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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy October 2105 was the best month for U.S. equities in four years and the momentum carried into the first trading day of November with all the indexes posting very nice gains. The Dow climbed 165 points, 0.94%, to 17,829, the S&P 500 jumped 25, 1.18%, to 2,104 and the Nasdaq was […]
Equities and the Economy Although U.S. equities closed lower on Friday with the Dow down 92 to 17,664, the S&P 500 falling 10 points to 2,079 and the Nasdaq off 20 to 5,054, the month of October 2015 was the best month for stocks in four years! For the month the Dow gained 8.5%, the […]
Equities and the Economy I apologize for the delay. Numerous important meetings this morning. U.S. stocks closed sharply higher in a volatile session yesterday with the Dow rising a sweet 198 points, 1.13%, to 17,780, the S&P 500 adding 24 points, 1.18%, to 2,090 and the Nasdaq climbed 66 points, 1.3%, to 5,096. Of note, […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. U.S. equities closed mildly lower yesterday with the Dow closing down 42 points at 17,581, the S&P 500 down 5 to 2,066 and the Nasdaq falling 5 to 5,030. Chatter. Fundamentally, the Conference Board reported yesterday its index of consumer confidence fell from a downwardly revised 102.6 in September […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. It was a subdued day of trading yesterday with the Dow closing down 24 points at 17,623, the S&P 500 falling 4 to 2,071 and the Nasdaq actually climbing 3 to 5,035. The combination of big gains last Tuesday and Friday and the two day FOMC meeting, which begins […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. U.S. stocks booked a fourth consecutive week of gains last Friday with the Dow popping 158 points, 0.9%, to 17,647, the S&P 500 adding 22, 1.10%, to 2,075 and the Nasdaq going apogee skyrocketing 2.28%, 112 points, to 5,032. There were two major events during the week supporting global […]
Equities and the Economy It was a sea of green yesterday with all the major stock indexes rallying strongly. The Dow gained a huge 320 points, 1.87%, ending at 17,489, the S&P 500 added 34, 1.69%, to 2,053 and the Nasdaq an even 80 points, 1.65%, finishing at 4,920. As Jim Cramer would say, “Booyah!” […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. U.S. stocks lower for a second consecutive day but it was a flesh wound with the Dow down 48 to 17,169, the S&P 500 off 12 to 2,109 and the Nasdaq closing 41 lower at 4,840. All the major indexes were flat to positive all day until the final […]
Equities and Economy Good morning. U.S. stocks lower yesterday with the Dow breaking a 3 day winning streak falling 13 points finishing at 17,217. The S&P 500 traded within a tight 12 point range ending off 3 points at 2,031. The more volatile Nasdaq lost 25 points to 4,881. In summary, it was another lackluster […]
Equities and the Economy Good morning. U.S. equities meandered all day, mostly mildly negative, but literally in the last 5 minutes buying came in pushing stocks very marginally into the green. The Dow closed up 15 at 17,231, the S&P 500 added a single digit to 2,034 and the Nasdaq performed the best up 19 […]
