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Stocks Slump Amid Disappointing Earnings – Briefing.com

[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market capped the trading week with losses across the major averages. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% to surrender its weekly gain, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (-0.7%) and Russell 2000 (-0.9%) underperformed. The two indices posted respective losses of 0.8% and 0.6% for the week.Equity indices were pressured from the get-go after several heavyweights disappointed the […]

Stock Market Analysis: Traders See Corporate Earnings Trump …

* US stock markets surged on the open and held on to those gains through to the close, as once again geopolitics took a back seat to the news of better US corporate earnings.* European stock markets rebounded overnight, snapping a three session losing streak, as traders set aside their concerns over the downed Malaysian flight and the Ukraine and […]

Stock Market News for July 22, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks settled in the red on Monday as investors remained cautious about Israel’s ground invasion in Gaza and possible tougher sanctions against Russia. The day was devoid of any major economic data and corporate earnings results that could have impacted the markets.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street […]

Stock Market News for July 21, 2014 – Zacks Investment Research

Upbeat earnings results coupled with gains in bio-tech and Internet stocks helped benchmarks rebound to the green on Friday. Meanwhile, investors kept an eye on developments related to the MH17 crash and Israel’s invasion of Gaza that had compelled investors to take money out of equities on Thursday. Friday’s broad-based gains helped benchmarks end the volatile week with modest gains.For […]

Stocks notch tiny gains, but still end week lower | Stock market | The …

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 […]

Worlds Most Volatile Stock Markets – Business Insider

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, […]

Volatility Down, Stock Market Up: What Would Signal A True …

Just as the Wall of Worry was about to drop into dangerously complacent territory, Old Man Iraq rears up to give us something to worry about and then some. After a brief and shallow dip, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX), Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI), and Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) came ripping back up. The S&P 500 went as far as hitting yet another Rita Coolidge “All-Time High,” while […]

Energetic stock market pushes toward milestones – The Seattle Times

Originally published June 22, 2014 at 6:20 PM | Page modified June 22, 2014 at 11:38 PM

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market is back to setting records.After treading water for most of March and April, stocks are nudging deeper into record territory and are closing in on milestones with lots of zeros attached to them. The Dow Jones […]

Last Time Corporate America Did This, The Stock Market Crashed …

Wolf Richter www.testosteronepit.com www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichterThe S&P 500 stock index bumbles to new highs no matter what. But it has been a slog: serial GDP downward revisions forward and backward, unceremonious abandonment of “escape velocity” for the fifth year in a row, wars or civil wars in Ukraine and Iraq with consequences for gas supplies to Europe and […]

Todd Harrison: The Stock Market Digests The Geopolitical Risk …

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— Andy DufresneA few days ago I […]