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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Talk Like Shakespeare Day. U.S. equities ended higher yesterday after a choppy day of trading. The Dow closed up 89 points and once again over 18,000 at 18,038. The S&P 5000 added 11 to 2,108. The Nasdaq finished 21 points higher at 5,035 which is just […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and Happy Earth Day. Yesterday U.S. equities mostly failed to follow through on Monday’s gains. I say mostly because the Nasdaq did rise 20 points to 5,014 lifting the index to near record levels getting a boost from M&A activity in the biotech sector. We all know how investors […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Chocolate Chip Covered Cashews Day. After getting pummeled on Friday I guess investors had a chance to think about the markets over the weekend and concluded things weren’t really as bad the price action warranted that day and came in Monday morning buying. The Dow jumped […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy Lima Bean Respect Day. That’s all I could afford to eat this weekend after what happened to my portfolio on Friday! Equities around the world just got obliterated on Friday starting in Asia with the Chinese government announcing regulations which expand short selling and limiting the financing […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Cheeseball Day. U.S. equities ended very slightly lower yesterday than Wednesday with the Dow off 7 to 18,106, the S&P 500 down 2 to 2,105 and the Nasdaq ending 3 lower to 5,008. The Dow was up 57 points at one time during the day but […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National High Five Day. U.S. equities ended higher yesterday getting a boost from higher oil prices and better than expected earnings. The Dow added 76 points (0.4%) to 18,112, the S&P 500 closed up 11 (0.5%) at 2,107 and the Nasdaq gained 34 points (0.7%) once again […]
Equities and Economy Good morning. As we all know, today is tax filing deadline day. Well it’s also National Take a Wild Guess Day! Think there’s a correlation?! By the way, on this day 103 years ago the Titanic sunk. Hope that’s not an omen for stocks! U.S equities closed mixed with the Dow and […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Reach as High as You Can Day. U.S. stocks closed lower yesterday ending a streak of three consecutive gains with the Dow fell 81 points to 17,977 (once again under 18,000), the S&P 500 lost 10 to 2,092 and the Nasdaq ended the session down 8 […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Scrabble Day. It was a nice day for your portfolio on Friday with the Dow logging a hefty 99 points gain (0.55%) closing at 18,058, the S&P 500 rose 11 (0.50%) to 2,102 and the Nasdaq climbing 22 (0.4%) to 4,996. Note the Dow is once […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning and happy National Sibling Day. U.S. equities ended a choppy session yesterday with modest gains helped by a rally in energy and the healthcare sectors. Trading was tight ranged with the Dow closing up 56 at 17,958, the S&P 500 adding 9 to 2,091 and the Nasdaq closing 24 […]
