thinkstockJuly 27, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday following a drop of 8.5% at the Shanghai exchange after the IMF raised the issue of the degree of government intervention with the country’s…
thinkstockJuly 23, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Thursday following a report that new claims for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level since 1973. This is good news about jobs and, perhaps,…
Courtesy of American ExpressAmerican Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) has released its second quarter earnings per share of $1.42, down from $1.43 per share a year ago. Revenues net of interest expense were…
Jon C. Ogg Earnings season for the second quarter is in full swing, and 24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of some of the Dow Jones Industrial Average companies reporting their quarterly results…
thinkstockJuly 15, 2015: Markets opened essentially flat on Wednesday after Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s scheduled remarks to the U.S. House of Representatives were released. Economic data was better than expected, but crude…
thinkstockJuly 8, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday but that’s not even half the story. A technical issue shut down the New York Stock Exchange in the morning and trading did not…
thinkstockJune 25, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday before sinking below the break-even line in mid-afternoon trading. Equities were bolstered early by a report that personal spending was at its highest level…
thinkstockJune 22, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday as investors appeared optimistic that Greece and the European Central Bank would strike a deal. That hasn’t happened yet today. Gold dropped 1.5% and…
thinkstockJune 17, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday, probably anticipating that the FOMC would not change the Fed’s policy rate. Sentiment shifted during the day and it wasn’t until the FOMC announcement…
American Express may deserve a second look after its May credit card statistics, even if it is fighting for the worst and second worst Dow stock of 2015.
Jon C. Ogg Some 85% of Americans are planning at least a one-week vacation this summer and more than a third expect to spend two weeks on vacation.
Paul Ausick What do investors make of it when short sellers increase their bets against the top stock holdings of Warren Buffett? Isn't he supposed to be the greatest investor of all time?
Stocks decided to take a breather at the end of May, bringing up many questions ahead of summer about just how strong and powerful this bull market can remain after six years.
Over the past year, the shareholders of American Express have seen the share price decline a whopping 12%.
The number of shares sold short in Apple jumped about 26% in the two-week period that ended May 15.
