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Jared Cummans: Yet another volatile week for stocks as they were finally able to snap their six day losing streak, much to the delight of traders across the nation. With the euro zone still in shambles, and a slowdown threatening the Chinese economy, investors have been Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Rising yields in Spain and the possibility of Greece leaving the eurozone after the next round of elections have added to the cloud of uncertainty looming over the debt-burdened currency bloc. Surprisingly, optimism prevailed on Tuesday as investors focused Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: After several weeks of dismal trading, markets finally managed to climb to positive territory despite increased levels of volatility. Investors anxiously awaited Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony to Capitol Hill last week, only to be disappointed by the lack of a definite response Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stock markets have endured an up-down week thanks to looming Euro zone debt woes plaguing investors’ confidence. Volatility levels remain elevated as the threat of Greece Read more…
Stocks closed mixed on Wednesday but lower for the week. All the major indices closed well off session highs but trade was light. Both the Nasdaq and the S&P MIdCap 400 were the day’s winners as they tacked on 0.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 slid a modest 0.2%, while both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) and the S&P 500 lost 0.3%. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: With no shortage of worries spilling over from the Euro zone, increasing uncertainty on Wall Street turned into a dismal multi-day sell-off to start the week. The political situation in Greece remains turbulent as the Read more…
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tocks ended the session higher yesterday on mixed trade. The session began with the major indices trading mixed but in the afternoon the market found a bid and moved higher. The S&P MidCap 400 led all indices as it netted a 1.0% gains. Despite weakness in transportation stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average 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 session mixed on Friday after showing early promise. The market gapped up at the open but faded into the close, leaving all the major indices well off session highs and the Nasdaq in the red. The tech-rich Nasdaq was higher by as much as 0.9% yesterday before fading to post a 0.2% loss. Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Domestic equity indexes staged an impressive comeback on Thursday as stocks climbed out of a hole in the final hours of trading. Mixed economic reports played a key part in paving the way for back-and-forth trading throughout most of yesterday. Weekly jobless claims were encouraging, Read more…
Michael Johnston: For many investors, March 9, 2009 was a major turning point; on that day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 6,550, capping a disastrous stretch that had erased billions of dollars from portfolios around the world. Fortunately, that proved to be the low point of the recent Read more…
Jared Cummans: Last week got off to a rocky start as continuing fears over the security and stability of Greece intensified. As the week wore on, equities were able to recover amid a Greek deal as well as an upbeat jobs report on Friday, marking a third straight month with jobs growth. Read more…
Equities ended mixed on Friday on mixed trade. The five major indices we track all recovered from session lows, and by the closing bell were near session highs. The Dow (NYSEArca:DIA) was the day’s big winner as it tacked on a solid 0.8% gain. None of the other indices fared so well, however. The small- Read more…
Equities faded on Friday on mixed trade. Yesterday’s price action pulled all five major indices into negative territory but all five closed well off session lows. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) dropped 0.8%, as the S&P MidCap 400 lost 0.6%. Both the Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) and the S&P Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity indexes tacked on minor gains as back-and-forth trading prevailed throughout most of Thursday. Investors on Wall Street shrugged off worse-than-expected jobless claims data on the home front as encouraging debt auction news from overseas stole the spotlight. Read more…
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