[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes closed mixed as energy stocks rallied on higher oil prices, which tech stocks lagged. The Dow moved back above 18,000, but there was no real momentum of note in trading today. Wells Fargo (WFC) reported that first-quarter earnings fell to $5.8 billion, or $1.04 per share. The results beat …
Stocks Fall As Earnings Season Gets Underway
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Equities fell as investors look ahead to a busy week of earnings and economic data. The stock market is coming off its second straight week of gains, and its next move will be determined largely by what corporate CEOs say about the earnings outlook for the rest of 2015. Remember that a …
Stocks Respond Well To Fed Minutes; Shell To Buy BG
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended up higher after the release of minutes from the Fed’s meeting in March showed policymakers were divided on the timing of the first interest rate hike. The report remained consistent, however, with Fed policymakers’ forecasts that indicate the first hike in rates since 2006 is unlikely to take place before …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For April 3, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-04022015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, April 3, 2015 MARKETS BACK ON TOP TO CLOSE OUT THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. indexes closed higher after a reading on the labor market came in better than expected. That report raised hopes …
Stocks End Lower After Digesting Economic Data
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks drifted in and out of positive territory most of the morning, but turned downwards in afternoon trading as investors digested economic reports that showed an uptick in inflation and a big jump in new-home sales in February. Before the closing bell, the Labor Department reported that consumer prices were up 0.2%, …
Markets End Lower For Fourth Straight Day
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets dropped again today following a weak reading on holiday retail sales and a disappointing earnings report from JPMorgan (JPM). The consensus amongst analysts regarding the lower earnings is that the bank has been dragged down by ongoing legal costs. Renewed turmoil in commodities also weighed on investors, as did a global …