By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 201804:38 AM Eastern
Global markets came under pressure again this Thursday amid uncertainty over the rise of anti-establishment parties in Italy, and the near-collapse of the Spanish government.
A new government...
By Jon D. Markman On May 31, 201803:23 PM Eastern
Stocks slid fitfully and broadly on Thursday after the Trump administration abruptly launched its plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
Investors dumped shares of big...
By Sean Brodrick On May 31, 201812:03 PM Eastern
Boy, it’s a good thing we grabbed those gains on Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) and Pan American Silver (Nasdaq: PAAS) when we did. (We are tracking up to 12.8% and 7.2% gains on those positions,...
By Jon D. Markman On May 31, 201804:31 AM Eastern
Stocks around the world chilled out on Wednesday, as market participants determined that the collapse predicated on Italy’s populist political drama was overdone by an order of magnitude. Capita a...
By Jon D. Markman On May 30, 201801:14 PM Eastern
Stocks around the world chilled out Wednesday as market participants determined that the collapse yesterday predicated on Italy’s populist political drama was overdone.
Through 12:30 pm ET,...
By Mike Larson On May 30, 201807:55 AM Eastern
My brother is the doctor in our family, so he’s the one to consult on surgical issues rather than me. But you don’t need several years of medical school and residency to know some things. Like how...
By Jon D. Markman On May 30, 201804:50 AM Eastern
Fear of contagion is in the air again; stocks were hit hard on Tuesday amid worries that the latest eurozone debt crisis will undermine global growth, and burn a hole in confidence.
Kind of...
By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 201803:25 PM Eastern
The Dow Jones Industrial Average swooned as much as 500 points today as bulls freaked out about political turmoil in Italy and how it might undermine the eurozone economy and kick global growth in...
By Sean Brodrick On May 29, 201810:17 AM Eastern
Traders are fretting today because Italian bond yields are soaring. That’s due to the fact that Italy couldn’t form a competent government even if the only requirements were excellent food and...
By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 201804:58 AM Eastern
Stocks closed mostly lower on Friday ahead of the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 lost 0.2% to close the week with a modest 0.3% gain. The Nasdaq gained 0.1% to extend a weekly rise...