By Jon D. Markman On May 21, 202003:03 PM Eastern
Stocks are rolling lower today as investors react negatively to new data showing record numbers of Americans are out of work. Many are losing patience with the White House’s efforts to blame...
By Sean Brodrick On May 21, 202009:40 AM Eastern
When you took that 50% gain on the first half of the Newmont June $65 call options last week, I also recommended you raise your stop on the second half to your entry point. That was hit yesterday...
By Jon D. Markman On May 21, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks charged higher Wednesday as investors were optimistic about the prospect for economic growth now that states and cities are allowing some businesses to open despite the threat of a deadly...
By Mike Larson On May 20, 202004:56 PM Eastern
Investing is a tough business. If it wasn’t, it’d be called “winning.”
The last thing you want to do is make things harder on yourself. And I feel like that’s what too many are doing in stocks...
By Jon D. Markman On May 20, 202003:00 PM Eastern
Stocks are pushing higher today as investors appear optimistic about the economy’s prospects and local governments across the country allow businesses to reopen at varying degrees.
Through 2:30...
Figure 1. 3-month Treasury yields.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
For most of this year and last, you’d have been lucky to earn a stingy 1.5% interest yield on the average...
By Jon D. Markman On May 20, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks chopped around the unchanged line for most of the Tuesday session until flipping into a ditch after a respected medical statistics service cast doubt on the COVID-19 vaccine test that got...
By Jon D. Markman On May 19, 202003:10 PM Eastern
Stocks were chopping around the unchanged line with a upside bias Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers the central bank will continue to work on programs meant to...
By Sean Brodrick On May 19, 202012:42 PM Eastern
We track a 50% gain on the first half of the Newmont June $65 call options that I recommended you sell last week. Your gains may differ. If you skipped that one, don’t worry; I’ll have more option...
By Sean Brodrick On May 19, 202011:11 AM Eastern
Federal Chairman Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the U.S. central bank will use its “full range of tools to support the economy” as a result of the economic shock caused by the coronavirus...