By Jon D. Markman On December 5, 201902:55 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling around the unchanged line today as investors wait for a solid announcement that the U.S. and China have reached a trade agreement. Meanwhile, lackluster figures emerged from...
By Jon D. Markman On December 5, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks pulled a squealing U-turn and cruised north on Wednesday, bolstered by renewed expectations that China and the U.S. will work out a trade agreement. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before....
By Jon D. Markman On December 4, 201903:30 PM Eastern
Stocks reversed and rolled higher Wednesday, bolstered by renewed expectations that China and the U.S. will work out a trade agreement. Investors appeared to ignore a report showing a shortfall in...
By Sean Brodrick On December 4, 201909:46 AM Eastern
You saw gold and silver ramp up yesterday as President Trump said that a trade deal with China could wait until after the 2020 election. That spooked the market, and traders remembered in a big...
By Mike Larson On December 4, 201908:00 AM Eastern
During this time of year, there just doesn’t seem to be enough ... well ... time. Organizing holiday meals and gatherings. Finalizing travel arrangements. Getting all the shopping done.
It...
By Jon D. Markman On December 4, 201907:17 AM Eastern
Stocks swept lower again Tuesday as renewed fears of unending trade tensions between the U.S. and China dented investor sentiment. Don’t mess with Mr. Market’s feelings.
The Dow Jones...
By Jon D. Markman On December 3, 201903:15 PM Eastern
Stocks are sweeping lower again Tuesday as renewed fears of trade tensions between the U.S. and China continuing beyond the election in 2020 dented investor sentiment.
Through 2:15 p.m. Eastern,...
By Sean Brodrick On December 3, 201912:10 PM Eastern
Two weeks ago, in our Nov. 20 issue, I told you how President Trump was hinting that he was ready to cool the jets on a trade deal until after the election, and how this would weigh on the...
By Sean Brodrick On December 3, 201909:29 AM Eastern
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and didn’t eat too many carbs. I had a great time visiting my mom, Tess, who is 80 years young. And thanks to her fantastic cooking, I ate enough carbs to sink...
By Jon D. Markman On December 3, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks punched into the red to start the new month on Monday as gloomy data on U.S. manufacturing and losses in the tech sector overshadowed gains for energy names amid higher oil prices.
The...