If Wall Street still had the iconic scene of traders in a crowded room yelling “buy” and “sell”, then today that room would have been filled with an awkward silence as investors stood by cautiously not knowing what to do.
So far in 2014 the stock market has been on...
U.S. stocks closed up on Tuesday, overlooking the ongoing debate over ending Greece’s current bailout.
On Sunday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reinforced his pledge to end the bailout. Thus far, however, he has yet to provide a useful solution to the country’s level of debt. The European Central Bank...
Wall Street continued to stay true to the 2014 theme as stocks ended the first week of trading down and not nearly as bullish as 2013,
Again, it may be too quick to start speculating on the psyche of investors just yet, as it understood that trading volume is low...
U.S. stocks were higher Wednesday, thanks to the slow-but-steady recovery continued in the oil markets.
The Dow broke its four-day losing streak after closing slightly down on Tuesday. Investors hoped that a bounce in oil prices will end that streak today. Futures in the oil market extended gains on Wednesday...
U.S. stocks were higher Friday, recovering some losses from a rough week in trading on Wall Street.
The Euro climbed to $1.13 against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, its highest point in months. But the contradictory nature of the market reared its ugly head—after weeks of hearing how a strong...
In recent days, the buzzword on the markets has been volatility. After today, there’s no getting around the truth—the market is in the midst of a full-fledged selloff.
It was an historic day for all the wrong reasons.
Wednesday Closing Bell
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 16,141.74 (-173.45)
S&P 500: 1862.49 (-15.21)
NASDAQ: 4215.32 (-11.85)
Among the lowlights:
The NASDAQ...
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...
U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday, as the market continued to followed ongoing debt negotiations between Greece and other European powers.
One market analyst said the market was ‘held hostage’ until the negotiations were completed with a resolution one way or another. Meetings are ongoing in Brussels throughout the day,...
U.S. stocks had their worst day of 2015 Monday, as investors had their first chance to react to potentially disastrous news from Greece over the weekend.
Both the Dow and S&P 500 fell into the red for the year thanks to the disastrous session.
Debt settlement talks between Greece and their...
Even though stocks had their best month in four years, Wall Street ended the month of October on a down note finishing lower on all three indices. Chris Gaffney, president of world markets at EverBank told CNBC:
"There's just a whole lot of uncertainty in markets right now. We've had...
