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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy: For a second consecutive session U.S. equities closed higher yesterday. The Dow closed up 41 at 18,203, the S&P 500 rose 5 to 2,144 and the Nasdaq added 3 to 5,246. A combination of rising oil prices and earnings releases supported the market. The former will be discussed below. With respect […]
Equities and the Economy: Aided by stronger than expected earnings U.S. stocks closed higher yesterday. After reaching a session high of 139 points the Dow settled back but still closed nicely in the green up 76 points, 0.42%, at 18,162. The S&P 500 added 13, 0.62%, ending at 2,140 and the Nasdaq rose 0.85%, 44 […]
Equities and the Economy: U.S. equities ended modestly lower yesterday with the Dow off 52 points to 18,086, the S&P falling 6 to 2,127 and the Nasdaq down 14 finishing at 5,200. Chatter. If we must “blame” something let’s blame oil prices for they were marginally lower on the day. Giving you a status report […]
The natural gas supply glut that dropped gas and electricity prices could soon turn into a supply issue and possible price spike as 23 straight weeks of below-average gas injections has left the US with far less gas than was expected going into the winter. U.S. natural gas prices have surged to the highest […]
Equities and the Economy: U.S. stocks closed pretty much flat to Thursday on Friday. While the Dow rose 39 points to close at 18,138 the S&P 500 and Nasdaq didn’t or barely moved with the former closing flat to Thursday at 2,133 and the latter finishing up a single digit at 5,133. On the positive […]
Equities and the Economy: Soooo choppy! Just when we’re getting all “bulled up” with U.S. equities having a really good day on Monday Chicken Little makes an appearance. Yesterday the Dow lost an even 200 points, 1.09%, to finish at 18,129, the S&P 500 lost 27 points, 1.24%, to end at 2,137 and the Nasdaq […]
Equities and the Economy: U.S. stocks closed higher yesterday driven up by higher oil prices. The latter on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s comments that Russia is willing to join in on plans to curb crude oil production. The stronger oil market guided other commodities as well further bolstering equities. Commodities across the board were higher. […]
Equities and the Economy: Friday was yet another choppy day with U.S. equities closing marginally lower as investors digested the Labor Department’s employment report. Although it was down as much at 119 points, the Dow clawed back most of that loss finishing down 28 points at 18,240, the S&P 500 ended off 7 at 2,154 […]
Equities and the Economy: Another pretty boring day on Wall Street yesterday. The Dow closed down 13 at 18,269, the S&P 500 added a single digit to 2,161 and the Nasdaq fell 10, 5,307. Look at the 3 month S&P 500 chart. It’s making a “pennant” formation with the high in early September and the […]
Equities and the Economy: Boy has this market been choppy lately. One day up. One day down. Yesterday was the former. The Dow closed up 113, 0.62%, at 18,281, the S&P 500 gained 9, 0.43%, finishing at 2,160 and the Nasdaq rose 26, 0.50%, to 5,316. As I mentioned previously, this market has been range […]
