January 29, 2020 @ 7:54 pm | Breaking News |
The Standard & Poor’s 500 finished the day down a scant 0.09%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.04%. The NASDAQ Composite was ahead 006$% and the Russell 2000 small cap index dropped 0.55%. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ended the day higher...
January 23, 2019 @ 7:31 pm | Breaking News, Volatility |
Most of the major U.S. stock indexes clawed their way back into the green after a mid-day journey into the red. The Standard & Poor’s 500, for example, closed the day up 0.22% (at 2638) from the Tuesday close. But that was still below the 2641 the index...
July 25, 2018 @ 6:31 pm | Breaking News, Volatility |
Or, more precisely, it was guidance disappointment day as big U.S. industrials such as General Motors (GM), Pentair (PNR), and Boeing (BA) reported earnings and then issued guidance for the rest of 2018. Earnings for the quarter were, generally, fine. General Motors,...
June 28, 2018 @ 7:14 pm | Breaking News, Volatility |
So much negative uncertainty from big possible events. Such strong short term earnings fundamentals. How will these all balance out? Before I get to my take on the answer to that question let’s take a brief stop to look at what a baseline scenario is and why...
July 18, 2016 @ 7:50 pm | Breaking News, Volatility |
After the close of trading today, July 18, Netflix (NFLX) reported second quarter revenue and subscriber growth below Wall Street projections. In after hours trading Netflix shares fell 16.81%. Tomorrow’s season will show whether the results at Netflix affect...
July 18, 2016 @ 7:00 pm | Breaking News |
OK, everyone knows that second quarter earnings, the earnings that companies are reporting right now, are going to be dismal. Overall earnings for the S&P 500 stocks are expected to fall 4.5% year over year according to Thomson Reuters. Earnings for technology...