Stock Markets This is the third straight week that U.S. stocks finished higher. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow closed at new record highs. The clear driver for the for the rally in both bonds and stocks was the Federal Reserve releasing news that it is...
Stock Markets In the final week of 2019, stocks rose yet again as several major indexes hit fresh record highs. Volatility remained under control and stocks continued upward as we moved to year-end. There are, at present, no major catalysts or economic issues to disrupt the market...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to start cutting interest rates by the end of the second quarter despite recent “hotter than expected” inflation data, according to Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco.
Stock Markets Despite the turmoil and a shortened week, U.S. stocks finished higher for a second week in row. To follow suit the S&P 500 entered a range that appears to be about to reach a record high. The rally was driven again by positive news around...
Most price forecasts aren’t worth more than an umbrella in a hurricane. There are so many factors, so many ever-changing variables, that even the most educated guess usually misses the mark. Further, some forecasters base their predictions on one issue. “Interest rates will rise...
The idea of a four-day workweek has been floating around for decades, spurring employees everywhere to picture what they could do with a three-day weekend every week. Employers might be a harder sell, but that hasn’t stopped several companies from running the experiment. And, thanks to advances in technology,...
Why So Many Multi-Billion-Dollar Manufacturing Giants Are Teaming with Jason Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:JASN) According to analysts at The Leuthold Group, a firm that diligently follows the S&P 500, we may right now be in the midst...
Bitcoin divided traders yet again on Dec. 21 as sideways BTC price action split opinion on the future. $17,500 becomes popular BTC price target Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it acted within...
Stock Markets Stocks finished mixed this week as markets took in the strong gains from the month of June. Investors were in a wait-and-see mode anticipating Friday’s G20 Summit in Japan. The big takeaway would be a trade truce and resumption of negotiations between the U.S. and...
Stock Markets Following a sharp rally at year-end and a new record high on the first trading day of the year, U.S. stocks declined modestly on the week, which many expected. New concerns over tensions between the U.S. and Iran popped up on Friday after a U.S....
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