Dow, S&P 500 mount surreal pre-Easter rally Thursday, NASDAQ pops
All three major averages closed at or near 2021 highs during this week's late, pre-Easter rally. Even the troubled NASDAQ popped.
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The Fed, China, and the Trump impeachment farce perplex US stocks
Today, we await news on a partial US and China trade deal, the latest Fed interest rate news, and the latest crap from the grueling Trump impeachment farce.
Schwab drops commissions. ISM index drops below 50. Stocks just drop
Discount brokerage house Charles Schwab Corp. announced it would eliminate most sales commissions for online stock trades on October 7. ISM Index drops.
Hurricane Dorian bearing down… on Wall Street? September Song, 2019
According to current weather reports, Hurricane Dorian could be bearing down on Wall Street. Just like President Trump’s latest tariff hikes.
Flat Dow, feisty NASDAQ dominate boring Monday stock market action
With a nothingburger market open Monday, including a flat Dow Jones Industrials (DJI) and a feisty NASDAQ, many theorists claim support for their theories.
Invest in stocks? Say, did you hear the latest US-China trade rumors?
Absent real news to drive the markets, the only game in town is the rumor mill. And this week's favorites are the latest incoming US-China trade rumors.
Trump vs Fed: Score one for Trump truth as Dow tanks over 400 points
Fed Chair Jerome Powell awoke from his haze, halting 2018’s robo-rate hiking habit. At least for 2019. More or less. Score one for Trump vs Fed.
S&P, MSCI Industry Sectors prepare for radical revisions in September 2018
Plans for extensive S&P and MSCI sector revisions are nearing final agreement. They are now scheduled to take effect on September 28, 2018. Once implemented, the revisions could cause some temporary heartburn for ETF investors and other stockholders this coming fall.
Bear market warning? Trump-China, Deep State politics, Fed clobber stocks
Trump-China Syndrome, increasingly blatant and frantic Deep State efforts to remove President Trump from office, and the Fed’s pathological fear of inflation were just too much for this market. Bear market warning flags now fly all over commonly followed stock charts, indexes and averages.
Ten year bond rate clobbers stocks, market averages take another dive
Markets ignored the past week's stream of generally much-improved earnings reports. They’ve chosen instead to fixate on the inevitable breaching of the dreaded 3 percent yield on the U.S. ten year bond, something that’s just occurred.
S&P 500 on edge of disaster as trade war media chatter worsens
Traders and investors alike were shell-shocked at Friday’s closing bell on Wall Street. The Dow plunged nearly 3 percent on the day, and the S&P 500 and NASDAQ got pounded almost as badly.
Small investors battle bungee-jumping traders in dizzying Wall Street donnybrook
Clearly, nearly any stock small investors buy in this kind of environment could turn against them within minutes after purchase confirmation.
DJIA smashed as wages, interest rates jump big time while Apple tanks
Almost immediately after Friday's opening bell,, the bellwether Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) hit a huge air pocket, dropping over 300 points in a matter of minutes.
Dow soars as Wall Street bears retreat to their caves
The rampaging bears are heading back to their caves to hibernate this morning, as the Dow rockets ahead for a 200 point gain.
Thursday Trading: Tech tanks bigly, crushing market averages
Dow Jones Industrials down triple digits due to continuing Tech Wreck. But financials, healthcare, materials all manage to rally.
Stocks up again Tuesday, erasing last week’s scary selloff
Despite Manchester terrorist attack, S&P 500 back above its previous high, followed by DJIA. Tech stocks pull back a bit, keeping NASDAQ slightly in the red.
Another glum day on Wall Street as oil, interest rates dominate
After a brief pause in the stock market’s oversold condition, shares are sinking Tuesday across the board, as Fed’s gloom and doom announcement looms Wednesday.
Trading Diary: Stocks tread water awaiting news from D.C.
Actions in sectors and stocks will hinge on political expectations stemming from President Trump’s Tuesday evening address to Congress. Our portfolio continues on hold.
Monday Markets: Make it the 12th record in a row for the Dow
Widely followed average of major (more or less) industrial stocks scores another record close as Trump Rally continues. But what about Trump’s Tuesday speech?
TRUMP WINS! Market tanks… then explodes to the upside
In election stunner, Hillary Clinton, Democrats, the MSM and die-hard #NeverTrumpers gobsmacked by Donald Trump's upset victory, confounding global markets and Wall Street alike.