Consolidating Your Recent Gains

It was the lousiest week for both U.S. and global stock markets in many months. The Dow Jones was down…

11 years ago

Daily Data Flow: Stocks up as Reports Beat Estimates; Sequester Layoffs Could Draw Litigation; Euro Continues Fall after Italy Election

Following the largest drop in benchmark indices in three months, U.S. stocks rose today, thanks to estimate-beating housing and consumer…

11 years ago

The Global Guru: So Where Are the World’s Wealthy Putting Their Money Today?

As Ernest Hemingway famously wrote in The Snows of Kilimanjaro: "The rich are different from you and me. They have…

11 years ago

Eagle Eye Opener: World’s Markets Lose Ground; Home Depot Rises; Nestle’s Remains on Acqusition Binge

Worldwide, a wave of fear seems to have swept up investors -- leaving a trail of red numbers in its…

11 years ago

PowerTrend Brief: Fasten Your Seat Belts, Market Turbulence Ahead

For the first seven weeks or so of this year, the stock market cruised higher each and every week. I…

11 years ago

Daily Data Flow: Italy’s Election Pushes Stocks Down; Gold Futures Have Best Day this Month; Insurers Unsure on Yen Decline

As partial election results from Italy became available today, early gains in U.S. stocks were erased, leading to a day…

11 years ago

Does the Market Really Need Consumer Spending?

The U.S. economy and stock market don’t need consumers as much as you think they do. Consumers count for a…

11 years ago

Booking 68% Profits and Making a High-Yield Bet on Bakken Oil

Last week, U.S. markets ended up pretty much where they started with the Dow Jones up 0.13% and the S&P…

11 years ago

Eagle Eye Opener: Italy’s Election Has Implications for Euro; Lowe’s Tops Expectations; Yen Nears Three-Year Low

Italian polling stations close at 3:00 p.m. their time today to end voting in the country’s wide-open, two-day general election.…

11 years ago