[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The 3 major u.s. benchmarks eked out small gains today by the closing bell, as geopolitical risk weighed on financial markets. The shooting of a Russian fighter jet by turkey entrenched the post-paris terrorism threat and coming interest rate hikes on wall street’s worry list today. The latest geopolitical flash drove stock …
Markets Respond Mixed To M&A News As Q1 Earnings Season Winds Down
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks dwindled around breakeven for most of the day, but finished strong led by Internet stocks and mixed M&A success. All the major indexes closed higher as the chart above shows. In M&A news, AstraZeneca (AZN) rejected yet another takeover bid from Pfizer (PFE). AstraZeneca rejected a revised £69 billion ($116 billion) …
A Cornucopia Of Upside On Thanksgiving
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stockholders have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. And the day before the holiday gave them even more reason to be pleased. Both the Dow and S&P pushed into record territory yet again. At the same time, the Nasdaq hit its highest level since the tech bubble 13 years ago. Hewlett-Packard …
Equity ETFs Bounce Back In Late Trade—Again; FAA Soars, GREK Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Equity ETFs closed mixed Thursday, with the broad market recouping losses in late trading as investors remained uncertain amid today’s lackluster economic report and the ongoing negotiations in Europe that may ultimately push Greece out of the single-currency union. It was almost a repeat of yesterday’s afternoon rebound but less dramatic. Domestic economic numbers failed to …
US Equity ETFs Vacillate As Blue-Chips Retreat; INXX Soars, VXX Tanks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equities wavered Monday with the blue-chip Index closing lower while the broader markets gained modestly as investors remained uncertain about the European debt crisis following the outcome of French and Greece elections. Yield on 10-year notes continues to trade at three-month lows as investors continue to buy world’s safest assets in an increasingly uncertain environment. …