NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market.The world’s biggest online social network knocked the world’s largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on Monday and the gap widened on Tuesday.While the switch is […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is now bigger than Wal-Mart, at least when it comes to its value on the stock market.The world’s biggest online social network knocked the world’s largest retailer out of the top 10 list of the highest-valued companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on Monday and the gap widened on Tuesday.While the switch is […]
FacebookIn this June 11, 2014, photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. In a report released Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, the Pew Research Center found that most people who regularly use social media sites are actually less likely to share their opinions, even offline. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) […]
Stocks are finally breaking out!The Russell 2000 small-cap index? Check. Midcap stocks? Double check. Blistering biotechs? Triple check. In fact, The Biotech iShares continued to reach for new highs Monday after last week’s jolt.There are still some weak spots out there, like utilities. But if you’re taking the time to zero-in on the strongest stocks in the strongest sectors, you’re […]
Stocks advanced Monday, propelling the Nasdaq to a record close, lifted by gains in biotech and financial shares as well as optimism that Greece will eventually reach a bailout deal with its shylocks.The Dow rose 103.83 points, or 0.6%, to 18119.78. The S&P added 12.86 points, or 0.6%, to 2122.85.The magnitude of market moves in Europe and the U.S. speak […]
© AFP/File Fayez NureldineSaudi Arabia’s stock market will allow foreign investors to trade shares for the first time Monday, further opening up the conservative Islamic kingdom to the global economyRiyadh (AFP) – Saudi Arabia’s stock market will allow foreign investors to trade shares for the first time Monday, further opening up the conservative Islamic kingdom to the global economy.But analysts […]
Stocks were generally lower on the day, Monday, lead by large cap names. Trading levels were light, and there were pockets of strength in growth areas. I found quite a few biotech names that looked strong, even though the IBB was negative on the day. The index, along with small cap indexes does not look as broken as the large […]
TORONTO – The Toronto Stock Exchange began the week with a triple-digit decline Monday morning.The S&P/TSX composite index was down 167.04 points at 14,790.12.Declines on U.S. markets were less dramatic.The Dow Jones industrial average was down 27.56 points at 17,821.9, the Nasdaq index fell 17.43 points to 5,051.03, and the S&P 500 declined 4.82 points to 2,088.01.The loonie traded at […]
Stock Market Downtrend ContinuesStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Jun 07, 2015 – 12:01 PM GMTBy: Brad_GudgeonLast weekend, I was looking for a low on Monday, a rally into Wednesday and then down into June 8, followed by a rally into June 10 and then down hard into June 12. The low came on Tuesday, and we did rally into a Wednesday […]
Stock Market Downtrend ContinuesBy: Brad Gudgeon | Sat, Jun 6, 2015SharePrintEmailLast weekend, I was looking for a low on Monday, a rally into Wednesday and then down into June 8, followed by a rally into June 10 and then down hard into June 12. The low came on Tuesday, and we did rally into a Wednesday top, but the amplitude […]
