Jim Awad

The market is caught between good quarterly reports, such as the one from Disney, and the reality of company guidance read more

The market is caught between good quarterly reports, such as the one from Disney, and the reality of company guidance for future earnings that is far from stellar.

The pressure is Iran and oil, and a correction in Apple's stock, but it's resilient in the face of that. read more

The pressure is Iran and oil, and a correction in Apple's stock, but it's resilient in the face of that. The vital signs look reasonable.

What you are getting is a knee-jerk reaction to the drop in oil prices.

What you are getting is a knee-jerk reaction to the drop in oil prices.

Something this famous has no value left,

Something this famous has no value left,

You had good earnings out of Pfizer, good earnings out of Merrill Lynch , several dividend increases and eBay shares read more

You had good earnings out of Pfizer, good earnings out of Merrill Lynch , several dividend increases and eBay shares that have performed better than expected. It's creating a transitory early rally as it's still too early to say whether it will hold.