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History Suggests Record 50-Day Stock Market Rally May Be Just The Beginning
2020 Jun 04, 6:10pm | 448Read More...The S&P 500 has gained a record 39.6% since it hit its 2020 low back on March 23. Not only has that rally erased much of the year’s COVID-19-related losses, it's also the best 50-day stretch in the history of the market. After such a strong rally, traders are understandably getting...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Down; Jobless Claims Report In Focus
2020 Jun 04, 6:14am | 567Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, after posting a strong rise in the prior session. Investors are awaiting earnings reports from JM Smucker Inc. (NYSE: SJM), Michaels Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: MIK), Ciena Inc. (NYSE: CIEN), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) and...
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Interactive Brokers, Phillip Capital Group Partner With The Small Exchange
2020 Jun 03, 10:43am | 529Read More...On the heels of launching a futures exchange and receiving approvals from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the Small Exchange announced it secured a $4 million investment from Interactive Brokers Group (NASDAQ: IBKR) and Phillip Capital...
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Stocks Keep Rallying Even During Protests Because 'Nobody Is Investing To Make The World A Better Place,' Analysts Say
2020 Jun 03, 6:45am | 457Read More...The markets remain focussed on reopening as coronavirus pandemic caused lockdowns are slowly coming to an end, and stocks continue their rally, despite looming protests on the horizon, according to analysts. What Happened Traders are discounting civil and political turmoil in the United...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Rise Ahead Of ADP Jobs Report
2020 Jun 03, 6:04am | 542Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, after posting a rise in the earlier session. Investors are awaiting earnings reports from Campbell Soup Inc. (NYSE: CPB), American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO) and Express Inc. (NYSE: EXPR). The ADP national...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Up; Crude Oil Rises Over 2%
2020 Jun 02, 6:03am | 485Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, after posting a rise in the previous session. Investors are awaiting earnings reports from Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS), Donaldson Inc. (NYSE: DCI) and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM). The U.S...
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The 'Real' S&P 500 And Why The Current Rally Makes Sense
2020 Jun 01, 7:04am | 1121Read More...Many casual observers and professionals alike have been confounded by the incredible stock market rally over the past couple of months. As this article is being written the S&P 500 is above 3,000, which represents a rally off the March 23 bottom of close to 40%. With the unemployment rate at 15...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Edge Lower Following Weekend of Violent Protests; Manufacturing Data In Focus
2020 Jun 01, 6:02am | 552Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade, after posting strong gains for the month of May. Investors also assessed violent protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The manufacturing PMI for May is scheduled for release at 9:45 a.m. ET. The...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Down; All Eyes On Trump's News Conference On China
2020 May 29, 6:10am | 509Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded lower in early pre-market trade, ahead of President Donald Trump’s news conference on U.S.-China relations. Data on U.S. international trade in goods, personal income, consumer spending and wholesale inventories for April will be released at 8:30 a.m...
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Negative Rates: Four Real World Experiences
2020 May 28, 10:26am | 3501Read More...Negative interest rates are controversial. As we discover the extensive damage done to the global economy from the pandemic of 2020, there will likely be calls from some quarters for more central banks, including the US Federal Reserve (Fed), to cut short-term rates below zero. And, there could be...
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Why ESG Is Outperforming The S&P 500
2020 May 28, 9:08am | 1537Read More...Over the past year, the S&P 500 ESG Index exhibited returns nearly 3% above the benchmark S&P 500. This is impressive given the objective of the ESG Index is not to outperform the benchmark. Instead, it can offer a sustainable alternative to the broad-based S&P 500, with similar risk...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Mixed Ahead Of Earnings, Jobless Claims Data
2020 May 28, 6:20am | 630Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded mixed in early pre-market trade, following a strong rise in the previous session. Investors are awaiting earnings results Dollar General Inc. (NYSE: DG), Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), Abercrombie & Fitch Inc. (NYSE: ANF), Dell Technologies Inc. (...
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A Closer Look At Equity Index Futures
2020 May 27, 12:15pm | 564Read More...Closely watched equity indexes like the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 have received plenty of attention in 2020. It's an appropriate time, then, to review why and how these indexes are traded on futures markets. When traders and investors use equity index futures and futures options it...
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CME Group Launches Options On Micro E-mini Futures Products
2020 May 27, 10:44am | 239Read More...CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME), the largest financial derivatives exchange, formally announced the launch of options on its Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures products. "Today, our E-mini S&P 500 and E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures and options are among the most actively...
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A Peek Into The Markets: US Stock Futures Surge Ahead Of HP Earnings, Beige Book Report
2020 May 27, 6:01am | 539Read More...Pre-open movers U.S. stock futures traded higher in early pre-market trade, following a strong rise in the previous session. Investors are awaiting earnings results from Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE: RL), HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) and NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP). The Richmond Fed's manufacturing index for...
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