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By Sean Brodrick On May 19, 202011:11 AM Eastern
Federal Chairman Jerome Powell said on Sunday that the U.S. central bank will use its “full range of tools to support the economy” as a result of the economic shock caused by the coronavirus...
By Mike Larson On May 19, 202008:00 AM Eastern
There’s always a bull market somewhere. You just have to know where to look.
Right now, the best place to dig for gains is in precious metals and companies that mine them!
The S&P 500 has been...
By Jon D. Markman On May 19, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks surged to open the week Monday as investors cheered news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed promise and applauded remarks from Fed chief Jay Powell that there is still more that...
By Jon D. Markman On May 18, 202004:05 PM Eastern
Stocks surged to open the week on news that an experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed promise and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks over the weekend that there is still more that the...
It’s a new week, and a new options expiration cycle, now that May contracts have gone off the board.
Since your May covered call spread on State Street (STT) expired in your favor on Friday …...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On May 18, 202010:45 AM Eastern
The coronavirus pandemic has created a financial nightmare in America.
It has unleashed a chain of devastating economic events that could change almost everything in your life.
But if you...
By Jon D. Markman On May 18, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks swirled like pinwheels in a light breeze on Friday, edging over and under the unchanged line, as investors balanced terrible retail sales data against better-than-expected consumer...
By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 202003:05 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling around the unchanged line today, heading for weekly losses, as investors weigh a plunge in retail sales against better-than-expected consumer sentiment and oil-price gains.
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By Sean Brodrick On May 15, 202012:00 PM Eastern
Stocks are going up, but they seem to be walking on air as fundamentals keep showing more and more weakness. Without support, all those stocks that went up will definitely come falling down....
By Sean Brodrick On May 15, 202011:22 AM Eastern
Yesterday, we squeaked out tiny gains on Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ) and Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA). Also yesterday, you pocketed a much bigger return. That’s because Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT)...