An increase in the number of jobs and a rise in the price of oil helped lift the markets today. The Dow closed at a 2 month high as it broke through the 17,000 barrier and the S&P 500 hit the 2,000 mark. For the week- oil finished up...
U.S. stocks moved slightly higher on Tuesday, as investors continued to wait for confirmation of a deal to keep Greece from going into default.
The Greek government presented new reform proposals Monday in hopes of avoiding—or at least staving off—a disastrous situation that could result from a missed payment to...
U.S. stocks tumbled Wednesday, as the continued inability of Greece and its creditors to reach a settlement frustrated investors.
Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed anger at the slow-developing plans ahead of today’s meeting with Euro Zone officials in Brussels. As the deadline—now a mere five days away—approaches, the possibility...
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...
Following Monday's massive selloff, Wall Street went into the second trading day of 2016, attempting to regain some of the losses from the day prior. Investors wavered for much of the day before finishing with a mixed session. Apple stocks led decliners falling over 2% at one point following...
Any ideas of a pre- "Santa Claus" rally on Wall Street faded very quickly today as stocks suffered heavy losses, while investors continue to ponder "if and when" the Fed will raise interest rates possibly next month. At one point today the Dow was down 300 points while the...
It was a new trading day on Wall Street but unfortunately it was the same old volatility on the markets as all three major U.S. indices experienced wild swings ending in another down day across the board. At one point during Wednesday's selloff of global equities the Dow Jones...
U.S. stocks were down on Tuesday, as the major indices attempted to move out of correction territory after another disastrous day Monday.
The Dow just wrapped up its worst three-day stretch in history, losing a total of 1,477 points since Thursday—approximately 9% of the Index’s total value. While Tuesday was being...
Stocks finished mixed on Wall Street led by a big decline in the biotech sector, and the S&P 500 closed lower after putting up its first 5-day win streak of the year on Monday. The world economy is still experiencing growth issues as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut...
Volatility has become such a regular, daily occurrence on Wall Street that when stocks don't really do much of anything, the "lack of market instability" becomes the story of the day. That was pretty much the case today although the one issue that could be counted on was the...
