NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix soared, big corporations turned in quarterly results, and investors welcomed new companies into the market. There was plenty of news, but major indexes finished the day just short of where they started.Stocks drifted lower at the start of trading, followed oil prices higher in the early afternoon, then flipped back to slight losses in the […]
The Chinese stock market gold rush continued this week – Quartz
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SHAREWritten byMelvin Backman@melvinbackmanObsessionChina in transitionApril 3, 2015China’s stock market is on fire this year. It’s up more than 47% in just a few short months; that includes a 7.5% surge in the last week alone, making it a standout in world markets.ShareTap image to zoomThat’s the kind of […]
View photo.Biotechnology ETFs have leapt out of the gate in 2015 with another strong spurt of momentum that has catapulted them to the top of sector rankings. The unequivocal asset leader in this category is the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB), which has more than $8 billion under management.IBB has gained more than 12 percent so far this […]
…and its gets right to the point.. There are a lot of interesting set ups but I cut right to the chase we some great new and old set ups. The market will have to be monitored just because the possibility of some selling into any more news concerning Greece.be sure to watch the Futures overnight to get the first […]
Originally published January 30, 2015 at 5:54 AM | Page modified January 31, 2015 at 2:29 AMThe U.S. stock market capped a rough month Friday, delivering its third loss in five days and extending its declines for the year.All told, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 3 percent in January, its worse monthly performance in a year. While the […]
Originally published January 23, 2015 at 5:55 AM | Page modified January 24, 2015 at 2:28 AMNEW YORK —
A batch of mixed earnings reports Friday helped push the stock market to its first day of losses this week.Shares of tissue and diaper maker Kimberly-Clark dropped after the company’s earnings fell short of expectations and it gave a disappointing outlook. Package-delivery […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Oil and gas companies led U.S. stocks up Friday, setting the market up for its first gain in more than a week.KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 16 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,009, as of 3 p.m. Energy companies led all 10 of the index’s industries to gains, surging 3 percent.The Dow […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A surge in oil and gas companies pulled the stock market out of a five-day slump on Friday, as the price of crude swung higher.Oil prices jumped after the International Energy Agency predicted drillers would cut production this year. Exxon Mobil, Chevron and other energy companies led all 10 sectors of the Standard & Poor’s 500 […]
Originally published January 16, 2015 at 5:53 AM | Page modified January 16, 2015 at 4:46 PMNEW YORK —
A surge in oil and gas companies pulled the stock market out of a five-day slump on Friday, as the price of crude swung higher.Oil prices jumped after the International Energy Agency predicted drillers would cut production this year. Exxon Mobil, Chevron […]
I’m too depressed this morning to write anything useful.Yesterday I “visited” my bank safety deposit box and leafed through a pile of share certificates. There was the magazine that went broke. There were the many biotech drugs that failed their human trials and never got FDA approval. There’s the New England bank that’s actually doing well but refuses to pay […]
