[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was a good day for German soccer fans, but the same joys were not felt by U.S. investors. Stocks tumbled as the Dow fell nearly 118 points, ending the trading day below the glorious 17,000 mark it surpassed for the first time recently. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq retreated as …
A Pullback Tuesday For The Markets
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Markets took a hit today, a day after the Dow and S&P 500 closed near record highs. The Nasdaq took the largest hit, while the S&P and Dow dropped dropped by lesser percentages. Again, we see the Nasdaq, which is filled with those big momentum social media and tech stocks, showing the …
Markets Mixed As Investors Await Jobs Report On Friday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The S&P 500 ended nearly flat on Thursday as investors anxiously await Friday’s jobs report, though some gains in Internet shares helped lift the Nasdaq to positive territory late in the day. The anticipated (April) jobs report, which is expected to show that U.S. employment rose at its fastest pace in five …
Markets Continue Their Rollercoaster Ride; China’s Gold Appetite
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The S&P 500 rose today, along with all ten industry sectors. While the markets have rebounded well over the past two days, all three major indexes remain down for the month and the year. We saw positive earnings reports from both Coca-cola (KO) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) today as traders remain …