By Jon D. Markman On May 22, 201802:51 PM Eastern
Stocks were trading out of sync again on Tuesday, with the mega-cap companies in the Dow Jones Industrials and the small-caps in the Russell 2000 lower while the Nasdaq 100 was on the move higher...
By Sean Brodrick On May 22, 201802:27 PM Eastern
Your positions in Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) and Gulfport Energy Corp. (Nasdaq: GPOR) continue to do well. We’re going to aim for a trifecta by adding a third oil-leveraged position today.
First,...
The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking regulators are getting ready to water down the Volcker Rule.
Reason: They want to make it easier for megabanks to take big risks with other people’s...
By Jon D. Markman On May 22, 201805:12 AM Eastern
Stocks broke higher on Monday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the 25,000 level for the first time since March. The Russell 2000 hit a new record for the fourth straight day, thanks...
By Jon D. Markman On May 21, 201803:26 PM Eastern
Stocks jumped on Monday, led by industrials, as threat of a trade war with China ebbed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 314 points, or 1.3%, ripping above 25,000 for the first time since...
By Tony Sagami On May 21, 201808:55 AM Eastern
If you were working for one of the most profitable investment banks in the world and got a big fat raise, you’d probably be jumping for joy.
Not Chris Matta, a freshly appointed vice president...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On May 21, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Some people think banking crises are purely a thing of the past. Others fear the next crisis will be like the last one — a repeat of 2008. We envision a third, very different scenario, which...
By Jon D. Markman On May 21, 201806:25 AM Eastern
Stocks were range-bound last Friday, as big caps drifted around the unchanged line, while small caps continued their recent bout of out-performance, rising to their third consecutive record...
By Jon D. Markman On May 18, 201803:24 PM Eastern
Stocks are swirling around in choppy water today, as the big-cap stocks of the Dow Jones Industrials and the small-caps of the Russell 2000 each gain ground while medium-sized stocks in the S&P...
By Mike Larson On May 18, 201810:11 AM Eastern
Everyone has an OPINION about where the stock market is headed. It’s only natural. Yours may agree with mine. Or it may not. And that’s okay — I’m all for informed debate!
But one of the...