U.S. stocks moved higher Thursday following European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi's announcement that the ECB will embark on a bond buying program in the near future.
The announcement came about 10 a.m. East Coast time and immediately sent the Dow soaring by almost 200 points.
The ECB's program will...
U.S. stocks were higher Wednesday, as investors reacted to more developments in the ongoing Greek debt saga.
Early Wednesday in Europe (overnight here in the U.S.) Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sent a letter, detailing his desire to accept the terms of an additional bailout package offered by European creditors....
After a four week winning streak the markets are now down in each of the first two sessions of the week after a mixed today Tuesday. Dow components led decliners with telecom issues and McDonalds leading the slide. The fast food giant fell 4.5% after reporting lower than expected...
Despite widespread support for a measure that would force brokers to put their clients’ best interests first when managing retirement accounts, it appears that the powers on Wall Street are poised to get their way once again.
The House Appropriations Committee introduced a bill on Tuesday that would effectively stop...
Markets are still at record highs (with the Dow hitting it's 6th day of record closes) but a report today showed that there is more cash out of equities & on the sidelines than there has been in nearly 15 years. Fund managers have gotten spooked since the Brexit...
U.S. stocks shrugged off further drops in oil prices and disappointing earnings reports to move higher Thursday afternoon.
Alibaba, Ford and Hershey are among the big names reporting today. Both Alibaba and Ford's reports fell short of expectations, while McDonald's saw some gains after announcing they'd be hiring a new...
Ahead of Friday's U.S. jobs report, today the Bank of England cut interest rates in the U.K. to avoid a possible post-Brexit vote recession. Policymakers voted unanimously to cut rates a quarter point to 0.25% in the BOE's first rate reduction in seven years. Banking officials in the UK...
Many Wall Street experts have spent the summer calling for a market correction. Some call for a 5-10% reduction, while others such as Marc Faber have called for a 20-30% crash.
The truth is that no one knows when the next market correction or crash will happen, nor do they...
As all three U.S. stock indexes finished with record closes, word came today that Macy's, one of the world's largest retailers is closing 100 of its 650 stores, or 15% of its global locations. According to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, more than 43,600 layoffs have been announced in the...
U.S. stocks moved higher on Monday, as investors considered numerous data points both at home and overseas.
Manufacturing, construction and personal income numbers were encouraging to investors. Personal income levels jumped 0.3 percent in January, while the manufacturing sector enjoyed its best month since October.
Asian markets were up slightly after...
