Benchmarks ended a five-day losing streak on Friday after energy shares recovered following a rally in oil prices. Oil prices registered their first weekly gain in last eight weeks on Friday. Meanwhile, investors remained focused on mixed economic data and corporate earnings. Investors also assessed Swiss National Bank’s surprise decision to do away with its long-standing decision of fixing the […]
In 2014, the Green Economy — dominating the media enviro beat and UN negotiations since well before the 2012 Rio Earth Summit – merged and morphed into the Sharing Economy and the Maker Economy to offer us a vision of Transformative Transnationalism. But, is this really a new Triple Bottom-line or just the same old Triple-Bottom Feeders? ETC Group takes […]
Sam Ro
Jan. 7, 2015, 7:23 PM
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From MKM Partners’ Jonathan Krinsky: “There are likely different explanations for this, and while the results span 130 years, the actual number of samples is quite small. With that said, the results are quite remarkable. Since 1885, there have been 13 years ending in “five.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average has been up 12 of […]
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 […]
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Robert Litan
Dow Jones Industrial Average over 2014.
The Wall Street Journal
With the stock market’s unexpected boom toward the end of 2014, what better way to ring in the new year than to reexamine that age-old question: What drives stock returns? Is it earnings’ growth fundamentals or short-term momentum swings in investor behavior?
The answer matters because most forecasters expect the economy to […]
Benchmarks ended in the red zone on Tuesday as reignited political turmoil in Greece continued to weigh on investor mood amidst low trading volume. Moreover, disappointing home price data also dented investor sentiment. The benchmarks witnessed their 12th lightest trade volume this year on Tuesday. The Dow finished below the 18k mark for the first time after crossing the same […]
Benchmarks ended Monday’s trading session little changed as investors received news on slump in oil prices and political turmoil in Greece. The S&P 500 was able to notch up another record close this year despite a rally among energy shares losing momentum due to drop in oil prices. However, the Dow settled in the negative territory and the Nasdaq remained […]
Benchmarks hit another record high on Friday as investors continued to cheer encouraging economic scenario on the domestic front. However, the trading volume remained low as most of investors were enjoying extended Christmas holiday. The Dow registered 38th record high and the S&P 500 posted 52nd record close on Friday, while the Nasdaq finished at the highest since Mar 2000. […]
Stock market today, December 26, 2014: Good morning! U.S. stock futures for Friday, Dec. 26, forecasted a 31-point gain. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose six points to close at a record high. Investor optimism continued on news that the economy is strengthening. Third-quarter GDP hit 5%, while the U.S. economy has seen 2.7 million new jobs added this year – its best […]
Benchmarks settled in the green for the fourth-straight session boosted by gains made by large-cap technology stocks. The S&P 500 closed at a record level for the 50th time in 2014, its highest number of record closings in a year since 1995. The Dow too posted a record close for the 35th time this year. Gains in technology shares offset […]
