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Daily Data Flow: S&P 500 Hits New High; Cold Weather Hurting Springtime Sales; Euro Rises on Italian Government Solution

Investors were encouraged by a rise in pending home sales and optimism towards continued stimulus plans from central...

Celebrating Double- and Triple-Digit Percentage Gains, as well as a New Option Recommendation

Last week was a solid one for global markets, with the S&P 500 up 1.74% and the NASDAQ...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on GDP, Earnings Disappointment; 2013 College Graduates Face Tough Job Market; Dollar Falls against Yen

Ending the S&P 500's winning streak, stocks fell today due to earnings and U.S. economy growth fell short...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Earnings, Jobless Claims; Housing Demand up, Building Slowing; France Reached Jobless Claims Peak in March

Thanks to more earnings reports coming in, among them UPS, and a fall in jobless claims, stocks rose...

Booking 59.64% Gains in Delphi Options in Just Four Days!

The Delphi Aug 2013 $42.50 call options I recommended on Monday have soared 18.67% today. They are now...

Booking 19.51% and 114.29% Gains in the Japanese Bull Market

Japan has been very good to investors this year. The same can be said for you, as a...

Eagle Eye Opener: Rising Stock Futures Predict Good Day; First-Time Jobless Claims Fell Last Week; Potential Italian Leader Slams Austerity

Stock futures rose this morning, indicating the S&P 500 will continue its current string of positive days.

Daily Data Flow: Earnings Boost Stocks for Fourth Straight Day; Gas Prices to Fall; Euro Makes Cautious Gains on Dollar

Several companies, including Boeing and Apple, reported earnings today, and the resultant investor confidence led to an increase...

Global Markets Recover, S&P 500 Flirting With New Record High

Global markets steadied over the past five trading days after the previous week's sell-off. The S&P 500 ended...

Daily Data Flow: Earnings Fuel Stock Gain; Market Briefly Plunges on Hacked Twitter Report; Euro Hits Two-Week Low

On the back of expectation-beating earnings from several companies and March's rise in new home sales, stocks rose...