[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets If you read yesterday’s commentary, you may remember me discussing the possibility that U.S. Crude oil could fall below $40 a barrel. Well, today it happened, which is completely opposite of how analysts were expecting the black gold to perform this summer. Many had pegged $50 per barrel as a mark that …
Dow Falls Four Days Straight
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks pulled back a tad on mixed corporate earnings and falling oil prices as the Dow slipped for a fourth straight day. Oil prices continue to fall with no obvious reason as the price of West Texas Intermediate Oil, the U.S. benchmark, was down 1.96% to close at $41.10 a barrel. Oil …
Winning Streak Snaps; Markets Pause
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets As you know, the Dow has been riding the bull for 9 day continued winning streak that hasn’t happened in three years. Unfortunately, that streak snapped today due to mixed earning reports here in the U.S. and an announcement from the European Central bank that they will hold off on additional stimulus …
Quiet Monday After Easter; GM Moves Towards Autopilot
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes closed moderately higher after a day with little volatility. Perhaps the hesitance in markets today was the fact that investors are waiting to react to more economic news this week that will provide further insight into the state of the slumping domestic economy. Today, we received reports on personal …
Indexes Make Late Day Swing To Close Positive
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Gains were led mostly by energy stocks as oil prices rebounded slightly after Wednesday’s steep decline. U.S. benchmark crude rose 0.7% to $50.84 a barrel after plunging 6% the previous day on a larger-than-expected inventory build-up. In tech, shares of Altera (ALTR) rose and Intel (INTC) fell on reports that Intel has …
Markets Full Steam Ahead To Begin The Week
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets All major indexes closed higher to kick off the week of March 9th, apparently bullish on some tech stocks, Apple (AAPL) in particular. More details came out today on Apple’s newest gadget – The Apple Watch. Apple is looking to extend its dominance on mobile devices with the new gadget which Cook …