[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Major U.S. stock indexes ended roughly where they began Thursday, despite investors having to work through a busy day of corporate earnings and two economic reports. The S&P 500 inched out a 0.05% gain, while the Dow and Nasdaq lost 0.02% and 0.04% respectively. Homebuilder stocks slid and dragged the market lower …
Stocks Gain On Fed News; Amazon’s Phone Hits The Market
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was the fourth day in a row that stocks gained across the board and the S&P 500 closed at a new record high. The Dow and Nasdaq both added 0.6% each. While Amazon’s new smartphone was all the rage in the news today, the real market mover was the Federal Reserve, …
ECB Cuts Rates To -0.10%; Amazon Has Something Stirring
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Up, up and away the markets continued to climb today reaching record higher ground. The S&P 500 gained 0.63% with the Dow not far behind posting 0.59% gains, but, of course, the Nasdaq stole the show gaining 1.04% on the day. The day’s gains were broad, with all ten S&P 500 sectors …
Apple Fails To Impress; S&P And Dow Continue Marching Forward
[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 …
A Pullback Tuesday For The Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Markets took a hit today, a day after the Dow and S&P 500 closed near record highs. The Nasdaq took the largest hit, while the S&P and Dow dropped dropped by lesser percentages. Again, we see the Nasdaq, which is filled with those big momentum social media and tech stocks, showing the …
Markets Mixed As Investors Await Jobs Report On Friday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The S&P 500 ended nearly flat on Thursday as investors anxiously await Friday’s jobs report, though some gains in Internet shares helped lift the Nasdaq to positive territory late in the day. The anticipated (April) jobs report, which is expected to show that U.S. employment rose at its fastest pace in five …