The stock market ended the first quarter of 2015 in almost the same position where it began the year. But it sure was a bumpy ride to get back to the starting position.
The Dow took a beating in January—falling almost 4%—before recovering to gain 5.6% in February. This was...
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. 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...
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...
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...
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 moved up slightly in Tuesday trading, one day after concerns about the upcoming earnings season ended the market’s brief winning streak.
The S&P and Dow were each down around 0.5% Monday, based on concerns over earnings as well as the continued strengthening of the dollar. Today, markets reacted...
U.S. stocks were clobbered on Friday, as a double dose of bad news from overseas sent markets tumbling before the weekend.
The sell-off was a continuation of a global trend Friday, as European and Asian markets suffered as well. Chinese government regulators took steps to crack down on margin trading...
U.S. stock futures were higher Monday after China’s central bank cut the amount of money that banks are required to hold in reserves.
The reserve requirement fell by 100 basis points, giving momentum to a struggling market that was clobbered to the tune of -1.7% on Friday, wiping out all...
U.S. stocks were lower Monday, beginning a week that follows new record highs on the S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices.
The S&P moved up slightly Friday to eclipse its all-time record high by fractions of a point, while the NASDAQ soared past its previous high attained in March 2000.
This week...
