By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201803:25 PM Eastern
Stocks have started the week with an upbeat tone, though trading in the afternoon became a little more volatile after news emerged that the White House plans to announce its decision on the Iran...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201810:47 AM Eastern
Stocks are starting the week with an upbeat tone, led by energy shares that are taking their cue from rising crude oil prices.
Although this morning’s action piles on top of the strong results...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On May 7, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I was born in 1946, soon after World War II ended and just as a postwar economic boom was getting underway.
Many people thought that boom would last only a year or two. The Great Depression was...
By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201806:34 AM Eastern
U.S. equities rallied on Friday following a jobs report that showed the unemployment rate plunging to an eensy 3.9% despite moderating job growth. The news led futures markets to dial back...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201803:00 PM Eastern
Stocks jumped Friday in sync with a rally in the appetite for beaten, bruised and battered tech and financial companies. The rebound has been electrifying and has gathered speed after a brief dip...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201809:01 AM Eastern
Stocks drifted lower for the fifth straight day Thursday as another round of disappointing earnings combined with an expectation for higher interest rates into a toxic mixture that melted investor...
By Mike Larson On May 4, 201808:00 AM Eastern
You know what’s so great about the Weiss Ratings Heat Maps? They help you find the best stocks in any sector or investing “style box” … whether they’re in favor, out of favor, or somewhere in...
By Tony Sagami On May 4, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I’m lucky because I have one of the sweetest sisters in the entire world. But our political views are so different that I sometimes wonder if we were raised by the same vegetable-farmer parents.
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By Jon D. Markman On May 3, 201802:15 PM Eastern
Stocks are drifting lower for the fifth straight day. Combine another round of disappointing earnings with an expectation for higher interest rates, and you get a toxic mixture … one that is...
By Jon D. Markman On May 3, 201809:08 AM Eastern
Stocks tiptoed around the unchanged line for most of the Wednesday session until the clock struck 2 p.m., and then suddenly they tripped and spilled out all over Wall Street.
Most observers...