By Jon D. Markman On January 6, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Geopolitical jitters weighed on stocks on Friday, as the market capped the holiday shortened week with losses for all four of the major benchmarks.
The Dow Jones Industrials gapped lower on the...
By Juan M. Villaverde On January 3, 202004:52 PM Eastern
If you don’t follow crypto, you might say this is simply the first year of the third decade in the third millennium.
But if you know what’s going on in the crypto world, you might describe it...
By Jon D. Markman On January 3, 202003:22 PM Eastern
Geopolitical jitters weighed on stocks Friday as the market capped the holiday-shortened week with losses for all three of the major benchmarks.
Through 2:30 p.m. Eastern, the Dow Jones...
Bitcoin, gold and government bonds were already set to rise on robust safe-haven demand in 2020 before the risk of a U.S.-Iran war ramped up in the first days of the new year. Juan Villaverde...
By Mike Larson On January 3, 202008:00 AM Eastern
Happy New Year! I trust and hope you had a fantastic holiday season and are as excited as I am about hitting the ground running in 2020.
When it comes to the markets, 2019 was quite a...
By Tony Sagami On January 3, 202008:00 AM Eastern
"This coat is older than you," I told my amazed 27-year-old son.
I was talking about my heavily insulated Carhart jacket that I have been wearing for more than three decades. And I think I'll...
By Jon D. Markman On January 3, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks blasted higher again Thursday as trading for the new decade started with optimism triggered by a substantial new push by Beijing to energize the slowing Chinese economy.
The Dow Jones...
By Juan M. Villaverde On January 2, 202004:00 PM Eastern
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Expect Big Safe-Money Demand for Bitcoin, Gold and Treasuries in 2020
Today, on this first workday of the new...
By Jon D. Markman On January 2, 202003:06 PM Eastern
Stocks were back in the move higher Thursday afternoon as trading for 2020 and the new decade started, buoyed by tech stocks and news of fiscal aid for China’s economy.
Stocks picked up where...
By Jon D. Markman On December 31, 201911:30 AM Eastern
Stocks were slightly lower on the final trading day of the year as traders awaited the release of the last batch of economic data in 2019.
The S&P Core Logic Case-Shiller home price index showed...