[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks bounced back into record territory today after the GOP (Republican Party) regained control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in eight years. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% to close at an all-time high of 2,023.57. The Dow also gained 0.6% and closed at a record high of 17,484.53. The …
Falling Oil Prices Drag Markets Lower
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks closed mostly lower today, primarily driven by falling oil prices and renewed fears of a global economic slowdown. The S&P 500 dropped 0.29%, the Nasdaq fell 0.32%, while the Dow gained 0.10%. Oil prices fell to a three-year low as Saudi Arabia cut prices of crude exported to the U.S. A …
Out With October Scares And Into November We Go
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets October, the spooky, volatile month best known for stock market crashes, is finally over after giving investors a brief, frightful scare. However, stocks retreated slightly today as oil prices tumbled more than 2% to below $79 a barrel. The S&P 500 dropped 0.01%, the Dow fell 0.1% and the Nasdaq squeezed out a slight …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For October 31, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10302014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 31, 2014 MARKETS TOP OFF RECORD WEEK; JAPAN ADDING STIMULUS TO ECONOMY [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets finished notably higher on the week, led primarily by technology stocks. Both the S&P and Dow closed at …
Stocks Rise On Bullish Economic Outlook
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets All the major indexes closed higher today as stocks jumped up across the board on fresh signs the economy is growing stronger, signaled by a positive GDP report. The Dow added 1.3%, the S&P 500 rose 0.6% and the Nasdaq finished up 0.4%. Investors are still a little uneasy though as to …
Markets Stagnate As Fed Ends Bond Buying Program
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets took a quick but short dive after the Fed’s announcement that its monthly bond buying program had come to an end. The major indexes recovered into the close but ended up on the south side of the unchanged line. The end of this quantitative easing program came as expected with the …