[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Capping a choppy trading session, US stocks finished little changed Tuesday after an early rally triggered by an increase in housing starts in October was offset by a sharp sell-off in Hewlett-Packard shares. The looming budget negotiations on tax hikes and spending cuts continued to weigh on investors after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged lawmakers …
Fiscal Cliff Hope Fest Pushes Indexes Higher, But On Very Low Volume; Europe Surges
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US stocks surged Monday to log their biggest single-session gain in months on positive housing data and increasing investor confidence that a budget deal would be reached in Washington. Mind you that a deal is pure hope at this time, and I have my doubts that total cooperation without any battle will actually be feasible. Wall …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, November 16, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/11/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-11152012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, November 16, 2012 US EQUITIES SNAP LOSING STREAK, BUT END WEEK LOWER; EUROPE SLIDES FURTHER US stocks edged higher in late trading trimming weekly losses today as markets turned optimistic about budget negotiations after House Speaker John Boehner said he …
Equities Get Bruised Again; Middle East Weighs; Europe Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equities finished sharply lower Wednesday to extend losses into the third straight session this week, as major averages fell to multi-month lows over concerns about the upcoming budget debate. Markets turned jittery on news of conflict between Israel and Palestine, wiping out an early tech-driven rally. Stocks were on the decline after Egypt recalled its ambassador …
Major Indexes Fall As Budget Debate Weighs; Europe Rises
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US major indexes finished lower Tuesday after rallying early on as optimism over home improvement retailer Home Depot’s strong results were offset by fiscal cliff worries. Investors chose to stick to the sidelines, unsure if lawmakers could cut a deal that would stop the onset of sharp spending cuts and tax hikes in January. Giving up …
Equities Flat Ahead Of Budget Talks; Europe Slips Over Greece Uncertainty
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities finished mostly flat with investors sticking to the sidelines before talks to head off tax hikes and automatic spending cuts that would begin in January as uncertainty over Greece and Europe still loomed on the horizon. Chinese exports grew the fastest in five months, topping estimates at over 11 percent, a report over the …