[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Stocks pared back early gains to close in the red across the board. Rising interest rates and oil prices appeared to be the culprits today. Oil dragged markets lower today as prices jumped above $61 a barrel. The U.S. benchmark rose 2.1% to $61.65 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, as concerns …
Markets Move Lower; No Good News From Greece
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets shifted lower today amidst mixed domestic data, higher bond yields and (believe it or not) renewed concerns over Greece. After a myriad of budget cuts, a million lost jobs, 250,000 closed businesses and nearly 240 billion euros ($267 billion USD) in rescue loans, the country is once again on the brink …
May Is Rockin’ And Rollin’ So Far
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets moved higher to start the week, led by a batch of strong corporate earnings reports and positive news from Europe. Most sectors posted gains, even energy despite the fact that oil prices were down today. Oil dropped about 22 cents to settle at $58.93 a barrel on the NYME. Earnings season …
Wall Street Bounces Back From Easter Holiday
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Wall Street seemed to ignore the lackluster jobs report that was released Friday when the stock market was closed for Easter. Since bad news is good news these days, equities pushed sharply higher today amid a growing sense that the Fed will push back its first rate hike to sometime in Q3 or …
Stocks Close Mixed; Apple Interested In Tesla?
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets U.S. stocks closed with mixed results on the day amid corporate earnings and economic data. In earnings news, EOG Resources (EOG) declined after reporting earnings that missed analyst’s estimates, while Priceline (PCLN) closed up over 8% after posting better-than-expected earnings for its fourth quarter. As part of the good economic news today, …
Stocks Flat Line Wednesday; Tesla Posts Big Losses
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets In the international realm, investors appeared to take a sideline approach as eurozone finance ministers gathered in Brussels to discuss debt-strapped Greece. The fate of cash-strapped Greece, which has become front-page news as its new anti-austerity government looks to get bailout concessions from its eurozone creditors, could become clearer as an emergency …