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By Jon D. Markman On September 5, 201803:27 PM Eastern
A politics-fueled smackdown in tech stocks is dragging down the market benchmarks today, with the S&P 500 down 0.3%, the Nasdaq 100 down 1.3% and the Russell 2000 down 0.2%.
The stumble is...
By Jon D. Markman On September 5, 201804:23 AM Eastern
Stocks started this holiday-shortened week on a downbeat this Tuesday, whipped lower by a combination of post-summer blues and lingering concerns about the chaotic weakness in a number of emerging...
By Jon D. Markman On September 4, 201803:34 PM Eastern
Stocks started off the new month under pressure as investors weighed the potential for an escalation of a trade war against the possibility of improving economic data.
Through 3 p.m. Eastern,...
By Jon D. Markman On September 4, 201803:23 PM Eastern
Stocks started off the new month under pressure as investors weighed the potential for an escalation of a trade war against the possibility of improving economic data.
Through 3 p.m. Eastern,...
By Sean Brodrick On September 4, 201802:02 PM Eastern
I hope you had a good Labor Day. And I’m happy you were able to bank gains last week.
Fast-forward to this week. The market can’t get out of its own way today. Most things are down. But one...
By Jon D. Markman On August 31, 201803:14 PM Eastern
U.S. stocks slipped Friday, but remained on track to end August higher, as renewed fears around trade policy drove investors out of major indexes around the world.
The Dow was down 0.3% through...
By Jon D. Markman On August 31, 201804:34 AM Eastern
Stocks were punched in the face and kicked in the shins late in the afternoon Thursday, breaking their recent winning streak on reports that the White House was ready to assess tariffs on $200...
By Jon D. Markman On August 30, 201803:20 PM Eastern
Stocks were in retreat today through midafternoon after a Bloomberg report suggested President Trump was backing plans to move ahead with tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as early as...
By Sean Brodrick On August 30, 201809:30 AM Eastern
You should have banked up to 99% gain before commissions on the second round of your CV Sciences (OTCQB: CVSI) position. Awesome! That’s in addition to the 35% gain we are tracking on the first...
By Jon D. Markman On August 30, 201804:06 AM Eastern
Techs, cyclicals, and materials stocks swept higher with vigor and purpose on Wednesday, propelling the major indexes to their fourth consecutive session of upside.
The Dow Jones Industrials...