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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 Equities and the Economy: Another strong performance for global equities. All three major indexes finish at record highs. With investors optimistic about global economic growth and current strong earnings, stock markets around the world posted a good performance including those in the U.S with the three major indexes closing at record highs. The Dow logged […]
Equities and the Economy: M & A activity drive equities higher. Volume light. U.S. stocks closed higher yesterday on the announcement that chipmaker Marvell Technology will buy rival Cavium. Possibly like myself, you’ve never heard of either company, but the importance here is that investors view mergers and acquisitions activity as bullish for equities because […]
Equities and the Economy: Stocks close lower on Friday. Dow and S&P log second consecutive down week. U.S. equities closed out the week on a down note with the Dow shedding 100 points to 23,358, the S&P 500 posting a loss of 7 points to 2,579 and the Nasdaq sliding 11 points to 6,783. Both […]
Equities and the Economy: • Equities rise sharply. • Strong corporate earnings and progress on tax reform. Well that wasn’t much of a dip. After falling 4 of the last 5 sessions, U.S. equities posted big gains yesterday. The Dow ended up a very nice 187 points, 0.8%, at 23,458. It was up as much […]
Equities and the Economy: • Dow and S&P have biggest percentage loss in 2 months. • Energy and progress on tax reform blamed. Well guess what folks? Stocks do go down. U.S. equities fell yesterday for the 4th of 5 sessions with yesterday’s losses the largest of the 4 days. The Dow fell 138 points, […]
It’s been nearly 20 years since the first U.S. state deregulated its electricity market, thus breaking up the vertical utility monopoly structure and creating competition among energy suppliers. Not all deregulated electricity and natural gas markets were created equal and the status of deregulation is constantly changing. Join Tradition Energy as we provide energy buyers with an overview of the U.S. marketplace and highlight areas where competition is open and opportunities are the most plentiful.
Equities and the Economy: • Dow off for 3rd of 4th session. • Losses remain minor. The major U.S. stock indexes finished lower yesterday with the Dow closing down 30 points at 23,409, the S&P 500 falling 6 points to 2,579 and the Nasdaq dipping 20 points to 6,738. The positive news is that the […]
Equities and the Economy: • Stocks eke out gains. • Major indexes remain near record highs. It was a muted session yesterday with the three main U.S. equity benchmarks posting very marginal gains yesterday. The Dow rose 17 points to 23,440, the S&P 500 climbed 3 points to 2,585 and the Nasdaq advanced 7 to […]
Equities and the Economy: • Concerns on tax reform plans. • Profit taking. On concerns over the Senate’s tax plan, which delayed corporate tax cuts for a year, and with the strong performance of the equity markets in recent weeks, investors decided to take some profits on Friday. The Dow closed down 40 points at […]
Equities and the Economy: • Stocks snap 7 session win streak. • Investors disappointed by Senate tax plan. U.S. stocks have climbed relentlessly higher of late and investors have been looking for an excuse to take profits, and they got one yesterday when the Senate released its tax plan. Whereas the House’s tax proposal immediately […]
