By Jon D. Markman On May 17, 201805:16 AM Eastern
Stocks circled the unchanged line all session with all the excitement of an ROTC drill, before finishing higher with a last second surge. Atten-hut.
The Dow logged out with a 62-point gain, or...
By Jon D. Markman On May 16, 201812:56 PM Eastern
Stocks are mostly higher midday Wednesday after a flimsy open as investors appear to be gaining more comfort with both the strength of the U.S. economy and the potential for higher interest...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 16, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Why would anyone want to use crypto? Traditional money and banking work just fine, don’t they?
In the world’s most advanced countries, yes. At least most of the time.
But in countries that...
By Mike Larson On May 16, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Investing with an eye toward safety SHOULD never go out of style. It’s something I don’t just preach. I also practice. But in the more than two decades I’ve been in this business, I have...
By Jon D. Markman On May 16, 201805:02 AM Eastern
Stocks acted finicky on Tuesday, following uneven economic data releases around the world, a jump in bond yields, and a rocky stretch of trade negotiations with China.
Hints of synchronized...
By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 201802:48 PM Eastern
Stocks are tumbling on Tuesday following mostly negative economic data around the world, a pick-up in bond yields and a rocky stretch of trade negotiations with China.
Hints of synchronized...
By Sean Brodrick On May 15, 201811:13 AM Eastern
Today’s market is pig-bitin’ ugly. The broad market’s 8-day rally ends with a plunge off the high-dive, and gold tumbled below $1,300 this morning thanks to:
A) a strong U.S. dollar
B) good...
By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 201805:07 AM Eastern
Stocks gapped up at the open Monday in a burst of optimism, but the major indexes set their highs at around 10:30 a.m. and spent the rest of the day struggling to stay above water.
The catalyst...
By Jon D. Markman On May 14, 201803:21 PM Eastern
Stock rose gently on Monday as market participants appeared to grow more comfortable that trade talks are blunting the potential damage from tariffs, and amid signs that inflation is contained.
...
By Tony Sagami On May 14, 201808:55 AM Eastern
Juan Villaverde hit the nail on the head a couple of weeks ago: He said a Bitcoin correction was due by mid-May, give or take a few days. And sure enough, it’s here.
The correction, he writes,...