[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets It was a lively day in the stock market today with equities making a major rebound from the disappointing performance so far this week. In fact, the major indexes nearly regained all of the losses since the start of the week. Until today, the markets were subdued by emerging market turbulence alongside …
Developing Country Worries? Never Fear, The U.S. Is Here!
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets There was not much good news from the markets today, but not much terrible news either. It seems that fearful investors are selling off equities worldwide due to shaky economies and plunging currencies in the developing world. While the sell-off in the U.S. has not been as notable as in Europe or …
A Choppy Day On Wall Street; Jobless Claims Up
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks extended losses in choppy trading amid mixed retailer sales and jobs data. In the tech world, Oracle (ORCL) stock slipped Thursday after the database leader was downgraded by Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital on valuation, worries over China’s IT spending and growing competition from cloud computing vendors. Facebook (FB) popped 5% …
Euro Continues To Climb—Equities In The Red—Facebook To Join S&P 500
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Domestic Equities posted their largest drop in a month, with traders locking in recent gains after a provisional budget deal out of Washington. The bipartisan budget agreement reached late Tuesday would end three years of political confrontations and fiscal instability in Washington. The final Fed policy statement of the year is expected …
Mixed Emotions
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The major indexes appeared to meander aimlessly with the Dow and Nasdaq edging slightly higher while the S&P 500 dropped late in the session to post a minor loss. After breaking major milestones last week, the market looked a little tired as volume slowed down during this Holiday shortened week, which can …
The German Surplus And Some Insight Into An Overlooked ETF Segment
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Wall Street closed in the red on Wednesday as traders responded to slightly more hawkish-than-expected minutes from the Federal Reserve. Many members of the Federal Reserve’s policy-setting committee said they could see the central bank trimming its $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program at ‘one of its next few meetings,’ minutes from the October meeting …