By Jon D. Markman On May 9, 201803:27 PM Eastern
Stocks are trading higher this afternoon, led by energy shares, as markets breathe a sigh of relief that anxiety over the direction of the Iran nuclear deal has diminished. A rise in oil prices...
By Sean Brodrick On May 9, 201810:54 AM Eastern
Two weeks ago, I recommended you bank half-gains on Ring Energy (Nasdaq: REI). Today, most energy stocks are up. Heck, your Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) position is roaring. But Ring Energy is down....
By The Weiss Ratings Team On May 9, 201810:31 AM Eastern
Small Community Banks Dominate, Taking 11 of 12 Spots
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL (May 9, 2018) – Weiss Ratings, the nation’s leading independent provider of ratings and analysis of financial service...
By Juan M. Villaverde On May 9, 201808:55 AM Eastern
With geopolitical crisis on the horizon, the economies of the world have a problem: They’re too reliant on an ever-growing pile of debt, both private and public.
In 2008, it was the private debt...
By Mike Larson On May 9, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I look at dozens of charts each week. Some are incredibly valuable. Some are less so. And some are just pure garbage.
But what I’m about to show you is a chart that I believe to be one of the...
By Jon D. Markman On May 9, 201805:12 AM Eastern
Stocks careened around Wall Street again yesterday like trucks skidding on ice, spending most of the Tuesday session in the red before just barely eking out a gain.
The proximate cause for...
By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 201802:24 PM Eastern
U.S. stocks and oil prices were in modest retreat today following President Trump’s decision to ditch the Iran nuclear deal.
Through 2:15 pm ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 65...
By Sean Brodrick On May 8, 201812:12 PM Eastern
The action in the broader stock market is sideways lately. This is frustrating, especially from a trading perspective. Meanwhile, oil surged to its highest level since 2014 yesterday. This is...
By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 201806:28 AM Eastern
Stocks zipped around Wall Street in typically manic-depressive fashion this Monday. After zooming higher at the start, they dawdled midday, then plunged around 3 p.m., and finally ended with a...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201803:25 PM Eastern
Stocks have started the week with an upbeat tone, though trading in the afternoon became a little more volatile after news emerged that the White House plans to announce its decision on the Iran...