By Lawrence G. McMillan This past week has seen volatile moves in both directions. First, $SPX failed to capitalize on the move to new highs a week ago, and then over last (3-day) weekend, President Trump once again announced a tariff threat. That resulted in the market throwing another “tariff tantrum” on January 20th, the…
By Lawrence G. McMillan The impetus for this column came from the fact that the S&P futures took a beating last Monday (January 19th, 2026) on the holiday celebrating Martin Luther King. Of course, it was only a partial session (ending at 11am) and did not include any stock trading on the NYSE at all….
Investing $2,000 in stocks is a wiser choice than spending it on things that provide only temporary pleasure. Instead of losing it, the money becomes a productive asset that can grow over time. By investing in the right stocks, you lay a strong foundation for long-term financial security. The TSX offers countless investment options, but…
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While stocks had a good year overall, the spoils were dividend unequally, as if often the case, across industries and sectors. To take a closer look at where the best and worst performance was in 2025, I started by looking at a breakdown by sector, where I computed the returns based on the change…
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Shriram Finance reported a 29% drop in third quarter net profit at Rs 2,522 crore as against Rs 3,570 crore. The company attributed the fall in profit to the exceptional gain of Rs 1489 crore it received for sale of its stake in subsidiary Shriram Housing Finance. The net was however 21% up if the…
India’s largest commodity exchange, The Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) reported a 151% jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs 401 crore in the quarter ended December 31, 2026 compared to Rs 160 crore in the year ago period. The profit after tax (PAT) is attributable to the owners of the company. The…
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Thursday’s Options Recap: Thursday’s slate of possible plays fared quite well following our premarket report for the day yesterday. We offered up potential targets in four chains, and all of them turned up with double-bag intraday upswings or better. We had the SPY 01/22 $687-689 Calls, the GE Weekly $312.50-310 Puts, the PG Weekly $145 Puts, and…