By Jon D. Markman On May 7, 201806:34 AM Eastern
U.S. equities rallied on Friday following a jobs report that showed the unemployment rate plunging to an eensy 3.9% despite moderating job growth. The news led futures markets to dial back...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201803:00 PM Eastern
Stocks jumped Friday in sync with a rally in the appetite for beaten, bruised and battered tech and financial companies. The rebound has been electrifying and has gathered speed after a brief dip...
By Jon D. Markman On May 4, 201809:01 AM Eastern
Stocks drifted lower for the fifth straight day Thursday as another round of disappointing earnings combined with an expectation for higher interest rates into a toxic mixture that melted investor...
By Mike Larson On May 4, 201808:00 AM Eastern
You know what’s so great about the Weiss Ratings Heat Maps? They help you find the best stocks in any sector or investing “style box” … whether they’re in favor, out of favor, or somewhere in...
By Tony Sagami On May 4, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I’m lucky because I have one of the sweetest sisters in the entire world. But our political views are so different that I sometimes wonder if we were raised by the same vegetable-farmer parents.
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By Jon D. Markman On May 3, 201802:15 PM Eastern
Stocks are drifting lower for the fifth straight day. Combine another round of disappointing earnings with an expectation for higher interest rates, and you get a toxic mixture … one that is...
By Jon D. Markman On May 3, 201809:08 AM Eastern
Stocks tiptoed around the unchanged line for most of the Wednesday session until the clock struck 2 p.m., and then suddenly they tripped and spilled out all over Wall Street.
Most observers...
By Jon D. Markman On May 2, 201803:50 PM Eastern
Stocks are swinging around the unchanged line today as investors reveal their uneasiness following some more lackluster corporate earnings reports and the course of monetary policy articulated by...
By Jon D. Markman On May 2, 201809:00 AM Eastern
Stocks issued a Mayday distress call Tuesday morning, as the Dow Jones Industrials sank as much as 350 points over global trade tensions and a lackluster round of corporate earnings results.
But...
By Mike Larson On May 2, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The buck has been a bust since 2016. But the dollar’s dog days are coming to an end — and that’s going to be a HUGE problem for many investments. Investments you may own.
Not only that, but the...