By Jon D. Markman On September 25, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocked stumbled higher on Thursday in chippy and choppy trading after data showed the number of Americans applying for initial unemployment benefits rose last month, intensifying concerns about...
By Jon D. Markman On September 25, 202001:05 AM Eastern
Stocks are marching modestly higher Friday amid fresh concerns about rising COVID-19 virus infection rates and the ongoing economic impact of the illness as Congress dithers on fiscal stimulus.
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By Kelly Green On September 24, 202004:09 PM Eastern
When I started out in the industry almost 10 years ago, my specialty at the time was generating income through dividends investing and selling options.
And since then, the search for yield...
By Jon D. Markman On September 24, 202003:06 PM Eastern
Stocks edged higher Thursday in a choppy session after data showed a rise in Americans seeking weekly unemployment benefits, with millions still looking for work in an economy continuing to...
By Sean Brodrick On September 24, 202012:05 PM Eastern
There’s no sugar-coating it — yesterday was a terrible day for gold, silver and miners. This is due (mainly) to a long-overdue rally in the U.S. dollar, which is putting in a pretty good dead-cat...
By Jon D. Markman On September 24, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks struggled Wednesday afternoon like weary warriors facing an implacable enemy, with neither stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings from Nike (NKE) nor optimism toward a COVID-19 vaccine...
By Jon D. Markman On September 23, 202002:45 PM Eastern
Stocks are struggling Wednesday afternoon, with stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings from Nike (NKE) and optimism toward a COVID-19 vaccine trial unable to sustain gains for Wall Street’s big...
By Mike Larson On September 23, 202012:40 PM Eastern
I’m a people person. I love hitting the road, meeting investors like you in person and talking markets and investing strategy face to face.
But in the age of COVID-19, that hasn’t always been...
By Sean Brodrick On September 23, 202012:03 PM Eastern
Your Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE: CDE) position moved down through its stop, and you should be out with a nice gain of more than 20%. I would like to hold for more, but we’ll honor the stop. We can...
By David Dittman On September 22, 202005:40 PM Eastern
The December 2020 gold futures contract was down 2.75% on Monday, shedding more than $50 to close just above $1,900.
It was a dramatic move highlighted by a lot of folks on “FinTwit” (that’s...