An increase in the number of jobs and a rise in the price of oil helped lift the markets today. The Dow closed at a 2 month high as it broke through the 17,000 barrier and the S&P 500 hit the 2,000 mark. For the week- oil finished up...
U.S. stocks moved higher on Monday, as investors looked towards a week that could determine the course of the markets for much of 2015.
Last week, the market fluctuated up and down with moves of 100+ points on four out of five days. Investors were spooked by a strong dollar,...
Markets ended the week on a high note with gains across the board. The NASDAQ rose 2.5% finishing at a two month high as investors reacted to more quarterly earning reports including Microsoft's which beat analysts' expectations. Microsoft stock closed up almost 11 percent-its best close since February 2000. China's...
Wall Street got a much needed extra day off as the markets were closed Monday for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday. The first half of January this year has been disastrous for the markets and the worst, first two opening weeks for the Dow and S&P...
Comments by European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi and a solid jobs report boosted investors' confidence as stocks rose 2% across the board today. The Dow added almost 370 points while the NASDAQ was up by over 104 points.
ECB chief Mario Draghi told the Economic Club of New...
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...
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...
Despite a jump in Facebook stock of 5% due to better than expected earnings, the markets fizzled ahead of tomorrow's important unemployment report. Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth surmised to CNBC:
"I think people are just a little leery of tomorrow's employment report. It looks like...
U.S. stocks were down on Tuesday, as the major indices attempted to move out of correction territory after another disastrous day Monday.
The Dow just wrapped up its worst three-day stretch in history, losing a total of 1,477 points since Thursday—approximately 9% of the Index’s total value. While Tuesday was being...
It was a relatively quiet end to the week on Wall Street which marked the calm before the storm in terms of next weeks Fed meeting. The Federal Open Market Committee is not expected to raise interest rates after their gathering next Tuesday & Wednesday, but investors will be...
