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Trading Desk: Will Next Year Be “Normal?”
The stock market has been on a tear in 2024, with the S&P 500 surging by an impressive 26%. But as the year draws to
Trading Desk: Get Set For A Blockbuster Earnings Season
The S&P 500 is on track for a major earnings boost in Q4 2024, with estimates forecasting a 12.0% year-over-year growth rate. This impressive jump,
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Trading Desk: Will Next Year Be “Normal?”
The stock market has been on a tear in 2024, with the S&P 500 surging by an impressive 26%. But as the year draws to a close, investors are wondering if this momentum can carry over into 2025. Barclays, a prominent multinational investment bank, believes
Trading Desk: Get Set For A Blockbuster Earnings Season
The S&P 500 is on track for a major earnings boost in Q4 2024, with estimates forecasting a 12.0% year-over-year growth rate. This impressive jump, more than double the 5.8% growth reported in Q3 2024, would represent the highest earnings growth since Q4 2021. But
Trading Desk: When Will The Fed Find “Balance?”
The financial world is abuzz with speculation about the future direction of the US economy. Stocks are surging, bonds are fluctuating, and everyone is trying to predict the impact of the incoming administration. At the center of this economic puzzle lies a concept as elusive
Trading Desk: NVDA Slowing But Far From Over
Nvidia, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, recently announced its latest earnings report, and while it still showed impressive growth, it also signaled a potential slowdown. This news has caused some ripples in the tech world, with Nvidia’s stock price dipping and other chipmakers feeling the
Trading Desk: The Fed Isn’t Done
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan recently expressed his support for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, downplayed concerns about the Fed’s independence, and offered his outlook on future rate cuts. This comes at a time when the banking sector is navigating a changing economic landscape
Trading Desk: Can Earnings Guidance Show Us The Future?
Earnings guidance. It’s become a staple in the financial world, a regular ritual accompanying every quarterly earnings report. But this seemingly modern practice of companies predicting their future performance is actually an age-old tradition dressed up in new clothes. So, is it truly a crystal