May 31, 2016: Markets opened higher Tuesday but only the Nasdaq Composite was able to hold above the break-even line in time for the closing bell. Only the counter-cyclical telecom and utilities…
May 26, 2016: Markets opened higher again Thursday but both the Dow and the S&P weren’t up to the task of trading higher for long. The S&P 500 finally poked its nose…
May 23, 2016: Markets opened essentially flat Monday following some weakness overseas on economic data from Japan and the eurozone. Bayer’s $62 billion offer for Monsanto boosted U.S. equities a bit out…
German conglomerate Bayer Monday morning released details of its widely presumed offer for Monsanto.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has reported that genetically modified (GMO) foods are safe for people and do not harm the environment.
Germany-based agricultural giant, Bayer, is offering to buy Monsanto. Few details are available,
May 16, 2016: Markets opened higher Monday as they ignored weaker-than-expected economic data from China. The dollar strengthened early, especially against the yen, and an announcement from Goldman Sachs that the oil…
May 13, 2016: Markets opened slightly lower Friday as the dollar strengthened and oil prices dipped. By late afternoon every sector traded in the red for the day with financials, industrials, and…
DuPont reported better-than-expected first-quarter 2016 results Tuesday morning before markets opened.
Paul Ausick April 22, 2016: Markets opened mixed Friday with the blue chip index on the right side of the flat line while both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite started the day…
April 19, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher Tuesday on a day that was good for energy and basic materials stocks and not so good for tech and consumer discretionary stocks. Silver prices…
March 31, 2016: Markets opened higher again on Thursday but only the Nasdaq Composite was able to hold on for a modest gain on the day. The only sector to trade higher…
March 11, 2016: Markets opened higher again on Friday and held on to the early gains all day. Energy and financials stocks led the gainers and only 2 of 10 sectors posted…
March 10, 2016: Markets opened higher again on Thursday but couldn’t hold on after the European Central Bank made some big changes to its policy and then called further interest rates cuts…
March 4, 2016: Markets opened slightly higher on Friday then promptly sank into the red following the employment situation report for February. As traders weighed the odds of another Fed interest rate…