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Market Update Markets sell off ahead of Fed meeting, corporate earnings. (10:15 am ET) Stocks are down across the globe as investors await key central bank meetings this week and another string of high profile corporate earnings. The S&P 500 drifted 0.1% lower in an unremarkable session Friday; gains in healthcare (+0.8%) and telecom (+0.7%) […]

Market Update Stocks move lower to begin busy earnings week. (9:42am ET) U.S. equities are slightly lower in early trading, starting off a busy week for earnings and President Trump’s first official week in office. The S&P edged down slightly last week, with both healthcare and financials posting losses of at least 1.5%; consumer staples […]

Market Update U.S. markets begin week lower. (10:40am ET) Stocks opened on a weak note this morning despite upbeat results from Morgan Stanley and United Health. Markets were closed yesterday for the holiday, but the Dow ended flat on Friday while the S&P 500 (+0.2%) and Nasdaq (+0.5%) posted modest gains. S&P sector movements were […]

Market Update Stocks, oil tick lower to begin week. (10:27am ET) The S&P 500 and Dow are slightly lower in early trading along with WTI crude oil ($52.59/barrel), which is down more than 2.5% on concerns about increasing U.S. production. Stocks closed higher on Friday, led upward by the technology sector (+1.0%), while telecom (-2.7%) […]

Market Update Oil spike, China data boost stocks. (11:20am ET) Major U.S. indexes are moving higher to start the new year, fueled by a rise in oil as the commodity hit fresh 18-month highs earlier today with a supply cut among major producers coming into effect. Looking back, the S&P 500 closed out 2016 with […]

Market Update Stocks edge up to begin quiet week. (9:50am ET) U.S. markets are slightly higher in early trading, kicking off what is likely to be a low-volume week on scattered data releases ahead of the holidays; though a speech by Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) Chair Janet Yellen this afternoon will garner attention.  Friday’s session […]

The month of November is in the books. We came into the month with the longest Dow losing streak in 35 years and many concerns over the U.S. presidential election. In the end, the fears didn’t materialize and equities had a big move higher. Here is a summary of what happened last month: • November was […]

Market Update Global stocks shake off Italy vote; oil moves higher.(10:53am ET) U.S. indexes are moving higher in early trading, boosted by resilience in European equities after Italians voted down the country’s constitutional referendum on Sunday; rising WTI crude oil prices are also lending support. This comes after the S&P 500failed to hold early gains […]