[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The market swayed back and forth today, but finished in positive territory across the board with the exception of the Nasdaq. And, despite today’s intraday volatility and chaotic price action, many major market indexes are not far from all-time highs. Although markets ended up for the day, there was a notable selloff …
Equities Pitter Patter Higher, But Remain Timid Over Russia & Ukraine
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stocks inched higher as Apple’s (AAPL) strong earnings report proved to be not enough to ease fears over an escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine. The major indexes inched higher as the chart above shows. Notable gainers today were Aetna (AET), who reported its first quarter EPS results of $1.98, beating …
Stocks Pull Back, But Corporate Earnings Continue To Deliver
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The stock market pulled back today after a solid six consecutive days of gains. The S&P 500 dropped 0.24%, the Dow finished down 0.07% and the Nasdaq led the pack dropping 0.83% on the day. Apple (AAPL) captured headlines today after reporting that it sold 43.7 million iPhones in Q1, which was …
Keep Those Corporate Earnings Reports Coming!!
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. stock markets continued their rally today, driven largely by positive corporate news and earnings announcements. The major indexes all gained as the chart above shows. The health-care sector led the eight of ten S&P 500 sectors that finished higher on the day. Driving health-care gains was the news from the pharmaceutical …
Markets Close The Week On Top As Positive Corporate Earnings Continue
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stock markets will be closed tomorrow in observance of Good Friday, so today was the last day of trading for the week. The direction continued upwards with 2 out of the 3 major indexes ending on the plus side with small gains. General Electric (GE), Morgan Stanley (MS) and PepsiCo (PEP) all …
Equities Continue Trending Upward On Positive U.S. And China News
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets U.S. markets are up for a third day in a row. Investors drove stock prices to their highest level in a week today, encouraged by a crop of corporate earnings and reassuring U.S. and Chinese economic data. Yahoo (YHOO) presented the public with a positive earnings report late Tuesday that ignited big …