IHS Markit

U.S. dividend growth remains impressive even as interest rates are rising. The dividend growth theme is expected to continue, particularly in the current quarter. “IHS Markit is forecasting that quarterly dividends declared by firms in the S&P 500 will top $115 billion in the current...

Shares of Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) are up more than 16 percent over the past 12 months, but that hasn't been enough to keep short sellers at bay. Data suggest short sellers remain active with Tesla despite rising borrow fees. Investors looking to play a potential short-covering...

After surging more than 64 percent last year to rank as one of 2017's best-performing non-leveraged exchange-traded funds, the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) is down more than 8 percent year-to-date. The $1 billion LIT follows the Solactive Global Lithium Index and “...

History is repeating itself in the oil market — at least its short-term history. Daniel Yergin, IHS Markit vice chairman, was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box" and offered two reasons to explain why oil prices are "back to the past." First, oil inventories are now 10 percent higher than it was...

The U.K. has officially begun its divorce proceedings, with Prime Minister Theresa May officially notifying the European Council President Donald Tusk of the nation's intention to leave the union under Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty. The U.K. is set to begin negotiations with the other EU...

Every trader has seen a stock or two that seems way overpriced. Stocks that are modestly overpriced should probably just be avoided, but when a stock seems grossly overpriced there is a profit to be made by short selling. Unfortunately, aside from the other risks associated with short selling, it...

The price of oil spiked higher on Thursday following reports that OPEC member nations have agreed to freeze oil output. However, according to IHS Markit Vice Chair Dan Yergin, an agreement wasn't in fact reached on Wednesday, rather an "agreement to agree." Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Box...

BMO reiterated its Outperform rating and raised its price target by $2 to $43 on Markit Ltd (NASDAQ: INFO) after the management meetings suggested that the company could achieve its merger synergies earlier than expected. "While management reiterated its prior targets of $125 million in annualized...

Part of the reason some investors are not trusting the rally in equities this year is the perception that defensive, low beta sectors are leading broader benchmarks higher. And part of the reason that defensive groups, such as consumer staples and utilities are soaring is that these sectors are...

Argus Research said the Markit merger would help IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS) diversify its revenue base to financials and offset the downturn in energy sector. The Merger IHS agreed to merge with London-based financial information services provider Markit on March 21. The merged entity will be called IHS...