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Meanwhile, Over At The "New York" Stock Exchange… Lasers | Zero …

The last time we looked at the most important tower in the world, about 4 months ago, it looked as follows:The tower in question is the primary microwave relay into the ill-named “New York” Stock Exchange which actually is located just off MacArthur Boulevard and Route 17 in Mahwah, New Jersey, and in our opinion is the “most important tower” […]

Stocks close up, turning green for the year; Jobs eyed – CNBC.com

“We have a habit of looking at crude as a barometer for global economic growth,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities. Regressive analysis by his firm showed that for the last 25 years the S&P 500 has only had a 0.03 correlation with crude. That correlation has jumped to 0.7 since crude began its plunge last June.Among […]

STTG Market Recap Jan 30, 2015 – Stock Trading To Go

It remains a time for caution.  After a brief flurry of optimism this Monday the rest of the week went quite badly.  Friday the indexes opened mixed, sold off until mid day, tried to rally til mid afternoon, and then a flurry of selling into the close.  Not great.  The S&P 500 fell 1.30% and the NASDAQ 1.03%.   A lower […]

Stock Market News for January 28, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Disappointing earnings results dragged down benchmarks on Tuesday to their biggest one-day losses in three weeks. Major market movers including Microsoft and Caterpillar reported dismal earnings reports that dented investor sentiment yesterday. Moreover, discouraging durable order report also had a negative impact on the markets.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead […]

Stock Market News for January 22, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks gained for the third-straight session on speculation that ECB might provide more stimulus measures to boost the Eurozone economy. The European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board has proposed a bond-buying program of about 50 billion euros per month in order to combat concerns over deflation in the Eurozone. ECB is expected to unveil a large-scale bond-buying program on Thursday […]

STTG Market Recap Jan 14, 2015 – Stock Trading To Go

Indexes continue to struggle and it remains a period to be cautious.  Unlike the prior 2 sessions when we saw serious spikes in the premarket, today the market was down severely premarket and that weakness continued all day until mid afternoon when some buyers showed up to relieve some of the pressure.  Still the S&P 500 fell 0.58% and the […]

Stock Market News for January 12, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks snapped two-straight days of solid gains to end in the red on Friday as decline in average hourly wages dented investor sentiment despite strong nonfarm payroll data. Moreover, slump in oil prices after gaining for two-consecutive days also dampened investor confidence. Benchmarks also ended the volatile week in the negative territory.For a look at the issues currently facing the […]

STTG Market Recap Jan 7, 2015 – Stock Trading To Go

Quick note – Please take our quarterly reader survey here; just 3 quick questions to help us continue to serve you. Thanks!Watch tonight’s video market recap on my Ticker.tv channel, Mark333.Indexes had a decent bounce back day as oil finally stopped its relentless drop and some news in the housing sector helped to lift spirits.    In Europe, Germany left open […]

Cyberonics shares drop after Medicare appeal denied

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Cyberonics Inc. shares declined in the extended session Monday after the medical device maker said its appeal of a medical reimbursement decision was denied.Cyberonics CYBX, +5.49% shares fell 8.1% to $53.10 on moderate volume after an appeals board supported a 2007 decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid that the company’s pacemaker-like device for treating […]

Stock Market News for January 05, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks finished the first trading session of 2015 almost unchanged while investors received discouraging economic data. Weaker-than-expected reports on U.S. manufacturing and construction dented investor sentiment. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed in negative territory, but the Dow ended its three-straight session losing streak and closed with meager gains on Friday. Meanwhile, benchmarks snapped a two-week winning streak and […]