Stocks eked out some meager gains today but much of the focus was on a report from federal regulators that says five of the biggest banks in the U.S. have inadequate plans in case of failure, potentially leaving them unable to cope with financial distress without another taxpayer bailout....
After a volatile past couple of days, markets tried to salvage a win on the last trading day of the week. Financial stocks were among the issues that advanced as the major averages attempted to recoup some of the losses for the week after falling amid renewed concerns of...
The news cycle has been quite complimentary towards the lack of stock market volatility recently. But that could be set to end as soon as this afternoon.
After the closing bell, second-quarter earnings season kicks off with the release of data from Alcoa, a top aluminum producer and traditionally the...
Speaking to the Economic Club of New York today, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said that the U.S. central bank will "move cautiously with further rate hikes." Her comments were well received by investors as the Dow and S&P hit new highs for 2016. Tech stocks led gainers as oil...
U.S. stocks were higher on Tuesday, as investors attempted to find direction amidst news in Greece and at home.
While any developments in Greece’s debt saga will certainly continue to affect U.S. markets, Tuesday’s activity suggested a refocusing towards issues here in the states, and a continued concentration on the...
Oil prices surged and so did the stock market as the Dow Jones Industrial average rose into positive territory for the first time in 2016. FedEx, Goldman Sachs and Boeing were among the big winners, while oil closed above $40 a barrel for the first time since December 3,...
A new survey released today by the American Association of Individual Investors shows less than 18% of everyday American investors are interested in investing on the stock market. That represents the basement level of support for stocks since April 2005 and drastically lower from l2014 when 58% of individual...
U.S. stocks were higher Wednesday, as the attention of Wall Street shifted from the Greece crisis to the Federal Reserve statement.
With no solution imminent in Greece, it made sense for investors to choose to follow the policymakers, in hopes of finding further clues to the timing of an interest...
A day after the Fed decided to raise interest rates a quarter of a percent for the first time in a decade, the volatile price of oil along with the energy sector caused the markets to drop today. Energy finished down 2.5% to lead nearly all S&P 500 sectors...
The Dow's nine day winning streak ended today as did its record of seven consecutive days of record highs. The blue chip index was down over 120 points at one point before finally closing down nearly 80 points. The price of oil fell over 2% to under $45/barrel. Gold...
