Stocks advanced further in US Thursday, as the investors braced the fall in the initial jobless claims in past week, and improved retail sales for the month of August, boosted by tax free incentives in the season. There was an increase in pending home sales. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 50 points, or 0.5%. [...]
Running a quick screen on finviz.com I came up with a list of just under 50 of the… Source
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Yesterday was a good day for stock market investors. Prices went up. The Dow rose 254 points, leaving us uncertain about its near-term intentions. Of course, we’re always uncertain. But sometimes we’re more uncertain than others. What seems certain to us is that stocks are a bad bet. You might find this interesting, dear reader: [...]
Stocks made strong advances in US Wednesday, as the investors welcomed the encouraging PMI data for past month, and brushed aside the negative news coming out of weak ADP monthly employment report for private sector. The reading on manufacturing activity climbed in August, defying expectations of a decline and helping to calm worries about the [...]
When most stocks are flying high, make yours prove their worth. Original Source >>>
It’s still all about Friday’s employment numbers and the weekend reaction and analysis. Those IBD 100 stocks might be pointing north, but the rest of the market is a wet noodle with a lot of nervous institutions watching data. Though consumer confidence seems to be improving, the Chicago Purching Managers’ Index slumped. Though some consumer [...]
Stocks reamined almost flat in US Tuesday, as the investors remained skeptical of taking fresh buying positions, in view of mixed economic data indicators. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 4 points, or less than 0.05%. The S&P 500 advanced less than 1 point and the Nasdaq composite shed 6 points, or 0.3%. Source
Bad day for stocks, yesterday. A bad day. Not a terrible day. Not a crash day. Just a bad day. The Dow fell 140 points. This was baaaad…because it shows that the stock market does not really buy Bernanke’s storyline. You’ll recall that when we left off last week, Ben Bernanke assured the world that [...]
Stocks sold off sharply Monday, as the investors chose to take little note of the rise in the Personal Income level by 0.2% for the last month, and market participants remained cautious ahead of Consumer Confidence indicators, to be followed by employment situation report for last month later this week. After a lower opening, the [...]
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While U.S. investors can be forgiven for thinking that stocks have been stuck in a fairly narrow trading range for the last 3 ½ months,… Source
The chart above shows quarterly “Corporate Profits After Tax with Inventory… Source
Cramer lists the forces that can drive stocks in this ever more complicated market. Original Source >>>
I love stocks and I LOVE investing in startups. About 8 months ago I started calling Facebook $fbook and Twitter $twit when I tweeted. I felt the IPO market was struggling and it would be cool if Private Companies had a lightweight exchange or center of conversation to point people too to learn about them [...]
Stocks sold off sharply after some early gains, as the market participants chose to ignore even a better than expected initial jobless data for the last week. The DJIA even failed to hold above the decisive 10000 points, to end up with major losses late in the session. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 74.25 [...]
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Stocks sold off sharply immediately after the weak new home sales data and poor order of durable goods in July, but managed to recover from losses as homebuilding and housing material stocks crept higher. Stocks finished higher Wednesday after spending most of the day in the red, following another round of dismal housing news. The [...]
Eventually, investors are going to realize that the discussion of a “recovery” is nonsense. The economy can never recover the pace and frenzy of the bubble years – and so much the better. It has to move on to something new. The big question is: What will this new economy look like? One important detail: [...]
