By Jon D. Markman On February 23, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks spun into full rotation mode on Monday as big cyclicals rose, while techs and consumer names plunged amid a surge in copper prices to a decade high and rising government bond yields.
The...
By David Dittman On February 23, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Focus for many mainstream market participants and observers early this week is on inflation.
The U.S. dollar is softening, yields on U.S. Treasuries are rising and commodity prices are surging....
By Jon D. Markman On February 22, 202103:03 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling today as investors weighed prospects of a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus hitting Congress this week with a surge in copper price to a decade high and firmer government bond...
By Sean Brodrick On February 22, 202101:42 PM Eastern
If you followed my recommendation on Friday, you banked some nice gains: 26.17% on all your Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) and 37.33% on HALF your shares of Livent Corp. (NYSE:...
By Sean Brodrick On February 22, 202111:02 AM Eastern
My heart goes out to anyone stuck in the miserable, shivering mess of winter weather that is shrouding half of America right now.
I’m especially sympathetic to the 3.8 million people who are...
By Jon D. Markman On February 22, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The major market averages remained stalled just beneath record highs on Friday as a fresh sign of a strong pickup in U.S. business activity pushed up interest rates and small-cap stocks.
The S&P...
By Jessica Borg On February 21, 202106:00 AM Eastern
You may not be seeing the effects on Main Street, but Wall Street is certainly lapping up the current “money flow.” Cash from pandemic relief bills and trillions in money printing from the Federal...
By Jon D. Markman On February 19, 202103:31 PM Eastern
Stocks are chopping around the unchanged line today, keeping the major indexes close to record levels while bond yields rose further on fears of a pick-up in inflation.
The Dow is heading for...
By Sean Brodrick On February 19, 202112:52 PM Eastern
We’re at an exciting and scary time for the economy and the markets. There’s a flood of money coming out of Washington, and the Biden administration is looking to spend more on economic growth...
You know what I really enjoy? Sharing more good news on a Friday! And that’s exactly what I’m going to do now.
First, you should have had no trouble rolling forward your position in NextEra...