Analysis

In typical fashion, Ford (NYSE: F) finished 2024 with a disappointing showing for investors. Shares dipped 19% last year. Including dividends, they still lost 13%.

The world's biggest companies have proved themselves over time, generating earnings growth and stock performance. They've built rock-solid businesses, demonstrated they can prevail even in competitive industries, and generally these points should set them up for future success too.

Banks are anticipated to shift their focus from interest rate-driven gains to growth in trading volume. While net interest income may continue to decline, the rate-cutting environment could alleviate the intense competition for deposits, as customers may seek fewer high-yield products.

TradingKey - The S&P 500 rose 5.3% from November 5 (Election Day) to its peak on December 6. However, the index has since fallen more than 4% from its record high, signaling that the post-election "Trump trade" frenzy has nearly evaporated. 

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) is a high risk stock that only more aggressive investors should be looking at. But, if you are looking at it, it might be worth jumping aboard before it releases fourth quarter 2024 and full year 2024 earnings on Feb. 20. Here's why the story in 2025 is likely to be more...

TradingKey - Right now, talk of the (investing) town is the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and its Chairman Jerome Powell. That’s because the Fed has been recently more hawkish in its commentary on interest rates and, more importantly, has persuaded the market to dial back where it thinks interest rates a

TradingKey - Nancy Pelosi, often referred to as the "Stock Market Guru of Capitol Hill," continues to attract investor interest due to her notable stock trades, according to the latest data.Her gains in 2024 were largely driven by a focus on the tech sector, including a June purchase of Broadcom (NA

Shares of Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) are down about 59% in the past year and currently trading at a 52-week low. Underwhelming results from the satellite radio giant have raised concerns about whether the company can manage to turn the dial to the correct growth station.

Investors of FuboTV (FUBO) received their biggest Christmas gift right after the holidays. The stock surged 250% last Monday after the company agreed to merge with Hulu+ Live TV, owned by Walt Disney (DIS). The deal is still not 100% confirmed but the potential impact for the whole streaming industr

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) has struggled in recent years as its pivot to streaming has been messier than investors hoped, and its legacy media business has declined in the meantime.However, there are signs that the company could be headed to higher ground as it seems to be nearly done with the transiti

Despite market challenges, Cerence’s stock is undervalued, with a $33.8 target price suggesting a doubling upside potential, fueled by generative AI adoption and its strong position in premium automotive markets.

TradingKey - The U.S. stock market tumbled on Friday following the release of nonfarm payroll data. December saw the addition of 256,000 jobs, indicating a labor market that looks even stronger than it did last summer and may continue to strengthen in the new year.

Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) stock gained 37% in 2024, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The market is getting more excited about the e-commerce platform as it continues to report robust growth and improving profitability while the e-commerce market grows, and moderating inflatio

TradingKey - Right now in the US, there are ferocious wildfires that are destroying acres of both land and homes in California. Being spread by strong winds, the fires are also heading towards major urban centres, like Los Angeles.

There's no denying the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the tech landscape over the past couple of years, but the extent of the transformation remains to be seen. A quick review of the world's most valuable companies by market cap provides compelling evidence: Nine of the top 10 -- all memb

The S&P 500 continues rewarding investors. After climbing 24% in 2023, the benchmark index finished 2024 up 23%. That's a tremendous 24-month gain.But not all companies have benefited from the rally. Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE), which sells a broad range of merchandise targeting teens and tweens with

TradingKey - While global stock markets and Bitcoin are close to all-time highs, there are also other assets out there that investors should consider.

TradingKey - Unless you’ve been living under a rock in the last few months of 2024, most investors will have been aware that quantum computing stocks were on fire. Given the hype surrounding the breakthrough of the “Willow” quantum computing chip by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL), quantum computing st

The company is improving performance on the top and bottom lines.

TradingKey - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s remarks on Wednesday about the technology hit stocks in the quantum computing sector. He predicted it could take decades for the technology to see widespread adoption, leading to declines in the shares of IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Quantum Com