[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities ended mixed Monday despite higher corporate earnings and better-than-estimated retail sales boosting sentiments as investors weighed US economic data with a contagion possibility in Europe. Heavy selling in the tech area more than offset a rebound in blue-chip stocks, dragging the major US indices down. Yield on benchmark 10-year Treasuries consolidated below the 2-percent …
Dow Witnesses Biggest Fall In Three Months; VXX Soars On Higher Volatility, ERUS Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks suffered their biggest drop this year on Tuesday as fears of a disorderly Greek default loomed large. The DJIA sank by more than 200 points after the US markets witnessed a sell-off following weak economic data from Europe and rising yields on EZ government bonds. As Greece struggles to meet Thursday’s deadline to convince …