NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Party City jumped nearly 22 percent in their stock market debut Thursday.The Elmsford, New York, company designs, sells and makes balloons, invitations, costumes and other party goods. It operates about 900 stores and sells its products in other retailers.Party City raised about $372 million in its initial public offering, selling 21.9 million shares at […]
New prime minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie outside No 10 in May 1997. Photograph: Martin Godwin
The headlines began warning us months ago of stock-market meltdown should the opposition win control after 7 May. “Shares tipped to fall if Labour wins next year’s general election” the Daily Telegraph announced in October, and some business leaders have echoed the sentiment, […]
Has the U.S. stock market been strong or weak so far in 2015? As the above three charts from the excellent FinViz site indicate, the answer very much depends on the segment of the market you’ve been following and trading.With respect to stock sectors, consumer discretionary and healthcare shares have performed well. Note the strength in housing stocks (XHB) and […]
China central bank governor’s indications about additional monetary stimulus and a slew of new deals in the healthcare sector helped benchmarks start the holiday shortened week on a positive note. China’s move to ease lending requirements for buying a second home also added to the bullish sentiment. While all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 ended in the green, 28 […]
China central bank governor’s indications about additional monetary stimulus and a slew of new deals in the healthcare sector helped benchmarks start the holiday shortened week on a positive note. China’s move to ease lending requirements for buying a second home also added to the bullish sentiment. While all 10 sectors of the S&P 500 ended in the green, 28 […]
Why Neuralstem, Inc. Shares Surged Higher
By iCELL News on February 20, 2015 · Investing
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes — just in case they’re material to our investing thesis.What: Shares of Neuralstem, Inc (NYSEMKT: CUR ) jumped by as much as 9.6% today after Brean […]
Scope of Online Share Trading Rising with Flexibility of the MarketThe market that deals in shares and stocks can be depicted as a fluid that supports the probability factors of density and viscosity at any possible time slot. So trading with such unexpected scenario can be tough and sketchy if an individual is not at all updated with these abrupt […]
Benchmarks ended in the green for the second-straight session on Tuesday, banking on gains among energy shares. A rally in oil prices helped energy shares settle in the green. Meanwhile, upbeat monthly U.S. auto sales report along with possibility of a new deal between Office Depot and Staples boosted investor sentiment. Encouraging news emanating from Greece also added to the […]
Rebound in oil prices and positive earnings results helped benchmarks end in the green on Thursday. Shares of major companies including Facebook and Ford Motor gained following their solid earnings results yesterday. Meanwhile, rally in McDonald’s shares also had a positive impact on markets. Moreover, encouraging initial claims report also boosted investor sentiment.For a look at the issues currently facing […]
Benchmarks turned positive for the year on Thursday after ECB announced a large-scale bond buying program to revive the near-stagnant Eurozone economy. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a quantitative easing program worth about 1.1 trillion euros to address the risks of deflation in Eurozone. Additionally, upbeat quarterly results by banks and transportation companies boosted investor sentiment. The S&P 500 […]
