[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US markets erased gains to end nearly flat today as early optimism over upbeat economic data faded and a slump in Apple Inc weighed on technology stocks. Earlier, stocks rose for the first time this week and commodities rallied as risk sentiment improved following a record decline in US unemployment claims. A Labor Department report showed …
Heading South On Earnings Worries; Europe Retreats Over IMF Warning
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks pulled back sharply Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its fourth down session in a row, as investors became concerned over growth, or the lack thereof, after aluminum producer Alcoa cut its global demand outlook citing weak Chinese demand. Chevron’s warning on third quarter profits weighed on the Dow Industrials after the oil conglomerate …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, October 5, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10042012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 5, 2012 US RALLY LOSES STEAM AS JOBS DRIVEN ADVANCE FADES; EUROPE HEADS HIGHER ON US JOBS REPORT US equities closed mixed Friday, but posted weekly gains after initial euphoria over a significant drop in US unemployment rate faded, …
Economic Report, ECB Spur Bank Rally; Europe Wobbles
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks jumped Thursday with the Dow registering its third gain session in four after the latest jobless report beat estimates, and the US Fed said it allegedly can manage risks arising out of the latest round of balance sheet expansion. Sentiment got a boost after a Labor Department report revealed initial unemployment benefits claims rose …
US Indexes Edge Higher On Data; Europe Ends Lower On Spain Jitters
US indexes finished marginally higher Wednesday as improved services sector and payroll data lifted investor sentiments but the gains were pared after China’s official non-manufacturing PMI reading for August dropped to the lowest level since March 2011. The Institute for Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index that covers nearly 90 percent of the economy rose to 55.1 in September from 53.7 in …
Equities Fizzle After Bernanke Speech Disappoints; Europe Ends Higher On ISM Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity ETFs ended the first day of the quarter mostly higher after data released by the Institute for Supply Management showed US manufacturing activity rose to 51.5 in September, marking its first expansion in four months. However, risk appetite diminished after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said headwinds to the economy due problems in Europe and …