By Sean Brodrick On October 11, 201809:58 AM Eastern
Yesterday, the market took a plunge off a cliff. There were multiple forces behind this. The headline-grabber is the worsening trade war with China, and that’s hammering tech.
It’s a good thing...
By Mike Larson On October 11, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The last 24 hours have brought a bloodbath for stocks.
From Tuesday’s close to this morning, the Dow Industrials plunged by over 1,000 points.
The Dow Transports have fallen to their lowest...
By Jon D. Markman On October 11, 201806:10 AM Eastern
Stocks plunged from dawn to dusk and beyond on Wednesday, despite the lack of any clear catalyst from the bond market, corporate reports, government edicts or politics.
People just seem to have...
By Jon D. Markman On October 10, 201803:30 PM Eastern
Stocks are careening lower today amid a surge in Treasury yields and renewed concerns about an interruption in U.S.-China trade.
The Dow is down 500 points through 2:30 p.m. Eastern, while the...
By Sean Brodrick On October 10, 201811:55 AM Eastern
The last week has sent the broad market tumbling down the Slip ‘N Slide of Misery. This is due to a couple of things
1. Despite new trade agreements with Canada and Mexico, our trade tiff with...
By Mike Larson On October 10, 201807:55 AM Eastern
To confirm or not to confirm: That is the question.
OK, maybe that’s not exactly what Shakespeare wrote in "Hamlet." But when it comes to this environment, it’s the most important point...
By Jon D. Markman On October 10, 201806:09 AM Eastern
Stocks zinged around the unchanged line for six and a half hours on Tuesday as techs tried to find their footing, drug makers stabilized positively, and energy producers found a new spark.
The...
By Jon D. Markman On October 9, 201801:59 PM Eastern
Stocks are zinging around the unchanged line so far today, as techs try to find their footing, staples continue their upbeat pace and energy producers firm up.
Through 1:30 p.m. ET, the Dow...
By Sean Brodrick On October 9, 201811:15 AM Eastern
Your portfolio has a bumper crop of small gains. That kind of annoys me, because I expect these stocks to do so much better. Today, we’ll exit a couple positions that are showing gains but seem...
By Jon D. Markman On October 9, 201805:59 AM Eastern
Stocks mostly hot-footed it lower again on Monday as investors picked up where they left off last week, selling growth and technology stocks and rotating into value and staples.
The Dow Jones...