Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. John Navin is a Colorado-based journalist who writes about stocks. Even though the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 have recently hit ...

You might think it is obvious that stock markets are good for the public. Accounting statements make it easier for more investors to efficiently value companies and allocate capital, and that capital ...

Markets might seem like they turn on headline news, but the fact is, investor sentiment drives the action more often than not. And one of the cleanest ways to see sentiment changing in real time is ...

Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 futures advance in Asian markets as softer Japanese data weakens the yen and fuels demand for risk ...