thinkstockAugust 22, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Friday following news of a Russian convey moving into Ukraine. Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen’s speech today did not break any new ground, and provided little…
On Wednesday Caterpillar released its monthly dealer sales data for July. It seems odd to think that a 9% drop in total global demand is good.
Jon C. Ogg thinkstockAugust 11, 2014: Markets opened higher Monday following a relatively quiet weekend on the geopolitical front. Semiconductors and biotechs were among the better performing sectors on a day when no economic data…
thinkstockAugust 4, 2014: Markets opened higher Monday morning on the strength of technology and consumer discretionary stocks. There was no economic data published today and the Dow 30 blue chips posted the…
thinkstockJuly 29, 2014: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after a very solid first estimate on second quarter GDP and some strong earnings reports. The FOMC announcement continued the tapering but had nothing…
thinkstockJuly 28, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday following a couple of significant merger announcements early in the morning. The only economic news out today was pending home sales, which slipped for…
thinkstockJuly 24, 2014: Markets opened mixed again on Thursday as the DJIA once more lagged on weakness among some of the heavy-hitter blue chips. All three major indexes hovered around the flat…
Caterpillar reported mixed second-quarter 2014 results before markets opened Thursday morning. The heavy equipment company said it has seen no evidence of an upturn in the mining business.
Paul Ausick thinkstockJuly 23, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Wednesday as the DJIA lagged on a weakness among some of the heavy-hitter blue chips. Tech stocks pumped up both the S&P 500 and the…
Juthinkstockly 17, 2014: Markets opened lower on Thursday following a weak report on U.S. housing starts offsetting a stronger-than-expected report on new claims for jobless benefits. The news of a Malaysian passenger…
The Boeing Co.The Tea Party wing of the Republican party has declared that it will not support the reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank when the bank’s charter comes up for…
thinkstockJuly 7, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday following the Independence Day holiday weekend. The S&P 500 and the DJIA never rose above the break-even line and the Nasdaq Composite joined the…
BlackBerry shares traded up on higher-than-usual volume Monday morning following a weekend report that the smartphone maker is about to launch a health care software service in India.
thinkstockJuly 3, 2014: Markets opened higher on Thursday and the DJIA quickly burst through the 17,000 barrier on a half-day trading session. The better-than-expected gain in non-farm payrolls and the drop in…
ThinkstockThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has finally hit the 17,000 mark! This is after new highs have been hit many times in 2014. Though 17,000 may not be a significantly important…
