[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended mixed after a short-lived bump, caused by the release of the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting, which showed a June rate hike was unlikely. Federal Reserve policymakers said last month that they were unlikely to raise interest rates in June because of the economy’s recent sluggish performance, according …
Losing Steam
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets It was a struggle for the indexes today, as the upward momentum of the last few days waned and even a last hour rebound lacked spunk and turned out not to be enough for the S&P and Nasdaq to cross above the unchanged line. Energy stocks sold off sharply as oil prices …
Stocks Move Higher For Third Straight Day; M&A News Back In Headlines
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks jumped in afternoon trading Monday as investors sent the Dow and S&P 500 up for a third straight session and to new record closing highs. The market’s latest rise is due in large part to the idea that an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve is still due later this …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For May 15, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/05/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-05142015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS END ON TOP TO CLOSE THE WEEK; NETFLIX STILL ATTRACTING INVESTORS [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks finished the week on the plus side, with the S&P 500 notching an all-time high. Most economic news came in …
Stocks Back On Top Heading Towards The Weekend
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks rallied after three straight days of losses for the S&P 500 and Dow, which on Thursday logged a new closing high and jumped nearly 200 points. In market movers today, Facebook (FB) climbed 3.7%. The jump added to a 1.3% gain yesterday after the company reached a deal with New York …
A Nothing Day
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes fluctuated throughout the day, but there was no conviction in either direction, so the S&P 500 ended down a scant 0.05%. Same with the Dow, however, the Nasdaq managed to edge into plus territory by a meager 0.12%. The early rally did not hold, and we spend the remainder …