Technology and small-cap stocks ensured a positive finish for benchmarks on Friday. However, gains were kept in check following a drop in DuPont’s stock. Shares of the company declined after it cut its operating profit forecast for the second quarter and the full year 2014. Markets also received positive economic data on consumer sentiment. Benchmarks had a mixed finish for […]
Originally published June 27, 2014 at 6:36 AM | Page modified June 28, 2014 at 2:42 AM
NEW YORK — Summertime settled into Wall Street on Friday as major stock indexes drifted slightly higher going into the weekend. The listless day of trading left the stock market with a tiny loss for the week, its second this month.A handful […]
Bespoke Investment GroupWe’ve been talking a lot about volatility in the market. Or more specifically, the lack of volatility in markets.
The S&P 500 hasn’t moved more than 1% up or down during any session this month, and the Dow has only gained or loss 100 points three times. U.S. investors, and particularly folks on Wall Street, may want more volatility, […]
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 […]
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The FOMC issued guidance at its Wednesday policy meeting to the effect that interest rates would remain low into the foreseeable future. It further lowered the pace of its monthly asset purchases by $10 billion to $35 billion per month. […]
Stocks were narrowly mixed on Thursday after trading in a narrow band all day. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow gained 0.1% while NASDAQ fell by the same percentage. There was a slight upward bias to trading, with six of the 10 S&P sectors closing higher, led by utilities once again, which rose 0.9%, while 17 of the Dow’s […]
A few years ago, a new concept emerged in the business world: that of the so-called “data steward.” These data stewards would make it their sole focus to organize, vet, manage, and update all the digital information that a company needs for its strategic planning and competition initiatives.Fast-forward to the present: data stewards now have become an integral feature of […]
Social media continues to grow, and part of the big increase is due to mobile apps for the top social media websites. However, one thing is starting to show up in the monthly social media metrics numbers. There is a dominant winner in the space, and others are doing everything they can to stay up to speed.In a new research […]
