Stock futures were flat Wednesday morning after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pushed the Dow and S%P 500 to new record highs on Tuesday.
Yellen’s comments in front of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs left investors with the impression that the Central Bank is...
The Dow took a beating in the final two days of trading this week—and went down almost 1%. For the year 2015, the Dow stands at a tiny 0.18% gain!
Monday was the first day of June, and Wall Street looked to break a May losing streak. Technically, they were...
Today marked the start of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting to decide whether or not to raise interest rates. The debate on what should be done marches on and Wall Street is divided. It seems nobody wants to make any big moves until the final announcement is made Thursday afternoon.
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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...
Monday stocks saw great volatility, starting the day up more than 100 points in the morning before beginning a slow decline that would last the rest of the day. Once again, uncertainty over oil prices was the culprit, and the Dow finished the day down 99 points.
Tuesday stocks started...
The first day of the trading week on Wall Street was covered in red as all three of the major indices took a hit. The energy sector was the biggest loser with oil down $2.32 to $37.65 a barrel, the lowest level since February 2009- A seven year low....
On the last day of a Christmas shortened trading week, Wall Street picked up some gains and the energy sector bounced back, although according to Market Watch reporter Anora Mahmudova, the Santa rally can’t fix the real problems plaguing stocks. Check it out here.
The Dow was up by as...
Following a big day on Wall St. on Thursday, the markets fought to maintain gains made in the early part of Friday's session and eventually closed higher for the third week in a row. Health care and consumer goods led the S&P 500 while industrials declined the most. Corporate...
The first trading day of the week was a downer for investors as the volatile price of oil continued to exert its influence on the markets. U.S. crude oil settled at $35.70 a barrel, down $1.09 or 2.96 percent, ending at its lowest level since March 4th. What's causing...
After much anticipation The Federal Open Market Committee has announced it will not raise interest rates this month. Fed Chair Janet Yellen stated at a press conference that their decision to keep interest rates where they are was based on instability in foreign markets, especially China, and that the...
