Benchmarks snapped a three-day losing streak and ended higher on Tuesday after bargain-hunting investors bought momentum and technology stocks. Utilities stocks also jumped after investors favored less-volatile stocks.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 0.1% to close Tuesday’s trading session at […]
Selling pressure in technology and momentum stocks dragged benchmarks down on Monday and the S&P 500 closed in the red for the year. Separately, biopharmaceutical company Pfizer weighed heavily on the Dow. The day’s economic report on consumer credit hardly influenced investors and they are now focusing on first quarter earnings reports.For a look at the issues currently facing the […]
Benchmarks snapped a four-day winning streak and ended lower on Thursday as investors adopted a wait and watch approach ahead of Friday’s nonfarm payroll data. Economic data came in mixed, hardly impacting the cautious stance of investors. These reports included better service sector data, higher weekly jobless claims and an increase in the U.S. trade deficit. Declines in bio-tech […]
This page is temporarily not available. Please check later as it should be available shortly. If you have any questions, please email customer support at [email protected] or call 800-767-3771 ext. 9339.Markets ended higher on Tuesday after better-than-expected consumer confidence data boosted investor sentiment. Bio-tech stocks also helped to end the two-day losing streak. The positives offset any negative […]
SummaryDeterioration of the Crimea crisis after referendum results likely to bring sanctions and Russian counter actions, placing new obstacles before the global economy.
Controlled situation could deteriorate further if Ukraine defends its territory via military intervention.
Largely unaffected stock market must quickly incorporate a suddenly severely […]
Benchmarks closed with marginal gains on Wednesday, despite reports of a rise in new home sales. Homebuilder stocks were among the biggest gainers for the day. Lowe’s and Target’s better-than-expected earnings also somewhat improved sentiment. However, investors waited eagerly for Fed chairwoman’s Janet Yellen’s semiannual testimony speech.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read […]
Merger and acquisition activities and a rally in health insurers took benchmarks to their record highs on Monday. A buoyant German confidence report also had a positive impact on the markets. The benchmarks ended in the green with the S&P 500 briefly reaching its all-time high. The Nasdaq ended the day at a fourteen-year high.For a look at the issues […]
Investors focused on some encouraging earnings results and better-than-expected consumer sentiment gauge numbers to help drive benchmarks into the positive zone on Friday. Gains on Friday came despite a surprise drop in industrial production data. Eventually, Nasdaq soared to its best level since July 2000 and benchmarks had their best weekly run this year.For a look at the issues currently […]
REUTERS/Bernadett SzaboGeorge SorosOne day every quarter, the world’s big fund managers reveal some of what they’re buying and selling in their 13-F regulatory filings.
Generally speaking, these revelations aren’t taken too seriously as they are 45-day-old snapshots. But over the weekend, one gigantic $1.3 billion position raised some eyebrows.Soros Fund Management disclosed that it held put options on 7,090,000 million shares […]
REUTERS/Bernadett SzaboGeorge SorosOne day every quarter, the world’s big fund managers reveal some of what they’re buying and selling in their 13-F regulatory filings.
Generally speaking, these revelations aren’t taken too seriously as they are 45-day-old snapshots. But over the weekend, one gigantic $1.3 billion position raised some eyebrows.Soros Fund Management disclosed that it held put options on 7,090,000 shares of […]
