U.S. indexes were in the red all day today as some quite miserable economic data didn’t do the normal trick of making everyone happy because it means the Federal Reserve will never raise rates in our lives. The S&P 500 fell 0.37% and the NASDAQ 0.63%. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee released its meeting statement on Wednesday afternoon that […]
After tacking on another 2.5% over the past few weeks, the S&P 500 (SPX) scratched out a fresh record high heading into the final four trading days of April.But another steady drip of earnings reports—kicked off by Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) post-close release on Monday—and the latest glimpse into the mind of the Federal Reserve could potentially test stock rally conviction.Apple’s […]
The volatility in the stock market might be viewed, to quote “MacBeth,” as “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”The market has been quite choppy of late but does that truly signify an increase in volatility?This is where your measurement tools make a difference.If you look at the CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the market’s “fear gauge,” the answer […]
ReutersOn Thursday morning, the employment cost index, or ECI, for the first quarter will be released. Unlike the average hourly earnings number released in the monthly jobs report, the ECI is a more comprehensive measure of compensation, taking into account things like how much employers spend on things like benefits in addition to wages. Currently expectations are for the report to show […]
NEW YORK — Expectations that the Federal Reserve will be slow to raise interest rates, spurred by a weak jobs report last week, helped send the stock market up Monday. A jump in the price of crude oil set off a rally in energy stocks.The stock market was closed Friday, the day the Labor Department reported that employers added just […]
What happens tomorrow after jobs?
Paul Richards, head of FX & credit distribution at UBS, looks ahead to Friday’s jobs data. Michael Block, Rhino Trading Partners, chief strategist, weighs in.
U.S. stocks could continue their overall decline on Monday, no matter how good the March job report is.Markets are closed on Good Friday, and the Monday afterwards is historically the S&P 500’s […]
I remember sitting in my car in college listening to Howard Stern on the radio before class sometime in 2000. Howard and his crew were talking about the stock market which was roaring. The Tech Bubble was in full effect. The sky was the limit. If you weren’t in the market you were losing out. It was a similar vibe […]
Wall St. rises on Nike, lower dollar; Nasdaq hits 15-year highBy Caroline ValetkevitchFri Mar 20, 2015 6:48pm EDT
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A morning commuter carries an umbrella as she passes by the New York Stock Exchange during a winter storm in New York February 2, 2015.Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermidStocks snap 3-week losing streak5:58pm EDT n”>(Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Friday, pushing the Nasdaq […]
Are you – and your portfolio – prepared for a perfect market storm? Because there is a risk that a tempest may be on its way, one for which we’re woefully unprepared.The latest piece of evidence arrived Friday, when the Labor Department announced that in spite of the deep chill that gripped a large part of the country during February, […]
Going into 2015 the economic outlook held by the U.S. investment establishment could not have been much more positive, and more unified. Pundits saw all the variables aligning to create the best of all investment worlds, a virtual “no-brainer” of optimism. Many believed that the 5.0% annualized growth in 3rd quarter would stay strong in the 4th Quarter and then […]
