German Stocks Are Soaring as the Country Faces a Change of Leadership
The German equity market has been hitting one record after the other as the nation approaches its federal election on Feb. 23, fueled by a combination of political anticipation, strong…
Alibaba shares soar 11% in Hong Kong after stellar earnings as China’s e-commerce sector recovers
The Alibaba office building is seen in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images Alibaba shares surged in Hong Kong Friday following…
Meta approves plan for bigger executive bonuses following 5% layoffs
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Executives at Meta stand…
Rivian beats Wall Street’s fourth-quarter expectations, but expects lower deliveries in 2025
2025 Rivian R1S. Rivian Rivian Automotive beat Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations and achieved its first gross quarterly profit — a target closely watched by investors — but is forecasting…
Walmart, Palantir and inflation concerns: What investors think was behind Thursday’s sell-off
Thursday saw a broad sell-off across the three major stock market averages, just one day after the S & P 500 reached a new closing high, and strategists and investors…
Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue for the first time
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the New York Times DealBook Summit in the Appel Room at the Jazz At Lincoln Center in New York City on Nov. 30, 2022.…
Centrica Earnings: Dividend Yield Improves, Fair Value Maintained
We hold our fair value estimate of GBX 180 for no-moat Centrica CNA after it released 2024 results in line with Factset’s consensus, our expectations, and after announcing its additional…
Lloyds Earnings: Profits Below Expectations, Share Buybacks Announced
Lloyds LLOY reported 2024 underlying profits of £6.3 billion, below the £6.7 billion consensus estimate collected by the bank prior to the release. Lloyds Banking Group Stock vs. Morningstar Fair…
First Year of Outflows for Thematic ETFs
Investors’ infatuation with thematic strategies has been showing signs of abating. In 2024, Europe-domiciled thematic exchange-traded funds had their first full year of net outflows (EUR 1.1 billion) in a…
US Bonds Might Be Losing Money, but There Is a Bright Side
First, you’d think fixed income would be a good place to be when the Federal Reserve is cutting interest rates. Yet, the Morningstar US Core Bond Index finds itself in…