Jaimini Desai

JPMorgan Posts Record Profit for 2019 JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) posted a full-year profit of $36.4 billion in 2019 which sent shares soaring by as much as 3% to a new, all-time high....

Jobs Report Solid but Indicates Slowing... The December non-farm payrolls report came in at 145,000 jobs added which was just below the consensus of 160,000. The unemployment rate was...

Stock Market Bullish Momentum Strong but... The S&P 500 Index (NYSE: SPY) has been on a ridiculous tear since early October with a nearly 15% gain. Even more impressive has been the la...

Bed Bath & Beyond's Future in Peril Since 2009, the stock market has been in a bull market, the economy has expanded, and corporate earnings have steadily increased. Most secto...

Gold Hits Six-Year High Gold (NYSE: GLD) has been in a bull market since late 2018, gaining nearly 25% since it bottomed around $1,175. During this period, the yiel...

Rumors Swirl of Buffett Buying Into Boei... On Monday, Boeing's (NYSE: BA) shares rose sharply on rumors that Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) was buying a stake in the...

This Manufacturing Slowdown vs 2015-2016 The slowdown in manufacturing is continuing despite some reasons for optimism at the end of the year. There were hopes that the "phase 1" pa...

Oil Prices Could Hit $80 if Iran-U.S. Co... West Texas Crude Oil (NYSE: USO) rose by nearly 4% following the U.S. attack on Iran's top military commander. Oil has been a laggard for mo...

Neuro Drug Stocks Rise Following Intra-C... One indisputable trend about the modern world is that people are living longer. In 1950, the average lifespan for an American was 68 years o...

Dogs of the Dow Strategy for 2020 The "Dogs of the Dow" is a strategy that selects the ten highest-yielding stocks out of Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE: DIA) which is re...

Nike Tops Earnings, Revenue Estimates, S... Nike (NYSE: NKE) reported better than expected earnings and sales in the second quarter primarily due to strong results from online channels...

Worst IPOs in 2019 2019 has been a rocky year for IPOs. Many fizzled out before they even made it public, most notably WeWork. Many of the ones that made it ha...

Third-Quarter GDP Grows 2.1%, Strong Con... The Commerce Department reported that third-quarter GDP increased at a 2.1% annualized rate in its final reading which was in-line with expe...

Housing Picking Up Steam Into 2020 Housing (NYSE: XHB) has been one of the best performers in 2019 and will enter 2020 with strong momentum and favorable fundamentals. Recent...

Tesla Hits New Highs, Overcoming Skeptic... Tesla's (Nasdaq: TSLA) stock price hit a new, all-time high on Thursday, crossing the $390 mark which was the stock's previous high set in S...

FedEx Misses Big on Earnings FedEx (NYSE: FDX) dropped more than 10% following weaker than expected earnings and guidance. FedEx lowered its forecast for 2020 earnings f...

Stock Market in Melt-Up Mode The stock market rally continues to gain steam, and its angle of ascent seems to be climbing as well. It's a fitting culmination for a year...

Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Back to Gr... Back in September, there was an unexpected short-term liquidity crisis in overnight repo markets with lending costs hitting as high as 10%....

Trump's 'Phase One' Deal Boosts Reelecti... President Donald Trump secured passage of "phase 1" of a trade deal last week which immediately sent stock prices higher. It validates the s...

Top IPOs in 2019 2019 has been a rough year for initial public offerings (IPO) for a few reasons. Most notably, the WeWork debacle brought an increased level...

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