[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities finished lower Monday as retail sales dropped unexpectedly for the third straight month, even though economists had forecasted a slight increase, raising concerns about the economic recovery that ultimately pushed down two of the three indexes for the seventh session in last eight. US Treasury five-year yields fell to a record low of 0.60 …
Dow Slips As Manufacturing Disappoints; Worst NYSE Volume In Over A Decade
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 and NASDAQ ended shrugged off early weakness to close modestly higher, while the Dow Industrials closed slightly lower Monday after ISM data showed US manufacturing shrank unexpectedly in June for the first time since July 2009. Volume was the worst on the NYSE in a decade and, even when compared to other July …