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Stock Market News for June 23, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks closed Friday’s trading session with modest gains as optimism from Wednesday’s policy statement spilled over into a second successive day. Friday’s modest gains helped the S&P 500 to close at a record high for the third straight day. The Dow also extended its winning streak to six sessions; it’s longest since December 2013. The blue-chip index also settled at […]

Stock Market News for June 20, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks closed Thursday’s choppy session mostly higher as optimism from Wednesday’s policy statement continued. The modest gains helped S&P 500 hit another record high, but Nasdaq snapped its four-day winning streak. Stocks had dropped to the red zone for a considerable period during the afternoon before managing a rebound almost at the end of the session. Economic data on initial […]

Todd Harrison: Stock Market Observations From The Front | Random …

Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter where subscribers can follow over 30 professional traders as they share their ideas in real time. Want access to the Buzz plus unlimited market commentary? Click here to learn more about MVPRO.I find I’m so excited that I can barely sit still or hold […]

Stock Market News for June 18, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Gains in financial and small-cap stocks helped benchmarks shrug off initial losses to end in the green. Stocks had opened in the red owing to dismal housing data. However, improved consumer price data firmed up the US dollar, also leading to expectations of a rate hike. Markets secured their third-straight positive finish on a day when the two-day FOMC […]

Stock Market News for June 16, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

President Barack Obama’s decision to refrain from sending in ground troops to Iraq helped benchmarks end in the positive zone on Friday. His comments partially eased concerns about oil supply disruption due to the ongoing Iraqi sectarian clash. Intel’s second-quarter revenue forecast hike also helped benchmarks shrug of early jitters caused by weak consumer sentiment data. Nonetheless, the Iraqi situation, […]

5 Smart Money Managers Taking A Shine To Gold Miners | Benzinga

Fishing for opportunities in battered sectors can be a frustrating experience.
Just because a particular sector or industry has seen difficult times and prices have declined to bargain levels does not necessarily mean a turnaround is imminent.
Quite often, things continue to worsen for a period of time and the bargains become even cheaper before things begin to improve.
This is particularly true […]

Expect Stock Trading To Dry-Up During World Cup | I Love Chile News

Trading volume of the global stock exchanges are expected to dry-up during the 2014 World Cup with Chile looking to be so slow you would think it was closed based on 2010 experience.A European Central Bank study looked at 15 different countries, nine in Europe, four in Latin America, the US and host country South Africa, and how trading volumes […]

Stock Market News for June 09, 2014 – June 9, 2014 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks scored record highs yet again on Friday banking on encouraging May’s nonfarm payroll report. The S&P 500 ended at another high; the eighteenth one this year. The blue-chip index also closed at a record level for the eighth time this year. The Nasdaq too closed at a level last seen in late March. Separately, Friday’s gains helped the Russell […]

Stock Market News for June 06, 2014 – June 6, 2014 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks notched record highs again on Thursday following the announcement of stimulus measures by the ECB intended to boost Eurozone’s recovery. The S&P 500 closed at a record high for the 17th time this year. The blue-chip index also closed at a record level for the 7th time this year. The Nasdaq too closed at a level last seen in […]

Stock Market News for June 05, 2014 – June 5, 2014 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks erased day’s initial losses and ended in the green after investors shrugged off dismal labor market data to focus on an encouraging services sector report. The S&P 500 ended at another high; the sixteenth one this year. Separately, the Nasdaq was boosted by gains in tech-bellwether Apple and bio-tech stocks.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, […]