Benchmarks ended in the green on Friday after General Electric’s announcement of a restructuring and buyback plan boosted investor sentiment. Friday’s gains also helped benchmarks settle in positive territory for the second straight week.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained almost […]
TransportsA more than 3 percent jump in U.S. crude oil prices helped to push Dow transportation stocks 2 percent lower on Wednesday. Delivery services company FedEx also fell more than 2 percent.Read MoreThere’s a huge sentiment split building in marketWeakness in the stock offers a buying opportunity, Seymour said. It closed around $165 per share on Wednesday.Trader Brian Kelly looked […]
By Dow Jones Business News, March 25, 2015, 02:10:00 PM EDTAAABy Anora Mahmudova and Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatchDurable-goods orders drop in February; Kraft, Kofex up on M&A newsNEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, declining for the third straight session, as a selloff in technology and biotech stocks pushed indexes lower.The S&P 500 (SPX) lost 19.06 points, or 0.9%, […]
Is there some secret holiday at work in the stock and currency markets that I’m unaware of? Volume is non-existent, with only deal buzz potentially stirring the Street from this spring slumber.Conditions can only be characterized as rail-thin, holiday-like volumes that leave major stock averages teetering just below record highs.In fact, the bond market has rallied for three days in […]
Markets ended its choppy session in the red yesterday as fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar weighed on investor sentiment. Benchmarks witnessed their third lowest trading volume this year on Monday. Meanwhile, weaker dollar boosted oil prices on Monday, which in turn had a negative impact on the transportation stocks. Moreover, decline in biotech stocks dragged down the […]
A microbe factory could more than halve a mission’s payload weight.We’ve all had trouble squeezing our luggage down to the allowed weight for a flight. But for a trip to Mars that problem is magnified. The NASA rule-of-thumb is that for every kilogram to be launched into space, you need 99 kilograms of fuel and rocket to get it there. […]
Strengthening U.S. dollar and a slump in oil prices dragged benchmarks lower on Friday. US crude prices dropped to their lowest levels since Jan 28. Meanwhile, declines in producer prices and consumer confidence added to the bearish sentiment. Benchmarks also posted losses for the third straight week, mostly spooked by sooner-than-expected rate hike fears.For a look at the issues currently […]
The Dow rose 140 last Monday, was down 330 on Tuesday, up 260 on Thursday, and down 250 on Friday (before a late-day save and finishing down 145). This morning, the Dow is up by nearly 100. There are numerous reasons for the loss of market memory, not the least of which are wild moves by global central bankers and […]
Markets extended Tuesday’s losses to end in negative territory yesterday as investors remained concerned about the possibility of a mid-year interest rate hike. Moreover, U.S. dollar continued to gain strength against euro and its other rivals. While, the S&P 500 and Dow finished at their lowest level since Feb 2, the Nasdaq declined to its lowest level since Feb 11.For […]
Markets rebounded to the green on the sixth anniversary of the bull market boosted by mergers and acquisition activity, and gains in industrial and technology stocks. Benchmarks started the week on an encouraging note after a dismal Friday, when positive jobs data had sparked fears of a sooner-than-expected rate hike. Investors also found a buying opportunity yesterday, after the sell […]
