Category Archives: Global

Stocks give back early gains while Facebook continues face-plant

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, up 70 points or 0.6% around 11:00 ET, ended Tuesday little changed on the day after a 100-point drop in the final hour of trading and then a late push back essentially to a flat-line … Continue reading →

Posted in Global, Housing

That was then, this is now

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

Blue chip stock prices were mostly higher today, but NASDAQ fell for a third day, battered by weakness in technology stocks.

Posted in Apple Computer, Global

Stocks end a volatile week with Friday losses

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Stocks ended the most volatile trading week of the year on Friday the way they began it, with steep losses.

Posted in Europe, Global, Stocks

Green galore in Thursday’s trade

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

The sun is out here in Connecticut, with flecks of green beginning to take over trees and bushes, and green is the predominant color on Bloomberg screens today as well, with the exception of bond screens, where we see a … Continue reading →

Posted in Global, Stocks

Leading indicators up, but stock prices fall for a third day

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Stock prices were generally lower for a third straight day on signs of slower growth in Europe and China.

Posted in Global, Leading Indicators

The Big Professor

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Stock prices spent all of Tuesday in negative territory, but finished off their worst levels of the morning.

Posted in Federal Reserve, Global, Housing

Stocks close mixed on China trade deficit news

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Stocks opened the week trading in a relatively quiet and narrowly mixed range.

Posted in Debt and Deficits, Global

Weak China, Europe growth reports send stocks lower

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

Disappointing economic reports from China and Europe helped to send stock prices lower to open the week.

Posted in Bonds, Global, Stocks

U.S. stocks flat on soft retail sales report for January

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Trading down as much as 87 points or 0.7% at its late afternoon low, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied sharply in the final hour of trading Tuesday and ended the session slightly to the plus side.

Posted in Global, Retail sales

Manufacturing reports send stock prices higher globally

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

The major U.S. stock market indexes rose on Wednesday, taking their cue from even bigger gains in Europe, propelled by mostly positive global economic reports.

Posted in Economy, Global, Stocks