Dow Jumps 5 Percent This Week: 6 Reasons Why
U.S. equities ended the week strong on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.45 percent, the S&P 500 climbing 1.74 percent, and the Nasdaq Composite rallying 1.82 percent.
Current Market Rally is Fragile Like ‘Mickey Mantle’
From last Tuesday, U.S. stocks have jumped about 10 percent. This rally, however, may be as fragile as late baseball great Mickey Mantle, according to Keith McCullough of Hedgeye Risk Management.
U.S. Stocks Rally, But Some Still Worried About Europe
Friday's market is mostly driven by good news out of the U.S., namely solid September retail sales data and stellar earnings from tech giant Google. Some experts, however, are not convinced.
Dow in Positive Territory for 2011
Friday's market rally has taken the Dow Jones Industrial Average to positive territory for the year.
Obama, Lee Hail Trade Deal, Pressure North Korea
President Barack Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday hailed a long-sought trade deal as an engine for job creation in both countries and presented a united front in the North Korean nuclear standoff.
U.S. Stock Futures Rise on Earnings, Data
U.S. stock futures rose on Friday on upbeat earnings and economic data.
Can the Dow Break out of its Range?
Since early August, the U.S. stock market has been stuck in a range.
U.S. Stocks Hit by Weak Chinese Trade Report
U.S. stocks and global risk assets were hit with a worse-than-expected trade report out of China. China reported that September exports rose 17 percent from a year ago and imports increased 21 percent from a year ago.
U.S. Stocks Down, Financials and Basic Materials Lead Decline
U.S. stocks are trading down on Thursday's morning session on disappointing economic data from China and downbeat earnings from banking giant JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM).
U.S. Stocks Open Lower on China Data, JPM Earnings
U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday on news that growth in Chinese trade slowed in September. Before the market opened, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) reported third quarter earnings of $1.02 per share, which exceeded expectations.
U.S. Stock Futures Dip on China, JPMorgan
U.S. stock futures are down Thursday morning on disappointing earnings from JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and weak data out of China.
Dow Now Flat for ’11, Beats Foreign Markets
Wednesday’s rally has taken the Dow Jones Industrial Average to break even for the year. It has also outperformed many foreign stock markets.
Fed Minutes: Some Think QE3 More ‘Potent’ Than Operation Twist
Some members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) were not quite satisfied with Operation Twist, the tool the Fed ultimately decided to announce in its September statement.
Even if Slovakia Approves the EFSF Expansion, Will it be Enough?
After Tuesday's scare, Slovakia seems poised to expand the size of the Eurozone bailout fund EFSF. In doing so, the EFSF's lending power will be expanded from 250 billion euros to 440 billion euros.
U.S. Stocks Continue to Rally, Recession Fears Fading
The U.S. stock market extended its rally on Wednesday as fears of a double-dip recession and global financial crisis continue to fade.
More Good News Comes Out of Europe, Inches Toward Solution
More good news out of Europe continues to provide the fuel to drive the current risk-asset rally.
U.S. Stocks Open Higher on Barroso Speech
U.S. stocks and other global risk assets traded higher on Wednesday on more good news out of Europe.
The Earnings Story Just Took a Hit
Days before third quarter earnings season began on Tuesday with Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) earnings report, many analysts were optimistic because expectations have been set so low.
U.S. Stocks End Mixed on Earnings, Slovakia
U.S. stocks are mixed for much of Tuesday as investors weigh U.S. earnings optimism against worries from Europe.
Slovakia Vote on EFSF: Meet the Man Who’s Blocking it
Europe and global investors are nervously eyeing the outcome of the Slovakia vote on the expansion of the Eurozone bailout fund EFSF.
U.S. Stocks Mixed, Alcoa up Ahead of Earnings
U.S. stocks are mixed on Tuesday as investors eye Slovakia's vote on the EFSF expansion and Alcoa's (NYSE:AA) earnings report. Investors seem upbeat as Alcoa shares have surged 2.78 percent in afternoon trading.
U.S. Stocks Weighed by Slovakia Vote
U.S. stocks are mixed Tuesday morning as investors wait for the result of a Slovak vote on the Eurozone bailout fund expansion.
Slovakia Makes Europe Wait, Investors Sweat
Slovakia, one of the smallest members of the Eurozone, has the Eurozone waiting and global investors sweating.
U.S. Stocks, Euro Weighed by Slovak Snag
Global risk assets on Tuesday are weighed by a snag in passing a measure to increase the size and powers of the Eurozone bailout fund EFSF.
U.S. Stock Futures Down Ahead of Euro Vote, Alcoa
U.S. stock futures are slightly down as investors await the results of a key Eurozone vote and Alcoa’s (NYSE:AA) earnings report.
U.S. Stocks are Cheap, This Rally Will Last: Analysts
After getting hammered in August and September, U.S. stocks have staged an impressive rally since the afternoon of Oct. 4.
S&P 500 Soars 3.4% on Franco-German Promise
U.S. stocks and other global risk assets surged on Monday on promise from France and Germany to soon come up with a bailout plan for the Eurozone.
U.S. Stocks: Can Earnings Grab Center Stage?
In case investors forgot amid the excitement coming out of Europe, third-quarter earnings are about to begin.
Netflix Still Bashed After Killing Qwikster: Are Customers Too Harsh?
On Monday, Netflix announced that it is killing Qwikster.
Sell the S&P 500 Around 1,200: Trader
The U.S. stock market is having a euphoric rally on Monday on a promise by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicholas Sarkozy to unveil a Eurozone bailout plan by month's end.
