Choppy Asian Stock MarketsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 20, 2015 – 09:18 PM GMTBy: Tony_CaldaroWe track eight country indices in the Asian group. Generally they all bottomed around 2008/2009, surged higher into 2010/2011, corrected, and then most turned quite choppy. A few in the group emerged out of the choppiness and actually started impulsing after beginning EQE or a change […]
In this challenging market, investors seem to be looking over their shoulders constantly for fear they will either be buying a top or missing the next rotation.But while it’s tempting to think that you need to be making big moves right now, churning your portfolio can result in much more pain than gain. So don’t rack up trading fees chasing […]
Benchmarks finished mixed on Tuesday after positive housing numbers raised investor concerns about the timing of a rate hike. Housing starts soared to their highest level in almost seven and a half years in April. While the Dow closed at a record level for the second consecutive session, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended in the red.For a look […]
The most common debate amongst traders is when the prolonged uptrend across the financial markets will come to an end. After such a long run, it is reasonable to believe that the trend is nearing overbought levels and could be preparing to make a sudden reversal, but based on the weekly chart of the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market slipped back from its latest record high in a listless day of trading Tuesday. Oil companies and drillers tugged major indexes down as the price of crude oil dropped for a fifth day straight.Wal-Mart Stores fell after reporting weak sales and a drop in quarterly earnings, a result of raises for workers and […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Wednesday as a rebound in U.S. home construction data and a surprise announcement by the European Central Bank to frontload bond buying sent the greenback higher, giving a boost to Asian exporters.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.7 percent to 20,170.51 and South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.6 percent to 2,133.31. […]
By Justin Fox, Bloomberg ViewEvery once in a while a business journalist notices how well Danaher Corp. has performed during the past few decades, and feels compelled to remark upon it. Well, now I’ve noticed, and I guess the most appropriate remark is, “wow.” Or maybe “jeepers.”Tektronix dealDanaher paid nearly $3 billion for Washington-County based Tektronix in 2007. The deal’s […]
Benchmarks ended higher on Monday after dismal housing report pushed back the possibility of rate hike in near term. Fed Chicago President Charles Evans also recommended that the Fed should hold back from hiking interest rates until 2016. Gains in Apple’s shares too boosted the broader markets. Monday’s gains helped the S&P 500 close at a record level for the […]
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has today announced the launch of a bitcoin price index (NYXBT).NYXBT will represent the daily US dollar value of one bitcoin at 4pm (BST) and will be published on the NYSE Global Index Feed (GIF).For a limited period it will also be viewable on the NYSE’s website.Thomas Farley, NYSE group president, said in a […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — It’s a bad sign for the stock market that many investors are souring on the hedge fund industry.That’s because hedge funds are in the business of — I know you’ll be surprised by this — hedging. In essence, the average hedge fund offers investors a trade-off: In return for outperformance during bear markets, it lags […]
