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Stock Market Strong Start to Jackson Hole Week – The Market Oracle

Stock Market Strong Start to Jackson Hole WeekStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 19, 2014 – 02:38 PM GMTBy: PhilStockWorldThe S&P 500 rallied at the open and drifted higher to its 0.87% intraday high during the lunch hour. It then traded in a narrow range to its 0.85% close. The popular press attributes the gain to reduced tensions in Ukraine. It […]

Russian Bear Rattles Stock Markets, but Plunge Protection Team …

Russian Bear Rattles Stock Markets, but Plunge Protection Team Rides to the RescueStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Aug 14, 2014 – 11:10 PM GMTBy: Gary_DorschInvesting is an inherently risky business with lots of uncertainties. At any given moment, the bullets can fly from any direction, and at a bare minimum, the investor hopes to emerge unscathed from the battlefield. But of […]

Stock Market News for August 13, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Markets snapped its two-day winning rally on Tuesday as concerns over Russia-Ukraine tension dented investor sentiment. Discouraging Germany’s investor confidence data, declining energy stocks and tensions in Iraq also affected yesterday’s session marked by low-volumes. The day’s loss dragged the blue-chip index into the red zone for the year.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]

STTG Market Recap August 12, 2014 – Stock Trading To Go

Indexes gyrated around the unchanged area in the morning, followed by some light selling later in the day.  The S&P 500 fell 0.16% and NASDAQ 0.27%.  Reuters reported on Tuesday that Russia has sent a 280 truck convoy to Ukraine carrying humanitarian aid, which the receiving country says it may block. NATO fears the aid may be a disguised bid […]

US stocks fall as geopolitical risks remain – seattlepi.com

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market pulled back slightly Tuesday, following two days of gains, as investors focused on the damage that ongoing geopolitical tensions were causing the global economy.Energy stocks were among the biggest decliners, dragged down by lower oil prices.U.S. stock indexes opened modestly higher but turned lower at mid-morning and stayed there for the rest of […]

Stock Market News for August 12, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks ended in the green yesterday following hopes that tensions between Russia and Ukraine would recede. Encouraging corporate news, ceasefire agreement in Gaza and subdued Chinese inflation data also boosted the markets.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) rose 0.1%, to close […]

US stocks fall slightly in quiet trade | CharlotteObserver.com

NEW YORK The U.S. stock market eased in afternoon trading Tuesday following two days of gains. Investors focused on problems in Ukraine and Iraq.Energy stocks were among the biggest decliners, dragged down by lower oil prices.KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 12 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,557 as of 1:25 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor’s […]

Stock Market News for August 08, 2014 – August 8, 2014 – Zacks.com

Markets ended in the red as geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Middle East offset upbeat earnings and weekly jobs data. Decelerating growth in European economy also dented investor sentiment. After adding almost 61 points in the initial hours, the Dow declined to its lowest level since April. The Standard & Poor 500 (S&P 500) has now declined 3.9% from the […]

RavenPack Sentiment News: Global Tensions on the Rise in 2014 …

Last weekend my wife remarked how torrid the world appeared to be at the moment. Indeed, unless you’ve had your head in the sand, you’ll know global tensions have been on the rise this year. Using RavenPack’s macroeconomic and geopolitical data set, we can see the elevated the number of geopolitical events taking place and how depressed sentiment has become.
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Asian stocks mostly down on Ukraine, Iraq jitters – Charlotte Observer

HONG KONG Asian stocks sank Friday as jitters over the crises in Iraq and Ukraine escalated but Chinese stocks rose after trade figures showed surprisingly strong growth in exports.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 led Asian declines, sliding 2.8 percent to 14,814.07 as the yen strengthened. South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.1 percent to 2,032.24 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.2 […]