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...
This week’s approval of H.R. 83, the $1.1 trillion ‘Cromnibus’ spending bill that will fund the federal government for 2015, did serious damage to the Dodd-Frank Act.
Language in the bill re-permits trading in swaps and derivatives by FDIC-insured banks—a practice the Dodd-Frank Act eliminated when it was signed back...
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...
The stock market finally ended its losing streak on Wednesday, as investors happily grabbed a hold of any good news they could find.
This morning it was oil rallying for the first time in days—up by over 3.5 percent at one point. Energy producers, in turn, led Wall Street gains....
As the U.S. stock market opened Tuesday trying to avoid another day in the red, a new obstacle appeared overseas.
The Russian ruble continued to tumble Tuesday morning, following its worst session in 15 years Monday. Even a late-night action by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to raise interest...
The continued fall of oil prices was the big story on the markets this week. It was Wall Street’s worst week of 2014, and the Dow’s worst week in three years, as it dropped 683 points!! Lower gasoline prices may be keeping more money in your pockets, but oil...
Monday was a rough day for U.S. markets, but it appears this morning as though that may be just the start of a disastrous week for equities.
Tuesday saw a global rout on stocks around the world, as the eight largest indexes in Europe all dropped at least 2 percent....
Wall Street has plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Stocks continue to break records, even as the recent rally slows considerably. On Monday, the S&P 500 broke its all-time high for the 43rd time in 2014.
But Tuesday morning’s economic reports cast a cloud over the market. The good...
This morning, the Senate will hold a hearing on the topic of regulatory capture—a term used to describe the often-observed tendency of government officials to become a little too close to the institutions they’re supposed to be regulating.
The impending case made yesterday’s announcement from the Federal Reserve all the...
Internationally renowned political insider Dick Morris reacts to the Republican victory in the mid-term elections. Morris is now on the campaign trail fighting to prevent the Democrats from another presidential election victory.
Dick Morris will be speaking at Crash Proof Retirement Educational Events throughout the tri-state area and your opportunity...
