[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Moving the markets Yesterday’s pull-back proved to be ephemeral when considering the runaway train the major indexes resembled today. Looking at the chart above, it was about as straight of an ascending line as you can paint, as the bulls took charge again and pushed the major indexes into new all-time high territory. The Dow led …
Second Day Of March Modest At Most
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets After posting its best start to March ever on signs the U.S. economy is perking up, U.S. stocks managed modest gains and the Nasdaq exited correction territory as investors digested the latest upward move and Super Tuesday results. Tuesday’s rally, which was powered in part by incoming economic data that allegedly suggests that recession fears …
Bernanke’s Reassurance On Stimulus Lifts Stocks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The major U.S. equity ETFs finished trading with modest gains after a choppy session, amid the Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke reiterating in Congressional testimony, that the Central Bank’s asset purchases could be increased or reduced depending on the health of the economic recovery. Supporting the up-down session were an unanticipated declines in domestic building permits and …
Indexes Are A Mixed Bag As Boeing Weighs On Blue-Chips; Europe Struggles On Growth Worries
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities closed mixed as investors remained worried about the debt ceiling negotiations and global economic growth while a rebound for Apple Inc buoyed the technology sector. In economic news, the World Bank sharply cut its global growth forecast for this year citing austerity measures, low business confidence and high unemployment in advanced economies. The bank …