– Retail volume 'leapt to the highest levels in at least a decade' in early 2018: Goldman – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch The U.S. stock market has seen volatility rear up in 2018, with major indexes experiencing wild swings on a nearly daily basis. There have been a number of causes often cited for the recent bout of turbulence, including...
– Retail volume 'leapt to the highest levels in at least a decade' in early 2018: Goldman – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch The U.S. stock market has seen volatility rear up in 2018, with major indexes experiencing wild swings on a nearly daily basis. There have been a number of causes often cited for the recent bout of turbulence, including...
– Oil may pull back on 'buy the rumor and sell the fact' response to Iran decision: analyst – By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch In recent months, oil prices have risen to levels not seen in 3 1/2 years, reflecting a steady, albeit volatile, ascent to a fresh peak, after a global glut of crude sent energy markets into a...
– Oil may pull back on 'buy the rumor and sell the fact' response to Iran decision: analyst – By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch In recent months, oil prices have risen to levels not seen in 3 1/2 years, reflecting a steady, albeit volatile, ascent to a fresh peak, after a global glut of crude sent energy markets into a...
Another Kentucky Derby is in the books, and as usual, some things about this past weekend's 144th running of the world's most-watched race were just as scripted, and others were complete surprises. For example, it wasn't a shock to see Justify end up in the winner's circle, but it was a bit surprising to see the highly-regarded Mendelssohn end the...
Another Kentucky Derby is in the books, and as usual, some things about this past weekend's 144th running of the world's most-watched race were just as scripted, and others were complete surprises. For example, it wasn't a shock to see Justify end up in the winner's circle, but it was a bit surprising to see the highly-regarded Mendelssohn end the...
Stocks may have logged a small loss last week, but it could have been worse. Much worse, in fact. For a couple of hours on Thursday the key indices were below some pivotal support lines. They ended up reversing their intraday losses, setting up a nice gain on Friday that pushed us back to what was almost a breakeven for...
Stocks may have logged a small loss last week, but it could have been worse. Much worse, in fact. For a couple of hours on Thursday the key indices were below some pivotal support lines. They ended up reversing their intraday losses, setting up a nice gain on Friday that pushed us back to what was almost a breakeven for...
The headlines seem almost too good to be true. As of April, the United States' unemployment rate reached a multi-year low of 3.9%. There's got to be a catch or an anomaly, right? Nope. As crazy as the number sounds, it's legit. That's not to say there aren't some curiosities worth noting and watching going forward though. But, in step...
The headlines seem almost too good to be true. As of April, the United States' unemployment rate reached a multi-year low of 3.9%. There's got to be a catch or an anomaly, right? Nope. As crazy as the number sounds, it's legit. That's not to say there aren't some curiosities worth noting and watching going forward though. But, in step...
