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By Sean Brodrick On April 9, 201910:20 AM Eastern
Gold is up again today. It’s driven by A) rising purchases in China and B) weakness in the U.S. dollar.
Importantly, the ranges — up and down — in gold are narrowing. This indicates a breakout...
By Jon D. Markman On April 9, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Industrial stocks came under pressure on Monday, breaking a weeklong winning streak, as a set of major manufacturing companies were dinged for weak earnings and revenue shortfalls. But big techs...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201903:15 PM Eastern
Stocks were under pressure through midday Monday as a cohort of industrial companies took some dings on their reputations.
Through 2:15 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrials were down 115 points,...
By Jon D. Markman On April 8, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks wobbled around the unchanged line during most of the Friday session before levitating around 3 p.m. and rumbling into the close with decent if lethargic gains. Trading volume in the past...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201903:22 PM Eastern
Stocks are edging uneasily higher today, on track to extend the S&P 500’s win streak to seven sessions in a row, but only in the most lethargic and soporific manner possible. Trading volumes in...
By Sean Brodrick On April 5, 201910:07 AM Eastern
The big news this morning is that the U.S. created 196,000 new jobs last month. This beat expectations of a rise of 179,000 jobs. Despite rising layoffs in retail, new jobs in healthcare and...
By Mike Larson On April 5, 201908:00 AM Eastern
There’s an economic Royal Rumble going on right now … and depending on its results, we could see vastly different market reactions.
In one corner, you have the U.S. economy. The interest-rate...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201906:28 AM Eastern
Stocks mostly drifted higher on Thursday like snowflakes shifted into reverse — investors were amused by the latest White House promise that trade talks with China were going swell and entering...
By Jon D. Markman On April 4, 201903:21 PM Eastern
Stocks are drifting mostly higher on Thursday as investors were happy to hear the White House declare that the trade talks with China were entering their final phase.
Through 2:45 p.m. ET, the...
By Jon D. Markman On April 4, 201906:30 AM Eastern
Stocks careened around the perimeter of Wall Street on Wednesday; they rose and fell sharply twice before settling in for modest gains amid a mix of optimism and skepticism about both trade...