Originally published February 14, 2014 at 6:44 AM | Page modified February 15, 2014 at 1:43 AM
NEW YORK — The stock market closed out its best week of the year on Friday as investors focused on company earnings and brushed off another weak economic report.Campbell Soup climbed after reporting earnings that beat the estimates of Wall Street analysts. […]
Originally published February 14, 2014 at 6:44 AM | Page modified February 15, 2014 at 1:43 AM
NEW YORK — The stock market closed out its best week of the year on Friday as investors focused on company earnings and brushed off another weak economic report.Campbell Soup climbed after reporting earnings that beat the estimates of Wall Street analysts. […]
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Investors refrained from placing big bets on Monday ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s first testimony before lawmakers. As a result, benchmarks closed almost at the same levels at which they opened the trading session. A lackluster quiet trading session saw hardly any action on the economic front. No major economic reports which could influence benchmarks were released.For a […]
For investors, February is starting off even rougher than January. U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 320 points after reports of sluggish U.S. growth added to investor worries about the global economy. It was the biggest one-day decline for the blue-chip index in more than seven months. And the drop followed the […]
NEW YORK – The U.S. stock market had its worst day in more than seven months, and the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 320 points, as reports of sluggish U.S. growth added to worries about the global economy.The Dow fell 326.05 points, or 2.08 percent, to close at 15,372.80 Monday. The index fell as much as 342 points […]
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NEW YORK, NY (AP) — The U.S. stock market had its worst day in more than seven months, and the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 320 points, as reports of sluggish U.S. growth added to worries about the global economy.The Dow fell 326.05 points, or 2.08 percent, to close at 15,372.80 Monday. […]
Dismal earnings results and weak forecasts weighed heavily on the benchmarks once again, dragging them down on Friday. Markets finished in the red to post their worst monthly performance in over a year. It was also the benchmarks’ first monthly decline since last August. Energy and consumer discretionary sectors were among the biggest losers on Friday.For a look at the […]
Investors who dismissed some hoary market rules of thumb last year as old wives’ tales did pretty well. Does that mean it makes sense to ignore the cautionary message of the so-called January Barometer following a decidedly weak first month of 2014?In 2013, on the way to as 30% ascent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (GSPC) refused to ratify […]
Federal Reserve’s decision to further trim the economic stimulus plan dealt a heavy blow to benchmarks yesterday, which were already suffering following dismal earnings releases earlier in the day. Benchmarks hit multi-months low and S&P 500 is now at its worst monthly performance since May 2012.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s […]
