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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: Investors of all walks have embraced ETFs as the investment vehicle of choice when it comes to accessing virtually any asset class in the global market. 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…
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…
Jeff Nielson: U.S. Thanksgiving has become a highly ritualized holiday with a large segment of the American population. Eat turkey. Watch football. Go shopping. And then listen to the media lie about the shopping the next day. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Last week was a slow period for U.S. markets, with exchanges taking some down time for the Thanksgiving holiday. With investors returning from the long weekend away, the upcoming week has historically been a busy one; there is additional data to digest, especially since international Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: With the holidays quickly approaching, the retail sector of the U.S. economy is gearing up for a short stretch that could make or break profitability forecasts and the mid-term outlook for companies that have exhibited surprising strength over the past 12 months. Retailers are already preparing Read more…
Michael Johnston: After a record-setting October gave investors hope that 2011 would finish on a strong note, the first couple weeks of November have effectively taken any wind out of those sails. The culprit–surprise, surprise–has been the cash-strapped PIIGS economies of Europe, with Italy now grabbing Read more…
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David Zeiler: Holiday retail sales – which account for almost 40% of retail revenue, worth $453 billion in sales last year – are in jeopardy.
Consumer spending continues to be restrained by an unemployment rate that has stayed above 9% for 26 of the past 28 months. Read more…
Friday was a bad day for Wall Street as stocks fell sharply and closed near session lows. All five major indices plummeted more than two percent with higher beta issues leading the decline. Both the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 plunged 2.8% while the Nasdaq Read more…
Wednesday brought whipsaw action to the market as stocks finished modestly higher. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) and the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) tacked on 0.5% while the S&P MidCap 400 improved by 0.3%. The Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) eked out a 0.1% gain as the small-cap Read more…
Equities posted strong gains on Monday but once again trade was soft. All five indices added more than 1.5% with the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) leading the charge. By the closing bell the Russell had tacked on an impressive 3.0% while the S&P MidCap 400 gained 2.7%. The S&P 500 Read more…
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