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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the economy For a second consecutive session U.S. equities price movement was muted with the Dow closing up 13 points at 17,990, the S&P 500 finishing 4 points higher at 2,091 while the Nasdaq posted a loss of 8 points ending at 4,888. Chatter. Investors are pausing right now being that we’re up […]
Equities and the economy Yesterday the major indexes posted small losses. The Dow fell 27 points closing back below 18,000 at 17,977, the S&P 500 fell 4 to 2,088 and the Nasdaq closed down 10 at 4,896. You should be happy about that performance for earlier in the day the Dow was down 148 points, […]
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 […]
We are now entering the natural gas injection season. With storage levels at record highs, will increased natural gas demand eat away at some of the natural gas in storage, or will we enter winter 2016 with a new record high storage level? Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Working natural […]
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 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 […]
