U.S. equity markets are seemingly on a never-ending roller coaster ride. Yesterday’s major indices expressed this sentiment yet again. At the peak of the trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 1.8% while the S&P 500 index had been up 1.9%. The Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 2.3% at its session high. All 3 major indices ended well…
As an investor, when contemplating the words in the geopolitical and macro realm, deciphering words and verbiage can be critical to a portfolio’s performance. The geopolitical environment investors are forced to consider this year likely outweighs that which one had to consider in the more recent past or during previous U.S. administrations. The last couple…
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Words carry meaning! As an investor, when contemplating those words in the geopolitical and macro realm, deciphering words and verbiage can be critical to a portfolio’s performance. That statement will likely carry the greatest weight for investors in 2018 than in recent years. The geopolitical environment investors are forced to consider this year likely outweighs…...
Oh boy, here we go again with the markets reacting to yet another proclamation and/or request for increasing the dollar value of tariffs on China. The news came after a strong U.S. equity market performance Thursday, after the market closed. President Donald Trump said he has instructed the United States Trade Representative to consider $100…
Today’s U.S. equity futures, thus far, look far more promising than did yesterday’s futures. At their trough, Dow Futures were down over 600 points whereas in the 5:00 a.m. EST hour they are up nearly 50 points. But just like yesterday, the futures may not foreshadow what happens when Wall Street opens for trading. The…
If you recall the Dow rallying 389 points yesterday, well that rally is at great risk presently with newly announced tariffs from both the U.S. and its counterpart, China. Yesterday, the U.S. Administration announced $50 billion of goods that it plans to hit with 25% tariffs unless Beijing makes major trade and investment concessions soon.…
The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 458.92 points to close at 23,644.19, with Intel as the worst performing stock in the index. Intel dropped 6.1 percent after Bloomberg reported Apple would use its own chips for Mac computers, ditching Intel. The S&P 500 dropped 2.2% to 2,581.88 and re-entered correction territory, with tech falling 2.5…
Investors are hopeful that April proves a better month for equities than did March and after closing out a bearish quarter for the benchmark S&P 500. Through March, the Dow fell 3.7%, the S&P 500 lost 2.7%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.9 percent. In the first quarter, the blue-chip gauge fell 2.3% and the S&P…
Investors are hopeful that April proves a better month for equities than did March and after closing out a bearish quarter for the benchmark S&P 500. Through March, the Dow fell 3.7%, the S&P 500 lost 2.7%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.9 percent. In the first quarter, the blue-chip gauge fell 2.3% and the S&P…...
