Goldilocks Drives S&P 500 to New Highs
If the longest bull market in history had a patron saint, it would be Goldilocks.
This Wednesday marked the 3,453rd session in the uptrend that...
Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018
Don’s Notebook May 9, 2018
Producer prices open three straight days of inflation data. Today’s announcement, the Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Bureau of...
Global Takes a Beating: Midweek Sector Check
Political risk and economic data are hammering foreign stocks, but headlines have been more positive for U.S. regional banks.
Housing, Gold Bounce as Sentiment Shifts
With tech in the dumps and economic data cooling, investors may be turning to some very different parts of the market.
Gold miners and housing...
Some Good, but Mostly Ugly: Earnings This Week
Sentiment's been mostly bearish since our last earnings recap.
Sure a few big names like Apple (AAPL), McDonald's (MCD) and MasterCard (MA) have done well. But...
Bulls pivot back to energy: Midweek sector check
The S&P 500 is bouncing at its 50-day moving average as the market drifts into the dog days of summer. Here's a breakdown of the best-...
Market Pulse: Materials and Construction Fly on Stimulus Hopes
Yesterday there was more evidence of big tech's fading importance: massive rallies in chemical stocks, industrial metals and construction firms.
Don’s Notebook May 4, 2018
Payrolls rose 164,000 after an upwardly revised 135,000 advance, according to the Labor Department data announced earlier today.
The jobless rate fell to 3.9...
Gold Miners Soar as Federal Reserve Puts the ‘Bull’ Back in Bullion
Monetary policy is changing, and it's fueling a monster rally in gold-mining stocks.
The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF...
Mining Believer Keeps the Faith as China Preps Stimulus: Options Recap
Metals are tipping today thanks to China stoking its economy, and someone is looking for the group to keep moving.
Here's one of the options...