Stock Market News

The VIX (CBOE:VIX) is getting a lot of attention right now. The index is currently hovering around the 10-11 level, and has been here since the first round of the French election. To give you some perspective, the VIX averages around 16-17 and reached just above 80 during the financial crisis. Moves to the downside are not […]

Q: Does crisis investing work? Turn the clock back one month, do you remember what the biggest story of the week was? The United Airlines Incident. Wall to wall coverage on CNBC, including expert analysis from airlines analysts, PR and crisis management professionals and lawyers. If you’re anything like me, your social feeds were ablaze with […]

Shares of mining and diesel engine equipment giant Caterpillar Inc. slumped in early trading on Tuesday. The decrease in the share price came following an announcement that the company would be moving its world headquarters from Peoria, Illinois, where the company and its predecessor have been based since 1910, to Chicago. Shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) […]

A fourth quarter earnings report for online gambling service provider Amaya Gaming shows significant losses in both active customers and profits. The Canadian gaming company has been working over the past several months to diversify its platform following several major and expensive setbacks worldwide. Amaya’s fourth quarter earnings report showed that the firm lost a […]

Shares of wearable fitness device manufacturer Fitbit experienced a substantial drop in the first half of the week following the announcement that the company’s earnings per share would be less than 10 percent of what had previously been expected. The stock was already holding at a depressed point following a severe drop from its high […]

Stock in high-end Italian automaker Ferrari (RACE) rallied on Tuesday after a disclosure by hedge fund billionaire George Soros that he had purchased a significant stake in the company. Earlier in February, lackluster earnings reports for the fourth quarter had sent the stock to its lowest point yet at $34.03 per share. Mr. Soros is […]

During trading before close on Friday, shares of Twitter (TWTR) gained an impressive 11 percent to close at $15.89. Many, however, have speculated that Twitter’s long-term profitability may be lower than originally expected, especially as the company struggles with slowing growth and lower user rates than other social media platforms. These concerns about the long-term […]

Although that the patent dispute with Samsung Electronics now are completed, and were announced yesterday, it did not shed any positive effect on the stock price of Nokia. The market reacted quite negative to the settlement and the price per share dropped 11%. However, Credit Suisse are still positive about the stock and have now recommended […]

The Deutsche Bank stock is hitting record low levels, which had put the loop under the loop at numerous investment banks as an opportunity. However, as it seems it is predicted that the stock, although already at low price, will continue to drop. About nine years ago the Deutsche Bank stock was at £75, and the business […]

Shares of Volkswagen, Germany’s largest auto manufacturer and the world’s second largest behind Toyota, plummeted on Monday following accusations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency that the company had cheated on emissions tests. Shares prices lost 17% of total value to close at $131.90, down from $162.20 at close on Friday. On Tuesday morning, […]