Stocks were down on Monday, following a bounce-back week for a market that’s seen continued volatility since the outset of 2015.
On Friday, the Dow closed above 18,000 while the S&P 500 is back within 1% of its all-time high. Many insiders expect the volatility to return this week, when...
A surge in the energy sector pushed stocks higher Thursday, while investors considered the weekly jobless claims report.
The report released this morning showed 281,000 jobless claims, in line with expectations but slightly higher than last week’s figure of 268,000. This was the first report since Friday’s disappointing jobs figure...
U.S. stocks were slightly higher in futures trading Wednesday morning, as investors prepared for a long day of data reports.
Oil prices started the morning lower after the American Petroleum Institute reported that weekly crude stocks rose by more than 12 million barrels. A separate report indicated that American consumers...
U.S. stock futures were higher Monday, as investors shrugged off a disastrous Good Friday jobs report that badly missed expectations.
With the stock markets closed on Good Friday, it was a long weekend for investors who were anxious to see how the markets responds to the 126,000 new jobs created...
The last few days of the first quarter were a microcosm of the first few months of 2015—wild, day-by-day volatility that ultimately resulted in stocks staying close to level. As the second quarter began on Wednesday, jobs reports and concerns over the upcoming earnings season swayed the market…
Monday the...
U.S. stocks moved up on Thursday, the last day of a shortened—but busy—trading week on Wall Street.
The Dow continued its retreat Wednesday, effectively wiping out all of the gains from Monday’s 263-point rally. A 200-point drop on Tuesday did most of the damage and pushed the leading index back...
U.S. stocks were lower on Wednesday, the first day of trading in the second quarter. The first quarter came to a disappointing end for investors yesterday, as a 200-point drop in the Dow sent the leading index back into negative territory for 2015.
The continued market volatility drove stock prices...
U.S. stocks were lower Tuesday, as the first quarter of 2015 came to a unhappy close on Wall Street.
With today's slump, the Dow finished the first quarter lower than it began the year--a discouraging sign for investors. A Monday rally pushed the Dow back into the black for 2015,...
U.S. stocks moved higher in Monday trading, as the market attempted to recover from its worst week since mid-January.
It’s hard to believe that the first quarter of 2015 is almost over, but tomorrow will mark the end of March. As of the start of this week, the S&P is...
The good news is, the recent volatility market slowed down this week. The bad news? It ended with four consecutive losing days! Concerns over an impending interest rate hike plus worries over the strength of the U.S. dollar sent the Dow and S&P down by more than 2% this...
