[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Markets finished the day all covered in red, with the indexes retreating as the chart above shows. All 10 primary S&P 500 sector indexes fell, and nearly three-fourths of Nasdaq-listed names were down for the day. Yesterday, I mentioned that there were still a few notable companies due for earnings reports this …
Markets Respond Mixed To M&A News As Q1 Earnings Season Winds Down
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks dwindled around breakeven for most of the day, but finished strong led by Internet stocks and mixed M&A success. All the major indexes closed higher as the chart above shows. In M&A news, AstraZeneca (AZN) rejected yet another takeover bid from Pfizer (PFE). AstraZeneca rejected a revised £69 billion ($116 billion) …
Volatility Is All The Buzz
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Volatility seems to be the name of the game so far in 2014. One day the markets are down, the next they bounce back only to fall again the day after. All of the major U.S. indices closed in the red today after a private survey showed that U.S. businesses added jobs …