Over the past 3 months, the S&P 500 Index has fallen by -6.6%. However, Health Care (+1.7%) та Utilities (+1.3%) sectors performed better. Among the industries, the best performers over the period were Tobacco (+14%), and Biotechnology (+12%).

It was a difficult week, when the market officially entered the correction stage, which is defined as a drop of more than 10% in the index. As of Friday morning, since mid-February, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have lost 10.1% and 13.7%, respectively.This is a quick review from Ivan Kompan, Edinburgh Business School analyst.

Last week, 12 companies from the S&P 500 index reported. Today, let's take a look at Broadcom, with revenues of $14.9B. It grew by +5.7% compared to the corresponding value for the previous quarter and exceeded analysts' expectations by +2.1%. Let's analyze the company's business in more detail.

Over the past 3 months, the S&P 500 Index has fallen by -4.6%. However, Health Care (+2.8%) та Communication Services (+2.2%) sectors performed better. Among the industries, the best performers over the period were Biotechnology (+14%), and Tobacco (+12%).

So, what do we have today? chaos with tariffs that are being introduced, delayed, or canceled; disorder in the global political system, where it is no longer clear who is fighting with whom and for what; stagflation, which has not yet come, but which is already being mentioned, which is bad enough in itself; and a million more ideas for a new world order that have been in the mind of the most intelligent, experienced, professional, charismatic master of deal-making, whom even the Russian dictator is said to have once called a genius. All of this is certainly exciting, but how can an ordinary investor survive in such a confusing world, who has been unable to jump out of the roller coaster ride that has been gaining more and more speed in recent weeks?This is a quick review from Ivan Kompan, Edinburgh Business School analyst.

Over the past 3 months, the S&P 500 Index has fallen by -0.5%. However, Communication Services (+8.0%) та Consumer Staples (+4.3%) sectors performed better. Among the industries, the best performers over the period were Tobacco (+12%), and Wireless Telecommunication Services (+12%).

While the Ukrainian president is fiercely fighting off overseas giants encroaching on Ukraine's underground treasures hidden somewhere in fairy-tale caves known only to a limited circle of Ukrainian “inhabitants,” and the entire nation is watching the battle between good and evil with bated breath, trying to imagine how this battle of the titans will affect the lives of ordinary citizens, the stock market and beyond continues to fall. This is a quick review from Ivan Kompan, Edinburgh Business School analyst.

Last week, 53 companies from the S&P 500 index reported. Today we will look at Newmont. Its revenue is $5.6B. It grew by +10.0% compared to the corresponding value for the previous quarter and exceeded analysts' expectations by +9.8%. Let's analyze the company's business in more detail.

Over the past 3 months, the S&P 500 Index has grown by +2.0%. However, Communication Services (+10.1%) та Consumer Staples (+6.2%) sectors performed better. Among the industries, the best performers over the period were Biotechnology (+12%), and Wireless Telecommunication Services (+11%)

It's a short week, there's a lot of hype about Ukraine, Europe and Trump, and it seems like rocks are about to start falling from the sky, but the markets are calm. In fact, the S&P 500 set two historic records in the first three trading days of the week, and CEOs of the largest US companies are radiating confidence in the future. So much for “the world as will and imagination” - for some, everything is fine, but for others, it's a disaster! This is a quick review from Ivan Kompan, Edinburgh Business School analyst.