By Jon D. Markman On July 26, 201803:35 PM Eastern
An 18% faceplant by social media giant Facebook (FB) yanked the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 lower Thursday after disappointing earnings results undermined investor confidence in its business model.
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By Jon D. Markman On July 26, 201804:55 AM Eastern
Stocks blasted higher in the last 30 minutes of the Wednesday session — the White House appeared to have obtained concessions from the European Union to avoid an escalation in trade tensions.
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By Jon D. Markman On July 25, 201803:29 PM Eastern
The Dow Jones Industrial Average turned higher Wednesday afternoon after spending the morning in the red. As the trading day wore on, investors balanced trade relations with another wave of strong...
By Sean Brodrick On July 25, 201810:09 AM Eastern
Stocks are moving lower today. The general take is that traders are worried about the upcoming meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker....
By Mike Larson On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Did you see the latest market blowup we just had? No, not in stocks. In government BONDS!
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note shot up to 2.97% from 2.85% last Friday and Monday. Meanwhile,...
By Juan M. Villaverde On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The technology underlying cryptocurrencies, called Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), is sweeping the globe.
It could one day transform who controls global financial markets.
And it could...
By Jon D. Markman On July 25, 201806:39 AM Eastern
Stocks weathered an intense and erratic trading day on Tuesday that prominently featured the Nasdaq pushing to a new record high in the morning; then it was unceremoniously sucker-punched and...
By Jon D. Markman On July 24, 201802:14 PM Eastern
Large companies’ shares rose Tuesday as investors celebrated the latest positive vibes from corporate earnings reports.
Through 1 p.m. Eastern, the Dow was up 170 points, or 0.7%, while the S&P...
By Jon D. Markman On July 24, 201804:23 AM Eastern
Stocks crept higher on Monday as the shares of bank, tech, and pharma companies reacted positively to the mother of all fundamentals, improved earnings and outlooks.
The Dow finished with a...
By Jon D. Markman On July 23, 201803:27 PM Eastern
Stocks rose modestly Monday, led by the shares of financial companies, techs and healthcare. Industrials and consumer staples were lagging.
Through 3 p.m. Eastern, the Dow was up 0.01%, the S&P...