Analysis

On Thursday, markets ended a mixed trading session, largely down, following record-low initial unemployment claims. More

Market analysis the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 240 points, or 0.7%, at 34,723 points. The S&P 500 was up 1.0% and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.2%. None of the indices, however, managed to recoup all their losses of Tuesday. More

Market analysis 1. Salesforce.com Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), which sells enterprise software and cloud-based services for customer relationship management to corporate clients, will be reporting its quarterly earnings on Tuesday, Nov. 30, after the market closes. The software provider is forecast to report $6.8 billion in revenue and $0.92 of earnings per share. More

Market analysis Dow-30 member 3M is up more than 2.5% in 2021, but down about 7.9% in the past three months. MMM has come under pressure due to supply-chain issues and inflationary worries. Despite further potential volatility in the stock, long-term investors could consider buying MMM shares now. More

Market analysis The S&P 500 cut losses Tuesday, as cyclical sectors rallied and tech eased off session lows on dip-buying activity, though rising U.S. Treasury yields weighed on sentiment on the sector. More

Market analysis Congress approves the infrastructure rebuilding package Lots of jobs and contracts on the horizon An earnings boom in pick and shovel infrastructure companies – PAVE is an ETF that holds the leaders 3 reasons that PAVE will continue to climb over the coming years A bullish trend More

Market analysis Target (NYSE:TGT) stock fell 3.4% after the retail giant said its gross margin fell to 28% in the latest quarter from 30.6% a year earlier on higher labor and freight costs. That said, the company raised its forecast for annual same-store sales after beating quarterly expectations. More

Market analysis Stocks on Wall Street ended higher on Friday, but the benchmark S&P 500 index snapped its five-week winning streak, as mounting inflation fears sapped investor sentiment. More

Market analysis U.S. stocks are seen opening higher Monday, rebounding after the first losing week in six, ahead of the release of the latest U.S. retail sales figures along with earnings from major retailers. More

Market analysis   U.S. stock markets opened mostly higher on Thursday, recouping some of what they lost to inflation fears on Wednesday but still on edge about the possible need for early interest rate hikes to bring runaway prices to heel. More

Market analysis   U.S. stock markets opened lower on Wednesday after data showing the U.S. inflation rate hit its highest in over 30 years, something sure to put fresh pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy faster. More