Friday’s rally on a strong jobs report gained momentum into the close and pushed the stock market into the green for the week. The S & P 500 , the Dow , and the Nasdaq just barely overcame Tuesday’s sharp losses on rising tensions in the Mideast that boosted oil prices and the CBOE volatility…
The rocky start to October trading has left Wall Street wondering what can boost stocks in the near-term. The three major averages eked out modest gains after a wobbly week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite each added 0.1% on the week, while the S & P 500 rose 0.2%. Stocks struggled this…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Wall Street moved modestly higher Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report. To be sure, though, stocks were losing some of their earlier momentum. Jim Cramer calls September’s nonfarm payroll growth…
When Warren Buffett, the ultimate buy-and-hold investor, sells a stock, it often sends a negative signal about the underlying business and maybe even the entire industry. The Sage of Omaha, whose preferred holding period is forever, is usually only motivated to exit a big position when he judges that the competitive edge of a business…
10 things to watch Thursday, Sept. 26 — Today’s newsletter was written by the Investing Club’s director of portfolio analysis, Jeff Marks. 1. Wall Street is looking at a higher open Thursday, led by surging tech stocks after memory chipmaker Micron delivered a better-than-expected quarter and upside guide. Micron shares jumped 18%. China stocks rallied…
An Australian one-hundred dollar banknote, top, and a New Zealand one-hundred dollar banknote are arranged for a photograph in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, March 13, 2014. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Australian and New Zealand dollars scaled multi-month peaks on Wednesday while sterling hit its highest in more than two years against…
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The first two trading weeks of September have whiplashed investors. Last week was strong as stocks staged a comeback following favorable updates on inflation and a slew of companies at various analyst conferences. September is known as the worst month of the year for stocks. While all three Wall Street benchmarks are still slightly lower…