By Sean Brodrick On August 5, 202110:06 AM Eastern
The market went on a wild ride on Wednesday … but it was mostly down. The Dow had its worst loss in two weeks. Many of the big “tentpole” stocks managed gains, but most others were in the red as...
By Jon D. Markman On August 5, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Stocks began Wednesday lower, following weak quarterly earnings results from General Motors (GM), and...
By Kelly Green On August 5, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I’ve been working on a project, taking a closer look at the performance of the S&P 500. It’s fascinating that it’s used as a benchmark of the stock market, and I’ve seen it used as a benchmark for...
By Jon D. Markman On August 4, 202103:12 PM Eastern
Stocks are mixed today on the back of weaker-than-expected financial results from General Motors (GM) and softer employment data from the ADP private sector survey.
The weak data is another shot...
By Jon D. Markman On August 4, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Update: We might shift to a three-days/week schedule for summer.
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The S&P 500 slipped on Tuesday toward the first support level at 4,360, then proceeded to go straight up...
By Mike Larson On August 4, 202106:00 AM Eastern
I was one of the biggest real estate bears on the planet in the mid-2000s. And boy did that sector crater during 2008’s housing bust.
That was then. Circumstances are completely different now....
By Jon D. Markman On August 3, 202102:56 PM Eastern
Stocks opened stronger this morning as traders shrugged off Monday’s late sell off.
The slide yesterday was attributed to anxiety over growing numbers of domestic COVID-19 cases, and the...
By Sean Brodrick On August 3, 202111:05 AM Eastern
COVID-19 Delta variant news is getting worse, and this is throttling the markets lower, spoiling what started out Monday as a decent rally.
Of your positions, yesterday saw rallies in:
Global...
By Sean Brodrick On August 3, 202110:20 AM Eastern
Yesterday, the markets opened strong then wilted as COVID fears cast a big shadow. The good news is you have a bunch of stocks performing well that are insulated from pandemic fears. Today, we’re...
By Mike Larson On August 3, 202108:00 AM Eastern
In my last issue, I said narrow markets could right themselves, and I expected that to happen in this instance, given the forces at play.
In this week’s issue, I’m happy to report the S&P 500...