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The week's bullish calls included tech giants and an aerospace turnaround play. Electric vehicle and video streaming leaders were among the bearish calls seen. The three big U.S. indexes ended the week handily lower, led by the Nasdaq's more than 3% pullback. However, the Nasdaq still was up more than 5% for the first month of the year, while the Dow Jones industrials were only fractionally higher year to date and the S&P 500 landed in between them. Tech giants took their turns in the earnings spotlight last week as well. Note though that not only were the world's two richest people at odds l...

The week's bullish calls included aerospace, automaker and pharmaceutical giants. A leading semiconductor maker and a struggling retailer were among the bearish calls. In a week when much of the nation's attention was on the inauguration of the new president, the main U.S. indexes saw gains, led by the Nasdaq's more than 4% rise. The new administration came out swinging, and it seemed the markets were optimistic. One tech giant even offered to lend a hand to the administration. Meanwhile, earnings reporting season was in full swing, bringing one winner and another last week, but there were bi...

The week's bullish calls included the electric vehicle leader and a recovering retailer. A ride-sharing company and a semiconductor maker were among the bearish calls. As the fourth-quarter earnings reporting season got underway last week, the major U.S. indexes lost a little ground. The Dow Jones industrial average concluded the week down about 1%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated a little more. Of course, much of the attention during the week was focused on the political drama in Washington, D.C. The U.S. president became the first ever to be impeached twice, after the prior week's chao...

The week's bullish calls included an oil supermajor and cloud stocks. A top electric vehicle maker and a COVID-19 vaccine play were among the bearish calls. The U.S. approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine helped the big U.S. indexes end the past week marginally higher, led by an almost 3% gain in the Nasdaq. This despite word of a major cyberattack on U.S. federal agencies and some companies. Last week also saw the latest from the Federal Reserve, Bitcoin surging to new record levels and a major resignation from the outgoing administration. A big marijuana merger was announced, the iPhone make...