thinkstockFebruary 6, 2015: Markets opened mixed on Friday following the monthly report on unemployment that showed the rate rising to 5.7%, new jobs growing faster than expected, and hourly wage growth up…
thinkstockJanuary 22, 2015: Markets opened higher on Thursday after learning that the European Central Bank fire up an asset purchase program (QE) for up to €60 billion monthly. The euro fell, the…
thinkstockJanuary 13, 2015: Markets opened higher again on Tuesday but stocks drifted lower all day and finally broke through into the read by mid-afternoon. Oil had another up and down day, closing…
thinkstockJanuary 7, 2015: Markets opened higher on Wednesday after ADP and TrimTab reports on unemployment came in a shade above expectations. The U.S. trade balance improved in November primarily on the drop…
One key consideration for the year ahead is that Nike enjoys a very powerful brand globally. It would not have been added to the Dow had that not been the case.
thinkstockJanuary 2, 2015: Markets opened higher on Friday but trading settled into another sluggish trading session. The price of crude bounced around from a low near $52 to a high above $55…
Nike reported better than expected second-quarter results Thursday after the market close.
Chris Lange thinkstockDecember 16, 2014: Markets opened lower on Tuesday after Russia raised its lending rate to 17% in an effort to support the ruble and oil opened down more than 2%. But oil…
Tuesday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. include Crox, GM, MGIC Investment, Microsoft, Nike, Rite Aid and SunPower.
Monday's top analyst upgrades and downgrades from 24/7 Wall St. include Apache, Netflix, RF Micro, Starbucks, Southwest Air and Disney.
thinkstockDecember 1, 2014: Markets opened lower on Monday following weak reports on PMI from both Asia and Europe. After tumbling to a five-year low crude oil prices ended the session up 4%…
Friday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations include Harley-Davidson, Lululemon, Nike, SunPower and Walmart.
thinkstockNovember 10, 2014: Markets opened mixed on Monday after China reported a larger-than-expected trade surplus and little other economic data came out. Equities traded in a very narrow band today and winners…
thinkstockNovember 7, 2014: Markets opened slightly lower on Friday following the report on non-farm payrolls that indicated lower-than-expected growth in employment, even though the unemployment rate fell to 5.8%. Wages grew just…
One way portfolio managers spruce up portfolios is via a “window-dressing” strategy of buying high-performing stocks and selling poorly performing ones near year's end.
