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Ron Rowland: For all the stock market’s current woes, the initial public offering for Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) created plenty of excitement this month. Unfortunately, some of it was the wrong kind of excitement. Now the company must deal Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: It’s not common when the 20 and 50 week EMAs play a key role in providing both support/resistance as is the situation currently. Read more…
US stock futures point to a higher open Thursday after ECB President Mario Draghi said the central bank will keep supporting solvent Euro zone banks. It’s not really “new” news, but something for hungry bulls to latch onto. Also, it is the last day of the month and Read more…
In this special one-hour presentation, Morningstar director of personal finance Christine Benz and ETF expert Mike Rawson discuss how to build a low-maintenance, hands-free portfolio that will help you reach your financial Read more…
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Peter Schiff makes it clear, up front, why he’s not trying to save America from fiscal disaster. He’s not un-American, he’s just too late. “We’re already bankrupt,” Schiff declares in the attached clip. “Better to acknowledge that fact than to Read more…
David Zeiler: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) investors have cringed as the stock slipped about 16% from its peak over the last two months. Read more…
US stock futures point to a lower open on Wall St Wednesday, weighed down by further debt woes in Europe. Futures had staged a slight bounce from overnight lows, but are now heading back down to those levels. The principal focus has Read more…
Stocks moved higher yesterday as trade accelerated. All five major indices added 1% or more. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) and S&P MidCap 400 led the advance by posting gains of 1.4% and 1.3% respectively. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) Composite tacked on 1.2%. The S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) Read more…
Michael Johnston: Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have burst on to the scene in the last few years, raking in hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and prompting a major shift towards indexing strategies in the process. ETFs have empowered financial advisors (FAs), Read more…
Stocks reversed sharply to close mostly higher yesterday, as they recovered from significant early session losses. Except for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the major indices all closed higher. The small-cap Russell 2000 led the recovery as it posted a 0.7% gain. Read more…
Markets are getting some downside follow-through after yesterday’s late reversal. The S&P rallied to Resistance 2 before starting to fail at 1329 (SPY’s hit that $132.90-133.20 area). Overseas markets are all in the red as the Euro remains pressured and Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: After a steady retracement took the US Stock Market Indexes to lower support level targets, let’s take a look at these targets and what Index levels Read more…
Thomas Carreno: During the height of stock market volatility it can become very difficult to keep a clear mind and separate the hype from reality. The hype comes in from the TV networks and the pundits who provide business fundamental news. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Today is the day: Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) finally becomes a public company, trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FB. The highly anticipated ETF is expected to bring massive trading volumes, and interest should remain elevated for the next several sessions. Read more…
JR Crooks: One day recently, a colleague noted a discrepancy in the intraday price action on the S&P 500 versus the Dow Industrials. But upon further review, it appears his analysis overlooked one simple explanation: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Read more…
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