U.S. stock prices were mixed on Monday, as investors searched for direction following another week of volatility.
Oil prices, currency values, and the latest Federal Reserve policy statement all played a role in leading the market to a week of 100+ point swings every day.
This week, data moves back into...
It's been a particularly bad start to the first full week of 2015 on Wall Street, at the major indexes were pummeled Monday in the wake of further drops in oil prices.
The Dow Jones Average was down 331 points—nearly a full 2 percent—as oil continued its freefall, falling more...
Almost every person enjoyed playing on a see-saw as a child. The constant up & down was a thrilling ride for a kid but as an adult the excitement of a see-saw diminishes, especially if that back & forth motion represents the price of a barrel of oil and...
The last trading day of the week on Wall Street saw gains across the board as retail stocks rose. The major averages ended the week with gains of more than 3% as the S&P 500 finished with its best week of the year. Thoughts about what the Fed may...
U.S. stocks were lower Wednesday, following a couple of critical pieces of information that may have raised more questions about the economy than they answered.
The highlight of this week on Wall Street was expected to be this afternoon’s Fed statement, marking the end of the Federal Open Market Committee’s...
For the first time since the beginning of the stock market's recent dramatic downturn two weeks ago investors are starting to use the phrase "bear market" to describe what may be currently happening on Wall Street. Stocks closed down 2% after hitting a near 15-month low on low oil...
The markets, by far had their best day of 2016 with the Dow, S&P & NASDAQ all recovering nicely, but the enthusiasm was tempered by a disconcerting headline on CNBC that got the attention of anyone who invests in an ETF or a Mutual Fund. The headline read:
"Red Alert! ...
Following last week's blood-bath on Wall St. investors ran into an immediate headache today as oil dumped more than 6% at one point to a new 12 year low before rising a bit. By the time energy commodities closed US oil finished down $1.75 a barrel, or 5.28%, at...
U.S. stocks dropped across the board today in part due to news that China's economy is showing new signs of weakness. Today's losses marked an end to the Dow's 7 day winning streak as both transport and biotech stocks took a bath. But the focus was on China as...
The last day of November meant Cyber Monday savings for millions of online shopping Americans. Cyber Monday is marking it's 10 year anniversary this year, trying to persuade people to shop via the internet. The term was first used on November 28, 2005 by Ellen Davis who stated in...
