The S&P 500's technical indicators remain bullish By Lawrence G. McMillan, MarketWatch Stocks continue to advance at a rapid rate. The S&P 500 has closed at all-time highs on 11 of the year's 14 trading days through Monday. The closest thing to a correction was a half-day of correction (down 40 points from high to low on Jan. 16). There...
It's good news for anyone who owns oil or gold (or gold and oil stocks), and it's good news for anyone who think the U.S. sends too much money overseas in exchange for goods not made in the U.S.A. For everyone else though, it could be trouble. It's the United States dollar being discussed, of course. With Tuesday's weakness, the...
It's good news for anyone who owns oil or gold (or gold and oil stocks), and it's good news for anyone who think the U.S. sends too much money overseas in exchange for goods not made in the U.S.A. For everyone else though, it could be trouble. It's the United States dollar being discussed, of course. With Tuesday's weakness, the...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Nike's sprint past a record high isn't done yet, according to one market watcher. On Friday, Nike raced ahead of its peers, crossing the finish line to score a new closing high. "If the stock can break above the $67 level, or $67.10 level (where we're standing right now), that's going to be very bullish on...
By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Nike's sprint past a record high isn't done yet, according to one market watcher. On Friday, Nike raced ahead of its peers, crossing the finish line to score a new closing high. "If the stock can break above the $67 level, or $67.10 level (where we're standing right now), that's going to be very bullish on...
By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC It's a win streak that hasn't been seen since Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Billboard's top song of the year was "The Battle of New Orleans." Fast forward about 60 years later, and the S&P 500 is setting itself up to potentially do it again. Ten-straight months of gains – unless long-time bull...
By Stephanie Landsman, CNBC It's a win streak that hasn't been seen since Dwight Eisenhower was in the White House and Billboard's top song of the year was "The Battle of New Orleans." Fast forward about 60 years later, and the S&P 500 is setting itself up to potentially do it again. Ten-straight months of gains – unless long-time bull...
Though 14% of the S&P 500's companies have already posted their fourth quarter numbers, we're really only just now getting into the thick of it. So, before moving any further down that road it might be fruitful to take a look at what's expected overall, and what sectors are going to be doing most of the driving for the next...
Though 14% of the S&P 500's companies have already posted their fourth quarter numbers, we're really only just now getting into the thick of it. So, before moving any further down that road it might be fruitful to take a look at what's expected overall, and what sectors are going to be doing most of the driving for the next...
– Historically, they have not been major occasions for selling – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch With the U.S. government partially shutting down over the weekend, will the stock market's nearly uninterrupted march higher also come to a close? The federal government shutdown is poised to stretch into a third day Monday as negotiations over immigration continued to roil Capitol Hill....
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