Thursday, April 18, 2024

Midterms and Markets: How Tomorrow’s Election Matters

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How might the midterm elections ripple through financial markets? There are three possible outcomes in tomorrow's midterm elections: Republicans retain control of both houses of Congress. Democrats take the House but not the Senate. ...

Stocks Whipsaw to Best Week Since March

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It was a crazy ride, but stocks just finished their best week since March. The S&P 500 initially dropped, continuing a wave of bearishness from October. But it quickly reversed and chalked up a 2.4...

Oil, Airlines and Housing: Charts to Watch

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Stocks have bounced sharply this week, but oil continues to slide. Crude oil futures (@CL) closed at their lowest level in more than four months yesterday. The move follows a post on Market Insights last...

IPOs Slow in October as Markets Swoon

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The red-hot IPO market took a breather last month as the broader indexes tumbled lower. Some $4.8 billion of initial public offerings priced in October, according to ClickIPO. That was 11 percent less than September and a...

Indexes Rule the Roost Amid Volatility Surge: October at TradeStation

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Clients returned to exchange-traded funds in October as volatility shifted attention to the broader indexes. Five of the 10 most active symbols on TradeStation last month were ETFs. That's a big difference compared with tranquil...
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Bulls Clean Up with Consumer Giant: Options Recap

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Someone's cleaning up as consumer staples defy the market selloff. Just look at Procter & Gamble (PG), whose brands include Tide laundry detergent, Bounty paper towels and Dawn dish-washing liquid. It's one of the best-performing...

A Red-Hot Tech Trade Continues to Cool

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The selloff in chip stocks may be justified, according to new data. Global sales grew just 13.8 percent in September, according to numbers released Friday by the Semiconductor Industry Association. That was the weakest monthly...

Don’t Worry, October’s Almost Over

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Here's one good thing you can say about October: It's almost finished. The S&P 500 is in the midst of its worst month since early 2009, down almost 9 percent since the end of September....
Oil Leading Commodity Selloff as Tariff Worries Hit Sentiment

Yuan and Yen Showing Risk as China Troubles Mount

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Asian currencies are still flashing red signals as the situation in China worsens. The yuan hit a 10-year low against the U.S. dollar overnight before rebounding slightly. Meanwhile, the safe-haven Japanese yen continues to advance...

Bears Won’t Say Good-Bye to Energy Space: Options Recap

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Someone's bracing for more bad news in one of the market's weakest sectors. Energy stocks, on average, have lost twice as much value as the broader S&P 500 over the last month. A combination of...
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