[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After an uneventful start to the week, markets here in the U.S. sprang back into action and posted their largest gains since early May. All three major indexes gained at least 1.20% on the day but with volume being downright atrocious, this move is suspect. The year has been volatile thus far …
Mellow Monday; GE And Bayer Making Bids; Fedspeak On Deck
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets were little changed at the closing bell as Wall Street continues to contemplate the (potential) interest rate hike in June and a lingering sluggish growth rate of the U.S. economy. While Monday was quiet overall, investors are awaiting data on April new home sales Tuesday, as well as earnings results from …