[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks ended lower for the second day in a row Thursday as unease over Europe and weak US economic data eclipsed the positive Q1 earnings readings. Treasury yields dropped for the second day in a row as US jobless claims and existing home sales data failed to meet expectations, increasing the attractiveness of US assets. The …
US Equity ETFs End Lower As Tech Falters; VXX Rises, EWP Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity ETFs ended lower Wednesday with the broad indices retreating a day after the markets posted their biggest gains in a month, as technology bellwethers Intel Corp and IBM Corp’s results came in below (already lowered) expectations. Treasuries advanced as concern over the European sovereign-debt crisis deepened before a crucial Spanish debt auction Thursday, spurring …
Equity ETFs Extend Losses On Global Growth Jitters; VXX Zooms, GDXJ Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity ETFs extended losses Wednesday after US durable goods orders came in weaker than expected, fueling global growth worries. Commodities took a big hit with copper and oil roughly falling by 2 percent while gold lost more than a percent as investors dumped energy and materials related stocks. Treasuries tumbled for the second day as demand …