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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the economy On Friday the Dow eked out a small gain of 21 points to close at 18,004 while the S&P 500 closed literally flat to Thursday at 2,092. The more volatile and technology heavy Nasdaq lost 40 points, 0.8%, finishing at 4,906 dragged down by disappointing earnings announcements from Microsoft and Alphabet […]
Equities and the Economy After a nice three day run stocks took a breather yesterday retreating from the psychologically important 18,000 level. The Dow closed down 114 points, 0.6%, at 17,983 and the S&P 500 lost 11, 0.5%, ending at 2,091. The Nasdaq performed really well considering what went on around it closing down just […]
Equities and the economy U.S. stocks continued their grind higher yesterday. Well, at least the Dow and S&P 500 did. The Nasdaq actually fell 20 points, 0.40%, to 4,940. But let’s ignore that! Let’s focus on the positive. The Dow gained 49 points, 0.27%, to 18,064 and the S&P 500 climbed 6, 0.31%, to one […]
Equities and the economy U.S. stocks fared better than Houston yesterday with 20 inches of rain falling in the city in a 24 hour period forcing the city to shut down, which is why the Blog was not published yesterday. The Dow, which gained 107 points, 0.60%, closed for the first time over 18,000, at […]
Equities and the economy (Sorry for the lateness. It’s been a crazy morning!) After a couple of strong days the U.S. equities market took the day off closing near Wednesday’s settles. The Dow rose 18 to 17,926, the S&P 500 closed flat to Wednesday at 2,083 and the Nasdaq dropped 2 points to 4,946. Although […]
Equities and the economy (Today’s Blog will be briefer than normal because I had an early morning meeting) Outstanding! That describes yesterday’s performance for U.S. stocks. The Dow raced higher by 187 points, 1.06%, ending at 17,908, the S&P 500 rose 21, 1.0%, to 2,082 and the Nasdaq added 75, 1.6%, finishing at 4,947. The […]
Equities and the economy U.S. equities skyrocketed yesterday, and you’ll never guess who you have to thank for it. Yes, that’s a “who” not a “what.” First the numbers. The Dow popped 165 points, 0.94%, finishing at 17,721, the S&P 500 rose 20 points, 0.97%, to 2,062 and the Nasdaq ended 0.80% higher, 39 points, […]
Equities and the economy Yesterday was a repeat of Friday in that the major U.S. equity indexes began the day strong, up over 100 points, only to fade by the day’s end. The difference was that yesterday the indexes closed in the red while on Friday they managed to close in the green. When the […]
Equities and the economy U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday with the Dow finishing up 35 at 17,577, the S&P 500 rose 6 to 2,048 and the Nasdaq ended 2 higher at 4,851. Higher is always better than lower but I didn’t like the price action. Dow futures were trading over 130 points higher before […]
Equities and the economy No other way to put it. Yesterday was a lousy day for stocks. The Dow closed down 174 points, 0.98%, at 17,542, the S&P 500 lost 35, 1.2%, ending at 2,042 and the Nasdaq ended at 4,848, off 72 points, 1.47%. The S&P posted its biggest daily percentage loss in six […]
