Some bright spots in a gloomy US jobs report

Revised data from August and September show fewer jobs lost in those months, and temporary-help trends are encouraging, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson  More...

Smith & Nephew's on track to reach our forecasts

MORNINGSTAR VIEW: The orthopaedic devices firm remains on target to meet our full-year expectations  More...

Focus on the short-term hurts companies

PERSPECTIVES: This crisis wasn't caused by subprime mortgages; it was caused by subprime leadership  More...

Quantitative easing is winding down: I told you so

The quantitative easing programme is being scaled down and may well have reached its limit--you read it here first  More...

We think BG Group will deliver attractive returns

MORNINGSTAR VIEW: BG's latest earnings show reslience in the face of falling prices; we think attractive returns are on the cards  More...

US unemployment: Brace for 10%

Morningstar's Bob Johnson says today data may show unemployment crossing 10%, but other numbers deserve more attention  More...

US jobs data give stock markets a boost

Reassuring jobs numbers ahead of tomorrow's key labour report boosted sentiment, while UK investors digested the BoE QE expansion  More...

We believe Unilever can hold up cash flows

MORNINGSTAR VIEW: Third-quarter results support our thesis that the firm should be able to hold up cash flows even in challenging times  More...

Investing Classroom: Funds and net asset value

Funds lesson 1.2: Fund NAVS are similar to those of stocks, but there are several important differences to be aware of  More...

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