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Stoyan Bojinov: Stocks ended the session in green territory yesterday as investors were reassured by better-than-expected data on the homefront along with fairly encouraging comments from Chairman Bernanke. “At this point we don’t see a double-dip recession Read more…
Stocks ended the week on a sour note, amidst mixed trade. All five major indices ended the session in the bottom half of their respective intraday trading ranges, but managed to close off session lows. Both the Nasdaq and the small-cap Russell 2000 plummeted Read more…
Stocks ended the session mixed, as volume faded following Friday’s options expiration. The Nasdaq and the S&P MidCap 400 put in the best showings as both indices tacked on 0.8%. The small-cap Russell 2000 added 0.2% while the S&P 500 managed a slim 0.1% gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Read more…
Stocks posted solid gains on Friday but trade was light. All of the major indices closed in the black. The small-cap Russell 2000 demonstrated the most strength as it climbed 1.2% on the day. The Nasdaq posted a 1.0% gain, while the S&P MidCap 400 tacked on 0.9%. Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: I find it helpful to step inside sector performance when assessing the health or potential weakness ahead for the broader Stock Market. Read more…
Stocks struggled on the last day of April, but trade was light. All five major indices closed in the red. The decline was led by higher beta issues as small-cap Russell 2000 shed 1.0%, while the S&P MidCap 400 and the Nasdaq lost 0.8% and 0.7% respectively. The S&P 500 fared somewhat better, as it slipped 0.4%. Read more…
Eric Dutram: Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the world’s number one retailer, is finding itself in hot water once again with the general public, this time due to bribery allegations among the firm’s Mexican operations. It has been alleged that the giant was engaged in a scheme over multiple years which may have totaled more Read more…
Stocks ended the day mixed on light trade. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) led all of the major indices as it posted a 0.8% gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) gained 0.6%, while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) and S&P MidCap 400 rose by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Read more…
Sy Harding: With the U.S. economic recovery stumbling again, the euro-zone debt crisis back in the headlines, and ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ on the minds of many investors, Wall Street is beginning to put out advice on how to prepare for a potential market correction. Read more…
Jared Cummans: The past week was a relatively unstable one for major equities, as markets teetered back and forth based on economic data and outlooks from all over the world. But earnings season will go into full throttle this week, as some of the world’s biggest and most significant firms detail their most recent Read more…
Jared Cummans: As earnings season comes to an end, investors will have one more week to focus on blue chip quarterly results to help guide their trades and positions. Last week saw earnings come in as a mixed bag, but that all changed on Friday when unemployment figures shattered the mold and Read more…
Stocks ended mostly down on Monday, but barely. The S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) was the day’s only winner, as it closed higher by a meager 0.1%. For the second time in as many days, the S&P MidCap 400 closed flat. Both the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011. Read more…
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Michael Johnston: This time last year, investors were generally thrilled with the performances of their portfolios, which had continued to bounce back nicely from the devastating recession that hit in 2008. Unfortunately, few are feeling the same sense of accomplishment as 2011 draws to a close; this Read more…
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