Markets ended in the red as geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Middle East offset upbeat earnings and weekly jobs data. Decelerating growth in European economy also dented investor sentiment. After adding almost 61 points in the initial hours, the Dow declined to its lowest level since April. The Standard & Poor 500 (S&P 500) has now declined 3.9% from the […]
In last week’s Benzinga article on InterMune (NASDAQ: ITMN), some of the warning signs for the overall stock market were highlighted.Those warnings became more than just warnings last week, as the market took some significant hits. Last Thursday’s 300-plus drop on the Dow Jones Industrial Average was the main headline.Since then the market has continued to decline, but some stocks […]
SummaryStocks are plunging in recent days. But how severe is this correction?
For both the US and Europe the current downturn makes the top 10 corrections of the last two years.
But in Japan and Emerging Markets a correction of any magnitude is yet to happen.
Stocks are plunging. And, while the drop has intensified in recent days, the correction actually started a […]
* US stock markets sold down again, weigh down by the energy sector, which fell -4.1% last week, due to concern over geopolitics in Europe.* European stock markets edged higher, snapping a four session losing streak, as earnings were better, but there are still concerns over financial contagion and the escalating violence in the Middle East and Ukraine.* Asian stock […]
* US stock markets recovered thanks to corporate earnings and as energy stocks saw some bargain hunting after falling -4.1% last week.* European stock markets eased again overnight, following their worst week in two years, as earnings disappointed, while concerns simmered over financial contagion and the violence in the Middle East and Ukraine escalated.* Asian stock markets rose, led by […]
* US stock markets finished sharply lower for the session, as weaker corporate earnings continued to weigh and geopolitics overwhelmed the bulls, after corporates said sanctions will hit their bottom line.* European stock markets slumped overnight, as the ramification of stricter Russian sanctions were of concern and earnings disappointed.* Asian stock markets fell yesterday, backing off six years highs, but […]
US Stocks, 9 Of 10 Sectors Posted Losses On Light TradePosted by: : Paul EbelingPosted on: July 30, 2014US Stocks, 9 Of 10 Sectors Posted Losses On Light TradeIBB, RSX, XTR, AMD, BRCM, UPS, HMC, TSM, WIN, T, VZDJIA +2.0% YTD, S&P 500 +6.6% YTD, NAS 100 +6.4% YTD, Russell 2000 -1.8% YTDDJIA-70.48 at 16912.11, NAS 100 -2.21 at 4442.70, S&P 500 -8.96 at 1969.95Volume: trade was on the light […]
Socionomist
Winston Churchill once said that Russia “is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”
But not everyone is so baffled by the world’s biggest country.The Socionomics Institute released a two-part study that examines Russia’s past in order to foreshadow to Russia’s future. In the first part of the study, they examined Russia by assessing historical social events in a […]
Stock Market Bears TurnStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 22, 2014 – 10:26 AM GMTBy: Jack_SteimanSo maybe that means we gap up tomorrow, or maybe someone will finally the initiative and run this thing one way or the other. It is absolutely ridiculous how this market is gapping up, literally, every day. Yet the market goes nowhere as the trend is […]
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