By Jon D. Markman On October 1, 202006:28 AM Eastern
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Stocks scooted higher Wednesday, bolstered by a monthly reading of job growth that blew past expectations and word that the White House and...
By Mike Larson On September 30, 202003:32 PM Eastern
It’s college crunch time for my oldest daughter. Filling out applications. Visiting campuses. Taking standardized tests. Deciding which schools make her final cut. It’s hard for me to believe...
At the Federal Reserve’s recent summit in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Chairman Jerome Powell made a rather alarming announcement. He officially scrapped the Fed's decades-long inflation target...
By Jon D. Markman On September 30, 202002:50 PM Eastern
Stocks are on the move higher Wednesday as a stronger-than-expected gain in monthly private payrolls arrived as Wall Street started wrapping up losses for September.
Investors continued to latch...
By Sean Brodrick On September 30, 202012:50 PM Eastern
A couple weeks back, I got a call from one of my friends in the business, Shirley Anthony. She does investor relations for mining companies. I’ve been on tours with her before; she always seems to...
By Jon D. Markman On September 30, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks ended lower on Tuesday as investors looked for signs of progress on a new round of economic stimulus and waited for the first head-to-head presidential debate in the evening.
The Dow took...
By David Dittman On September 29, 202004:56 PM Eastern
It’s not the most talked-about New York Times story this week, but it sure is interesting. And, with USA Today running a similarly themed photo essay, it can surely be said that gold is a hot...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 202003:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are grumbling Tuesday as hopes for fiscal stimulus from Washington, D.C. lawmakers dimmed at a time of rising COVID-19 infections, putting Wall Street on edge ahead of the first U.S....
By Sean Brodrick On September 29, 202011:12 AM Eastern
I have a very interesting interview for you today. First, let’s look at market action.
After hitting two-month lows late last week, gold and silver bounced on Monday. The reason they bounced is...
By Jon D. Markman On September 29, 202010:56 AM Eastern
The correction phase that sent technology stocks lower for the past four weeks appears to be coming to an end.
There could be bumps in the road, including a test of last week’s low, but unless...