The global financial community is at a standstill today, February 18, 2026, as the Federal Reserve prepares to release the minutes from its January FOMC meeting at 2:00 PM ET. Investors are scouring the upcoming report for any indication of when the central bank might resume its rate-cutting cycle,
Shares of credit rating agency Moody's (NYSE:MCO) jumped 5.7% in the afternoon session after the company reported fourth-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street expectations and provided a strong forecast for the full year 2026.
Credit rating agency Moody's (NYSE:MCO) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q4 CY2025, with sales up 13% year on year to $1.89 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $3.64 per share was 6.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
As the global economy stabilizes into a period of disinflationary growth, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) has released a robust 2026 stock market outlook, forecasting a 12% total return for the S&P 500. This optimistic projection, which places the index target between 7,200 and 7,600 by year-end, suggests
The financial markets were sent into a tailspin on Thursday as S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) saw its shares slump by nearly 10%, marking one of its steepest single-day declines in recent years. The sell-off was ignited by the company’s release of its 2026 profit forecast, which fell significantly
While the S&P 500 (^GSPC) includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner.
Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.
On February 11, 2026, the financial world is closely scrutinizing S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) following its full-year 2025 earnings report. Despite posting record revenues and expanding margins, the company’s stock experienced a sharp 12% correction today as investors digested a "prudent" 2026 outlook from management. This volatility highlights the high stakes for a company [...]
The financial markets were jolted on Tuesday as S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) witnessed a dramatic sell-off, with shares cratering as much as 18% during intraday trading. The sharp decline followed the release of the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report, which, while fundamentally solid, was overshadowed by a 2026
As of February 10, 2026, S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. Long regarded as the "gold standard" of financial market infrastructure, the company recently reported a robust set of fiscal year 2025 results, only to see its stock face immediate pressure due to conservative forward guidance. This paradox—strong historical performance [...]
The financial world was sent into a tailspin this week as a massive market rout wiped out approximately $285 billion in market capitalization across the software, financial services, and asset management sectors. The catalyst for the sell-off, which analysts are calling the "SaaSpocalypse," was the release of a suite of
Financial firms serve as the backbone of the economy, providing essential services from lending and investment management to risk management and payment processing. But uncertainty about fiscal and monetary policy has tempered enthusiasm,
limiting the industry's gains to 1.9% over the past six months.
This return lagged the S&P 500's 9.6% climb.
