[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. equities shed earlier losses and closed the trading session in positive territory, allowing stocks to snap their recent two-day losing streak and avoid giving the Dow its first three-session decline of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 80 points (0.5%) to 15,041, the S&P 500 Index moved 14 points (0.8%) higher to 1,622, …
Stocks Slump As More Fears Of Less Fed Stimulus Mount
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Investors have sent stocks on a wild ride in recent sessions amid fears the central bank will trim stimulus while the economy remains weak. Recent selling could suggest the market may be moving away from its seven-month rally. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index moved 23 points (1.4%) lower to 1,609. Today’s loss came on the …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 6/4/2013
Heading south and off their lofty levels was the theme of the last week with the S&P 500 losing some 1.75% since last Tuesday’s ETF Model Portfolio report. Continuous talk about the Fed’s possible tapering of the infinite QE program, also known as Wall Street’s punch bowl, has created nervousness in the market place as exuberance has waned causing the …
06-05-2013
The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Monthly Review—May 31, 2013 US Equities Finish May With A Whimper; Europe Rises For The 12th Month US equity indexes finished higher in May with the S&P 500 index clocking its longest winning streak since September 2009 despite a sharp pullback on the last trading day of the month. Wall Street closed another month of …
Fed Remarks, Stocks Retreat
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks resumed their recent decline as investors sold growth-oriented sectors on speculation the Federal Reserve may slow the pace of its economic stimulus. U.S. equities opened the session on an upbeat note as the Dow Jones Industrial Average appeared poised for its 21st consecutive Tuesday of gains. However, that changed midway through the trading day when …
Bulls Dismiss Negativities And Volatilities
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks opened a new trading week with gains Monday in a choppy session, despite dismal data which supported views the Federal Reserve will keep economic stimulus in place. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 138 points (0.9%) to 15,254, the S&P 500 Index moved 10 points (0.6%) higher to 1,640, and the Nasdaq Composite appreciated by …