The 4 Stocks That Sank the DJIA on Thursday
December 17, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday but the end came quickly for the gains. After about half an hour of trading, the three major indices had tumbled to a loss…
December 17, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday but the end came quickly for the gains. After about half an hour of trading, the three major indices had tumbled to a loss…
December 8, 2015: Markets opened lower on again on Tuesday following economic data from China showing imports declined and exports came in lower than expected in November. Commodity prices remain weak and…
December 7, 2015: Markets opened lower on Monday even though markets in Asia and Europe were stronger overnight. The dollar gained strength again today, and 10-year Treasury yields rose, but commodities, particularly…
November 17, 2015: Markets opened higher on Tuesday and posted intra-day highs right around the noon hour. Afternoon trading turned lower as energy stocks and commodities dropped sharply. WTI crude for December…
Monday’s markets were dominated by little real economic news, but the trend was sharply lower. It turns out that only two of the thirty Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks were up in…
24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch research universe database and found five blue-chip companies currently rated Buy or Neutral that have dividends above 4%.
Caterpillar reported disappointing third-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Thursday.
thinkstockOctober 8, 2015: Markets opened lower on Thursday but buying in the energy and materials sectors kept stocks near the break-even line until the FOMC minutes were released. The minutes indicated a…
thinkstockOctober 6, 2015: Markets opened lower on Tuesday following August’s higher-than-expected U.S. trade deficit of $48.3 billion. The Nasdaq Composite was weighed down again today by biotech weakness and little enthusiasm for…
thinkstockOctober 5, 2015: Markets opened higher on Monday and followed a trend line higher all day. The reports on non-manufacturing PMI were weaker than expected, but both Asian and European markets traded…
Apple was named the most valuable global brand in the 2015 Interbrand World's Best 100 Global Brand survey, with Google in second place.
thinkstockOctober 2, 2015: Markets opened lower on Friday, but in a near-miracle retracing fought broke back into the green in the noon hour. The weak start to the day’s trading could have…
thinkstockOctober 1, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday after the morning report the new claims for unemployment benefits were nearly in-line with expectations and that continuing claims have reached a 15 year…
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Caterpillar, Coca-Cola, Intel, 3M, Nike and Box.
Caterpillar's job cuts of 10,000 workers are a reminder that oil patch and infrastructure companies are in rising trouble.