U.S. stocks were lower on Tuesday, after a surprise devaluation of the Chinese yuan took away the momentum of yesterday’s rally. On Monday, the Dow broke a 7-day losing streak, rallying to finish up by 241 points. But this morning investors watched as many of those gains were taken back,...
U.S. stocks were higher on Monday, as Wall Street finally saw its' 7-day losing streak finally come to an end. Investors were encouraged by some news from Greece, where Euro Zone officials suggested banks could get their first infusion of cash shortly, even prior to passing a stress test from...
U.S. stocks were down sharply Thursday, as investors' worries took control of the market. Experts believe that the uncertainty over economic growth are pushing the market lower right now. Worse yet, many see little potential for a quick turnaround that would end this losing streak. Tomorrow's jobs report will be...
U.S. stocks were even on Tuesday, as investors kept a wary eye on oil prices that continued their July plummet on the first day of August. Throughout the month of July, oil prices fell 21%. They added another 4% to that drop before stabilizing this morning. Oil is currently trading...
Coming off its worst week in months, the Dow attempted to recover this week… but those efforts were undone by more weak economic data. The Federal Reserve still won’t commit to an interest rate hike, and as we reach the end of July, the Dow is still underwater for...
U.S. stocks were slightly higher on Wednesday, as investors awaited the summary from this week's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. While Chairperson Janet Yellen is not expected to speak at the meeting's conclusion, further clues are expected as to the timing of an interest rate hike. Most experts...
U.S. stocks were lower in Monday trading, as investors reacted to the news of the latest downturn in the Chinese markets. It’s been an ugly summer for Asian equities, and that’s been most evident in China. The Shanghai Index—China’s largest—has fallen a total of 28% since reaching its all-time high...
U.S. stocks were slightly higher on Tuesday, as investors moved their attention away from Greece and back to information on the U.S. economy. Today’s biggest piece of data—retail sales—proved disappointing, as June figures showed a decline of 0.3 percent. Experts and analysts had been expecting an increase of 0.3 percent. Treasury...
U.S. stocks were higher on Thursday, as investors hoped to recover after a particularly disastrous day on Wednesday. Not only did major U.S. indices fall anywhere from 1.5%—2% on the day, an extended technical glitch shut down trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) for about 3.5 hours. This...
U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday as investors began to worry over continued issues in Chinese markets. The current figures show the S&P trading at a loss thus far in 2015. Right before noon, trading on the NYSE was suspended due to a technical malfunction. It didn't resume until after...