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Stocks held close to the breakeven level on Monday in the absence of any economic reports. Stocks began the week in a relatively quiet mode on Veteran’s Day, as the lack of any important...

Dow Jones Industrial Average sets new record close after a volatile week. Charles Dow The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) added 167 points on Friday to close at 15,761 while the S&P 500 (SPY)...

VIX ETFs declined on average this past week, with the VIX Index losing 2.86% to close at 12.90, while the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX) lost 5.26% and the VelocityShares Inverse...

Stocks jumped after the non-farm payrolls report surprised economists, despite increasing fears of the taper. Stocks skyrocketed on Friday after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that...

Concern that the Fed will be motivated to quickly begin the taper of its bond purchases sent stocks lower on Thursday. Stocks fell hard on Thursday, reminding us how the stock market reacts to...

Stocks advanced as the earnings beat tally for the 423 S&P 500 companies, which have reported so far, is holding at 75 percent. Stocks made decent gains on Wednesday as the quarterly earnings...

Stocks began an important week of economic data with a moderate advance. Monday’s stock market action brought more bullishness at the beginning of a week which will bring some important economic...

Dow Jones Industrial Average climbs as investors love U.S. stocksThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) gained 0.3% for the week while the SP500 (SPY) gained 0.1%. The Nasdaq (QQQ) dropped 0.5% as...

After a two-day retreat, the S&P 500 resumed its advance, although small-cap stocks stalled. Friday’s Manufacturing PMI report from the Institute for Supply Management sent stocks climbing...

Thursday’s stock market activity had the major stock indices bouncing in and out of positive territory enough times to cause motion sickness. Thursday’s stock market rollercoaster ride...

We covered the investment wisdom of phantoms yesterday. Today, we’re moving on to vampires and zombies. And no, this isn’t some spoof in honor of Halloween. It’s totally legit....

After the S&P 500 hit a new record intraday high at 9:37, the stock market sank into the red as all the major indices went negative at 11:17. Wednesday was a bipolar day for the stock market. A...

Stock markets will likely rise today due to the Fed The Fortune Teller Speaks: I predict a stock market rise today based on the expectation that the Fed will not change its quantitative easing...

Depressing earnings reports failed to prevent stocks from climbing on Tuesday, as the S&P 500 hit new record intraday and closing highs. Stocks managed to climb higher on Tuesday, despite some...

Although stocks achieved mixed results on different indices during Monday’s trading, the S&P 500 reached a new record high. Stocks continued to perform well during the third quarter...

I predict a Fed induced stock market rise for Monday The Fortune Teller Speaks: I predict a stock market rise for Monday due to hopeful investor sentiment regarding the Fed’s quantitative easing...