Market Outlookhttp://www.theoptionplayer.com/U.S. stocks posted a fourth straight week of increases but ended last week little changed as losses in healthcare shares offset gains in energy. The S&P 500, which hasn’t made a 1 percent move this month, is now up 10.4 percent for the year. For the week, the Dow and S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent and the Nasdaq climbed […]
Source: GW PharmaceuticalsMedical marijuana is one of healthcare’s biggest stories this year and shares in marijuana companies are trading near all time highs, but not everyone is convinced that marijuana stocks should be in investor portfolios. So we asked three of our top analysts to weigh in on why they’d take a pass on owning marijuana stocks. Read on to […]
Market Wrap-up for Nov. 10 – 3 Sectors to Watch This WeekBy Tom Reese|November 10th, 2014
RSSA few key sectors will likely dominate the market action this week, playing a bigger-than-usual role in pushing the averages higher or lower. Here’s what investors should look out for in the coming days.1. How Will Oil Companies Hold Up?The per-barrel price of oil […]
Indexes gapped up on the open after a strong election day for the GOP which markets generally view as business friendly, and while the S&P 500 held its gains the NASDAQ fell back a bit. The S&P 500 gained 0.57% while the NASDAQ dropped 0.06%. We have the official government data on employment Friday but on the Wednesday before that […]
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After an incredible 5-year bull market run, which saw the S&P 500 double from its March 2009 low of 666, many stock market watchers were sure this would be the year that things would finally turn.There certainly has been no shortage of bad news that would cause investors and traders to sell.”Just this year alone, the list of anxiety-provoking […]
By Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense
“The thing that most affects the market is everything.” – James Playsted Wood
While it’s never fun to lose money, the past couple of weeks reminded me once again why I love the stock market. Mr. Market is basicallly a crazy person that takes pride in frustrating people on a consistent basis. Every investor […]
Saudi Arabia, from swing producer to price maker?
CNBC’s Patti Domm sits down with John Kilduff,the founding partner of Again Capital to discuss Saudi Arabia’s decline in oil prices and its impact on the global market.
Earnings season could break the stock market’s bear run, despite the oil slick that continues to trip up stocks.Stocks rallied Tuesday but gave up big gains […]
Tech was helped by Skyworks Solutions, up more than 7 percent after the Apple supplier raised its guidance for earnings and revenue for the quarter ended in September. Intel, reporting after the close, also was trading higher.The good news for semis comes after Microchip Technology lowered its forecast for its fiscal second quarter after chip sales fell short. Beaten-down chip […]
Parts of Europe are in deflation, growth worries continue in China, and Islamic extremists have added a new layer of instability to the Middle East.Read MoreOptions trader bets big time on bottom for stocksPerhaps predictably, stocks have wobbled, with a series of triple-digit up and down moves on the Dow industrials and another round of worry that the long-anticipated correction […]
Total revenue growth remained strong, at 51.9% year over year to $101.5 million, 9.7% ahead of our forecast. Splunk doubled the license capacity for entry-level customers and lowered the price of Splunk Cloud by 33% during the quarter, helping to drive sales growth and keep the company apace with new competitors. We view these pricing moves as responses to customer […]
