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...
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...
The previous two weeks saw the Dow shed almost 1,000 points from its all-time high, but the market’s regained more than half of it in the past two days. Wall Street continued its momentum from Wednesday’s Federal Reserve statement, in which Chairperson Janet Yellen stressed that the central bank would...
Monday marked a great start to the trading week for all three major U.S. stock indices.  The Dow, S&P 500 & NASDAQ each closed at all-time record highs.  Why and what does it mean?  See more from CNBC's Bob Pisani below. Meantime, one giant in the hedge fund industry-David Tepper...
2014 was another historical year for Wall Street. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Index reached its all-time high 37 times, while the broader S&P 500 reached a new apex on a whopping 52 occasions! So it might surprise you to learn that it was actually a below-average year for the...
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 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...
It was a mixed day on Wall Street but perhaps more alarming was a report by world renowned French bank- Societe Generale.  The bank released its quarterly report that included concerns about the possibility of so-called "black swan" events that could harshly disrupt global economies. “Risks to the world economy...
The market ended the week on a high note as both the the Dow and S&P 500 moved into positive territory for the year, marking the 5th straight week of gains. Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial told CNBC: "Traders, investors are looking at a calm backdrop for markets....
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...