thinkstockMay 1, 2015: Markets opened higher on Friday following mixed news on construction spending, the ISM manufacturing index, and the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence survey. None performed as well as expectations,…
thinkstockApril 29, 2015: Markets opened lower on Wednesday and were never quite able to overcome the morning’s low GDP print. Crude oil prices rose sharply following the report on inventories, but pulled…
Investors concerned with high prices may want to consider taking profits and moving money to some of the stocks on the UBS Quality Growth at a Reasonable Price list.
The key now for investors wanting to stay long stocks is buying good value. These Deutsche Bank stock picks have defensive qualities and pay better than average dividends.
thinkstockApril 8, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday on a quiet news data. Mortgage applications rose slightly even as mortgage rates slipped lower. Then the crude oil inventory report hit the wire…
A survey of prepaid cards revealed wide variation in both the types of fees charged on the cards and the amount of those fees.
thinkstockApril 2, 2015: Markets opened lower on Thursday but quickly turned higher as data on factory orders was better than expected following a lower-than-expected report on new claims for jobless benefits and…
thinkstockMarch 20, 2015: Markets opened higher on Friday as the dollar sold off, crude oil prices rose, and investors couldn’t take on enough equity risk. Apple’s closed its first day as one…
Jefferies analysts see three top retail stocks benefiting from rising wages and lower fuel prices.
thinkstockMarch 12, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday even though the report on U.S. retail sales was disappointing. Foreign markets contributed an interest rate cut (Korea), better-than-expected employment data (Australia), and rumors…
thinkstockMarch 5, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday following a higher-than-expected number of new claims for unemployment benefits combined with lower-than-expected productivity and lower-than-expected factory orders. What saved the day was unit…
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include BP, Exxon Mobil, Exelon, Home Depot, Sirius XM, McDonald's, and Walt Disney.
Wednesday before the markets opened, Lowe's Companies reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results.
Februarythinkstock 24, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Tuesday as investors waited to hear what Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen had to say to the U.S. Senate. Wage growth remains weak and inflation remains…
Home Depot reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 results before markets opened Tuesday morning.
Paul Ausick 
