Boosted by strong earnings reports from Walmart and Home Depot, Wall Street finished mixed with modest gains, tempered by declines in oil prices and continued geopolitical concerns re: ISIS. Investors are waiting for the release of the latest minutes from the most recent meeting of the Federal Open Market...
Even though the S&P 500 posted its biggest weekly gain of 2015 and the Dow was on pace to record its best week since February, industry insiders (CEOs & corporate directors and founders) were not buying. The big question is: why? Today's CNN-Money explained it this way:
"Typically, when the...
Another increase in the price of oil helped the market rebound from yesterday's losses. Oil recovered from a sharp overnight decline to settle up 28 cents, or 0.88 percent, at $32.15 a barrel.
Compounding global economic concerns, however is the fact that the British pound is feeling pressure over whether...
It was another long week on the Wall Street treadmill, as the market moved a whole bunch, but didn't really go anywhere! As we close in on the halfway point of 2015, the Dow stands less than 0.5% higher than it did on the 1st of the year!
Monday the...
Stocks wavered today following word from the European Central Bank that the ECB will take a number of steps to try and strengthen Europe's economy. Chief among them: Cutting its main interest rates and expanding its massive bond-buying program.
ECB president Mario Draghi said-
"The outlook for economic growth in the...
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...
For the first time in a week and a half Wall Street finished with gains across the board. The tech heavy NASDAQ snapped an eight day losing streak (its first such bad run since January 2008) while the Down Jones Industrial Average posted triple digit gains. Crude oil, which...
U.S. stocks fell sharply Monday, after the weekend saw the latest plan for solving the Greek credit crisis fall apart.
Ever since the situation took center stage in Europe months ago, a solution has appeared imminent on several occasions—only to deteriorate before a deal can be ratified. That was the...
The Federal Reserve released its “Beige Book” on Wednesday, which reports on our nation’s current economic conditions. Their report was largely positive, causing a recovery among all three major U.S. market indexes.
The key findings in The Fed’s report were that businesses are offering higher wages to their employees, the...
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...
