S&P Moves To New High As Investors Remain Bullish On Earnings

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The S&P 500 topped previous record highs today, riding the wave of positive corporate earnings reports. 68% of earnings reports have topped analyst estimates so far, and according to a Thompson Reuters report, companies are on track to grow earnings 5.4% in the second-quarter. For the day, the S&P 500 gained 0.2% …

Markets Calm After Extended Holiday

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Well, last week ended with a ‘bang’ heading into the 4th of July holiday as the Dow officially passed the 17,000 mark, and the other major indexes both pushed to record highs. The momentum seemed to have fizzled after a long weekend though and the indexes closed Monday lower across the board …

Increase In Hiring Moves Markets Up; Do You Follow Argentina’s Stock Market?

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks continued to climb on Wednesday, driven by news that businesses added  281,000 jobs last month, up from 179,000 in the previous month. The figure suggests the government’s monthly jobs report, due out Thursday, could also show a significant gain from May. Two of the three major indexes gained slightly as the …

Stocks Pull Back, But Corporate Earnings Continue To Deliver

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[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets The stock market pulled back today after a solid six consecutive days of gains. The S&P 500 dropped 0.24%, the Dow finished down 0.07% and the Nasdaq led the pack dropping 0.83% on the day. Apple (AAPL) captured headlines today after reporting that it sold 43.7 million iPhones in Q1, which was …