By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 202003:00 PM Eastern
Stocks are modestly higher Monday as investors display relief over stable trade relations between the U.S. and China, but still show some nervousness over civil unrest and earnings shortfalls.
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By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On June 1, 202002:18 PM Eastern
I just recorded this video with a new, urgent message for you.
But it wasn’t easy.
I was repeatedly interrupted by emergency police calls — broadcasts to everyone in Palm Beach county with a...
By Sean Brodrick On June 1, 202001:32 PM Eastern
Wall Street seems to be shrugging off news of civil unrest, as it does with most bad news lately. That’s probably because the unrest has been drowned out in a flood of free money from the Fed and...
By Jon D. Markman On June 1, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks stormed up and down the field last Friday as investors reacted to a change of tone in the trade war with China, a wave of unrest in U.S. urban centers, and better consumer confidence...
By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 202003:23 PM Eastern
Stocks are mostly lower today as investors react to a renewal of the trade war with China, unrest in Minneapolis and slightly better consumer spending and confidence data.
Through 2:30 p.m....
By Tony Sagami On May 29, 202002:14 PM Eastern
"We print money digitally. As a central bank, we have the ability to create money.”
—Jerome Powell on 60 Minutes May 17, 2020
A trillion of anything is a big, big number. One...
Shares of Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT, Rated “B-”) have been on a tear since mid-April. Why? Government stimulus payments, expanded unemployment benefits and a general shift toward the “order online,...
By Jon D. Markman On May 29, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks swept higher Thursday morning on signs that U.S. job losses were abating, but profit-takers emerged in the final hour of the session after the White House threatened to renew its trade war...
By Jon D. Markman On May 28, 202003:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are sweeping higher again Thursday as the benchmark indexes are hitting three-month highs on signs that pressure may be easing on workers hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic
The Dow Jones...
By Jon D. Markman On May 28, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks went their separate ways on Wednesday like schoolkids let loose on the playground — beleaguered and under-loved financials and industrials flipped higher, while expensive and over-loved...