight...
M&A Deal Value and Volume Tick Up in March
Four of the 21 sectors tracked by FactSet Mergerstat posted relative gains in deal flow over the last three months compared to...
More Than Half of S&P 500 Companies Citing Positive Impact from FX on Q1 Earnings Calls
More than twice as many companies in the index have expressed a positive sentiment or discussed a positive impact from foreign...
S&P 500 Likely to Report Earnings Growth of 20% for Q1 2018
Based on the average change in earnings growth due to companies reporting actual earnings above estimated earnings, it is likely...
Can Facebook Rebound from Its Recent Glut of Bad Press?
How will the social media giant's recent woes be reflected in analyst ratings?
Industry Analysts Project 16% Price Increase for S&P 500 Over the Next 12 Months
The Health Care, Information Technology, and Energy sectors are expected to see the largest price increases
Five Hiring Considerations for the Alternative Data Revolution
The questions you’ll hear most frequently in this space are, “what’s the career path for this market?” and “what should you look...
A Historical Perspective of Market Corrections
Corrections are normal, to be expected, and have limited long-term implications.
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