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By Jon D. Markman On December 15, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Many experts have been dismissive of bond liquidity fears: Vanguard’s global head of fixed income, Greg Davis, said concerns were “a bit overblown” just a few months ago. Friday’s selloff in...
By Jon D. Markman On December 8, 201507:30 AM Eastern
High definition video chip maker Ambarella (AMBA) reported better-than-expected quarterly results late last week as the company tried to separate itself from the fortunes of troubled action-cam...
By Jon D. Markman On November 17, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Despite rising employment, an improvement in wages and lower gasoline prices, American consumers are doing something that they have rarely done in the past five decades: They are spending less on...
By Jon D. Markman On November 10, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In the last week of December 1999, Microsoft (MSFT) crested after a magnificent decade. It was the largest company in the world as the dot-com boom raged. Its performance that year helped the...
By Jon D. Markman On November 3, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Last week brought a frightful Dallas Fed Manufacturing report, which showed manufacturing activity in the region contracting for the 10th straight month. Now, I want to point out that...
By Jon D. Markman On October 27, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The smart analysts at Convergex had a good summary of what the past week’s rally meant in the grand scheme of things. Let’s listen in to a verbatim (but lightly edited) excerpt:
— Stock...
By Jon D. Markman On October 6, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are some notes on recent market activity.
— The S&P 500 started last week with a 2.5% plunge on Monday. From that close to the Friday close, the market rose 3.7% to finish up 1% for the...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 201507:30 AM Eastern
The Chinese yuan dropped in value three straight days until Friday, finishing the week with a 3% loss. Beijing authorities tried to stabilize the situation by saying the currency didn’t have...
By Jon D. Markman On August 4, 201507:30 AM Eastern
In a follow-up to a column by my colleague Mike Burnick last week, I am taking a look at the important market topic. Technical analysts have been fretting a lot recently about the narrowing...
By Jon D. Markman On July 28, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Stocks have stayed largely in reverse gear in the last week following weaker-than-expected earnings reports and a continued rout of commodities, energy stocks and high-yield bonds.
When you...