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Markets Ending 2018 with Possible Thaw in Trade Dispute, but Gov't Shutdown Continues
Monday, December 31, 2018 - 11:37am | 1330Read More...It’s about time to ring the bell on 2018, and not a moment too soon, some might add. Though early indications seem to be pointing upward on this final trading day, when the books are closed, 2018 looks to finish with the steepest losses in a decade for the major indices. Atop the news board...
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Market Overreacted To Ford Motor Company's Decreased Profit Outlook, Analysts Say
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 5:03pm | 650Read More...Earlier this week, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Mark Fields informed investors that the automaker is decreasing its profit outlook for the rest of the year by approximately $1.5 billion less than it was slated for in July, The Wall Street Journal reported. After the announcement, Ford...
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Confused? The Current Market Is Too
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 - 3:43pm | 1836Read More...Much to the chagrin of those residing in the glass-is-half-empty camp (who, by the way, felt that May was definitely going to be their time), stocks have embarked on a new leg higher. The breakout to the upside and, then more importantly, the follow-through and confirmation by multiple indices...
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Does The S&P Have Anywhere To Move?
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 3:38pm | 1447Read More...It is safe to say the current stock market is frustrating. But unlike 2013, when the environment favored the bulls for the vast majority of the year -- and it was the bears that wound up pounding their heads up against the wall -- in 2014, both teams appear to be experiencing some frustration...
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Trade Lesson: Understanding Bottoming And Topping Tails
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 2:48pm | 327Read More...Most traders do not put all the pieces of the puzzle together when learning and using technical analysis. Let's talk about topping and bottoming tails. Simply put, a bottoming tail is a bullish signal and a topping tail is bearish. A bottoming tail MUST occur at the lows of a chart. This means that...
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An American Spectacle: The Value Of Trying To Look Long-Term Economically
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 8:06am | 1537Read More...It doesn't take a genius to see that we are currently in a serious economic quagmire. With the substantial recent hit to the stock market and dismal unemployment numbers, it's enough to make one seek to escape from the real world. Unfortunately, as much as nostalgia or fantasizing about some...
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Stocks, Bonds, Cash… Oh My
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 10:16pm | 542Read More...There is impending fear and panic by the talking heads in the business media. We are days away from the debt ceiling deadline with dire predictions for the economy if a solution doesn't arise. Fears of a falling stock market permeate the media. Bond and cash yields are rock bottom. What's an...
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XDSL.OB Smart NanoBattery Featured in September 2010 Issue of Medical Products Manufacturing News
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 2:31pm | 764Read More...LITTLE FALLS, NJ - September 30, 2010 (Investorideas.com Newswire) - mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC.BB:XDSL), a leader in the development of Smart Surfaces and advanced battery technologies today announced that its Smart NanoBattery is showcased in the September 2010 issue of Medical Products...
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Trading Around The Unemployment Report
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 2:03pm | 678Read More...The market is down big on the jobs report this morning. Not only did we miss on the jobs report numbers, most of the new jobs that were created were temporary census workers anyways. To read this entire report with charts click here The really interesting thing and dare I say disappointing thing...
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US Stocks Open Higher On Earnings Beat
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 1:12pm | 279Read More...US stocks opened higher today, after several companies posted strong earnings. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 30 points, or 0.3%, to 11123, in early trading, the Nasdaq Composite has moved up only 0.4%. Meanwhile, the Standard & Poor's 500 index climbed 0.5%, led by the...
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Brinker (EAT) Boosts Earnings Forecasts, Hikes Dividend
Friday, March 26, 2010 - 10:56am | 176Read More...In the latest sign of casual restaurant chains benefiting from a revival in consumer spending, Chili's Grill & Bar parent Brinker International Inc (EAT) has raised its fiscal-year earnings forecasts. EAT has also hiked its quarterly dividend by 27%, becoming the latest restaurant chain to dish...
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Will Heavy Rush at Retailers’ Translate Into High Sales?
Friday, November 27, 2009 - 11:28am | 161Read More...Black Friday, often the single busiest shopping day of the crucial holiday season, is being watched very closely by the US market for any weakness in consumer spending. According to the National Retail Federation, up to 134 million US consumers are ready to shop for holiday gifts this weekend...
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Stock Futures Point to Slightly Lower Open
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 9:28am | 75Read More...Stock futures point to a muted open this morning, after a strong rally yesterday. The markets are set to digest 2 pieces of economic information, both released earlier this morning. Jobless claims were 545,000 last week, which was slightly better than economists were forecasting. Housing starts...
