Monday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
U.S. stocks were a mixed bad on Monday afternoon. Strong earnings from Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) weighed against relatively disappointing home sales data. At 12:45 p.m.: DJIA:...
View ArticleHere’s Why the Stock Market Quietened Down
Disappointing economic news from the Chicago Federal Reserve failed to prevent the major stock indices from reaching new record intraday highs. Unpleasant economic news failed to dampen investor...
View ArticleMonday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Markets advanced in Asia on Monday. Japan’s Nikkei index climbed 0.47 percent after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, headed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, won a decisive victory in the nation’s...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Traders seemed eager to unwind positions in risky assets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve announcement on Wednesday, while markets in Asia declined dramatically as a result. Japan’s Nikkei fell 2.63...
View ArticleMonday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
It’s Monday, October 21, and earnings season is in full swing. With corporate profits dominating the headlines and the recent fiscal-political snafu taking a seat on the back burner, the market is...
View ArticleLow Inflation? No Problem: Employment Leads Demand
Source: Thinkstock The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) for June, one of the broadest measures of economic activity, has a surprise for all those who thought the economy was going to grow at...
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