[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks kicked off this week on a high note as the markets rocketed higher with the Dow once again passing the 17,000 mark to close at 17,055. In general, investors were encouraged by a slew of M&A activity alongside better than expected earnings from Citigroup. All major indexes gained as the chart …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For July 11, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/07/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-07102014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, July 11, 2014 GLOBAL ECONOMY CONCERNS & EARNINGS ANTICIPATION LEAVES MARKET LOWER FOR THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks ended the week lower, pulling back slightly from record highs. The Dow fell from its record …
Portuguese Bank Concerns Drive Markets Lower; Earnings Season Continues
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Markets dropped today amidst questions over the health of a large Portuguese bank namely Banco Espirito Santo. Concerns over a delayed payment caused a stock sell-off in Europe and the angst spread to Wall Street. The Dow, which had dropped as much as 180 points on the day, ended down 71 points, …
Markets Snap Losing Streak; Airlines ‘Take Off’ Again
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks broke their two-day losing streak today as investors became encouraged by better-than-expected earnings reports from Alcoa (AA). All of the major indexes gained. In other earnings news, shares of The Container Store (TCS) dropped 9% after the specialty retailer reported earnings below expectations and said it was experiencing a retail “funk.” …
Markets Calm After Extended Holiday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Well, last week ended with a ‘bang’ heading into the 4th of July holiday as the Dow officially passed the 17,000 mark, and the other major indexes both pushed to record highs. The momentum seemed to have fizzled after a long weekend though and the indexes closed Monday lower across the board …
Increase In Hiring Moves Markets Up; Do You Follow Argentina’s Stock Market?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks continued to climb on Wednesday, driven by news that businesses added 281,000 jobs last month, up from 179,000 in the previous month. The figure suggests the government’s monthly jobs report, due out Thursday, could also show a significant gain from May. Two of the three major indexes gained slightly as the …