[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The S&P 500 and Dow both kept moving forward to new record highs today, while the Nasdaq limped to the finish line to close in the red. The S&P 500 realized its 15th record close of 2014, and the Dow posted its 6th record close of the year. There was a folly …
Stocks Back On Track; Is Apple Hip Enough To Sport Beats By Dre?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks were back on track today, with the S&P breaking back through record territory and the Dow approaching historical highs. The Dow is now within a scant 17 points of its all-time closing high of 16,715.44. It was all about recent economic updates we received today. The latest economic data that came …
Stocks Pull Back; Revised GDP Numbers On Deck
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks pulled back today and decided to take a breather after hitting record highs during the previous two trading days. The S&P 500 closed out the day slightly down with the Dow and Nasdaq also ending in negative territory. Amongst the movers and shakers today was Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) Toll Brothers …
Markets Well-Rested After Holiday Weekend
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Apparently, investors and traders across the board were well rested when the markets re-opened today, because the major indexes roared all day and the S&P 500 advanced to close at a record high for the second trading day. The Dow gained 0.42% and the Nasdaq rose 1.22% on the day. The large …
Biotech Gives Pop To Nasdaq; New Data On China’s Manufacturing
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The stock market opened full steam ahead on Thursday and showed no signs of a pullback. The Nasdaq led index gains today up 0.55%, while the S&P rose 0.21% and the Dow squeezed out a 0.06% increase. The Nasdaq was propelled upwards today by a surge in biotech stocks. The Nasdaq biotech …
Markets Back On Top Across The Board
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Major U.S. stock indexes mounted a solid comeback today; recovering their losses from the prior day and seeing the Dow log its largest gain in five weeks. As the chart above shows, all major indices gained nicely. We heard the latest Fed minutes today, but surprisingly there was little reaction from investors, …