Markets & Prices

Markets and prices covers stocks, ETFs, financial instruments and crypto market mechanics. Start with the guides to shares, ETF structure and diversification, then use the news feed for specific developments.Start with these guides: What are stocks, how they work and what risks matter · ETFs explained: how they work, costs and risks · Portfolio diversification: what actually reduces risk.

SoFi earnings: revenue up 43% as crypto returns

Updated July 30, 2026. SoFi earnings for the second quarter of 2026 showed broad acceleration: GAAP revenue reached…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Updated July 30, 2026. Starbucks earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 point to a return to…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Free cash flow is one of the most useful ways to test whether a technology company turns reported…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Updated July 30, 2026. Meta earnings for the second quarter of 2026 exposed a sharp contrast: advertising activity…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Updated July 30, 2026. Microsoft earnings for the fiscal 2026 fourth quarter showed cloud and artificial intelligence growth…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Updated July 30, 2026. Fed rates remain unchanged, but the vote reveals a less unified central bank. On…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Updated July 29, 2026. The AI stock selloff spread from US semiconductors to South Korea on July 29,…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Updated July 29, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The oil price shock moved back to the center of…

Marco Italiani · 2 months ago

Central banks and markets interact through more than the headline decision announced after a meeting. The European Central…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago

Bond prices and yields describe two sides of the same contract. A bond promises specified cash flows, while…

Marco Italiani · 3 months ago