thinkstockJuly 2, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday but equities slowly and steadily slipped lower and lower as the trading session went on. The non-farm payroll report for June was weaker than…
thinkstockJune 30, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday even though the Greek government said it would not be making its €1.6 billion loan repayment to the IMF. Greece’s referendum on the no-longer-active…
The U.S. Department of Justice is now said to be set to give a very close review of any of the proposed mergers of the top health insurance players in America.
thinkstockJune 24, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday as traders were cautious about the European Union’s negotiations with Greece and the final (negative) reading on U.S. GDP growth. Tech stocks rose later…
thinkstockJune 23, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday but hovered either slightly over or slightly under the break-even line for most of the day. The expected boost from a possible solution to…
Merger talks within the health insurance sector are reaching a critical point, and it appears that there will be some major moves in the very near future.
thinkstockJune 16, 2015: Markets opened lower on Tuesday but quickly turned northward and ended up with a decent gain today. The industrial sector was soft today but traded above the break-even line…
24/7 Wall St. cannot help but wonder if it is possible that one of these top health insurance companies could be left without a merger partner.
thinkstockJune 12, 2015: Markets opened lower on Friday as a solution to the Greek-European Union seems to draw further away from negotiators. Energy and healthcare stocks both opened weak and were able…
thinkstockJune 11, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday but the day’s events slowly narrowed the gain. The dollar traded higher today, putting pressure on commodities including energy shares. Pessimism over negotiations between…
24/7 Wall St. has identified five coming dividend hikes that investors can bank on this summer -- though one of the five actually announced its hike before this was published.
thinkstockJune 2, 2015: Markets opened lower on Tuesday as a settlement of the Greek financial problem continues to evade negotiators. The euro rose today, sending the dollar lower and the yield on…
Back in November of 2010, 24/7 Wall St. first issued a list of stocks to own for the next decade. Even long-term investors need to assess their portfolios from time to time.
thinkstockMay 14, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday on strength in the tech sector. Consumer discretionary stocks have overcome some poor earnings reports to post a gain as well today. Shortly before…
thinkstockMay 4, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday after a relatively quiet night overseas. Both U.K. and Japanese equities markets were closed Monday for holidays. Other Asian and European markets closed higher…
