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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy: I was travelling on business last week and it was a good week for doing so because the equity markets were little changed on the week. Maybe it was the Olympics or the fact that most of Europe takes the month of August as a holiday but it was pretty quiet. […]
Equities and the Economy: U.S. stocks closed mixed on Friday with the Dow closing down 37 at 18,576 and the S&P 500 falling 2 points to 2,184. Both of these indexes posted new record highs on Thursday. The Nasdaq hit a new high on Friday finishing 5 points up at 5,233. That’s all pretty good […]
Equities and the Economy: Excellent day yesterday! The Dow chalked up a gain of 118 points, 0.64%, to finish at 18,614, the S&P 500 added a healthy 10 points, 0.47%, ending at 2,186 and the Nasdaq popped 24, 0.46%, to close at 5,228. Besides the nice gains here’s what made the day special. This is […]
Equities and the Economy: U.S. stocks finished slightly higher yesterday with the Nasdaq posting a new record closing up 12 points at 5,225. The S&P 500 traded at a new record high intraday but eased back closing up a single point on the day at 2,182. The Dow added 4 points finishing at 18,533. The […]
Equities and the Economy: U.S. equities retreated marginally from record highs set on Friday (S&P and Nasdaq). The Dow closed off 14 at 18,529, the S&P 500 lost 2 points to 2,181 and the Nasdaq finished down 8 at 5,213. Total chatter. And actually pretty darn good being we’re at record highs and P/E ratios […]
Equities and the Economy: Whoo-hoo! And I’m not talking about Michael Phelps getting another gold metal, which is spectacular, I’m talking about Friday’s equities price action which put the S&P 500 and Nasdaq at record highs! On the heels of a very strong Labor Department employment report for July on Friday showing the U.S. added […]
Equities and the Economy: Yesterday U.S. stocks ended pretty much flat to Wednesday’s close with investors awaiting today’s Labor Department U.S. Employment Situation Report. The Dow ended down 2 points at 18,352, the S&P 500 closed flat to Wednesday at 2,164 and the Nasdaq added 7 to 5,166. Yawn. Turning to the economic news, the […]
Equities and the Economy: The Dow ended its losing streak yesterday by climbing 41 points and closing at 18,355. Even though the losing streak was 7 consecutive sessions, the retreat equated to only 1.4% so the damage was minimal. A “flesh wound” by the Black Knight’s standards. The S&P 500 chalked up a gain of […]
Equities and the Economy: It was a bad day for the bulls yesterday with the Dow and S&P 500 having their worst day in a month. The Dow lost 91 points, 0.5%, finishing at 18,324, the S&P fell 14, 0.6%, ending at 2,157 and the Nasdaq dropped 47 points, 0.9%, to 5,138. The Dow has […]
Equities and the Economy Maybe it’s the dog days of summer, but U.S. equities have really been sedate of late, albeit the major indexes are indeed bivouacking near record highs. The S&P 500 did manage to hit a new high intraday but could not hold onto the gain and closed down 3 points at 2,171. […]
