Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks on Tuesday turned modestly higher after a home price index climbed for a fifth straight month. Nearly flat ahead of the report, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were lately up 13 points to 10,435.00. Futures for the S&P 500 gained 2.7 points to 1,106.50, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 2 points to 1,793.25. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures pared an early Tuesday rise to turn mostly lower after the Commerce Department reported the economy expanded at a 2.8% annualized rate in the third quarter. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 2 points at 10,420.00. Those for the S&P 500 were up 1.40 points at 1,105.20, while Nasdaq 100 futures fell 1 point to 1,790.25. Market Pulse...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Last week in my "Technical Analysis" post on November 15, 2009 I have expressed a possibility of a correction down. Yet, at the same time, I have mentioned that I would not wait for a strong move down, but rather for a short-term decline. Now, after 3-day decline on November 18-20, 2009 we may say that we had a shallow decline: the Dow Jones Industrial is 1.1% down from its high, the S&P...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures remained lower early Thursday after the Labor Department reported its count of Americans filing for weekly jobless benefits held flat at 505,000 last week. Down about 60 points before the data, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were lately off 51 points at 10,353.00. Those for the S&P 500 were down 7 points at 1,101.50. Nasdaq 100 futures...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures declined early Wednesday after reports showing U.S. housing starts fell sharply in October while consumer prices rose 0.3%. Up modestly ahead of the data, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were off 12 points to 10,386.. Those for the S&P 500 declined 1.6 points to 1,105.8, while Nasdaq 100 futures dipped 5.25 points to 1,803.50. Market Pulse...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures remained down slightly early Tuesday, showing little immediate reaction to a Treasury report showing net foreign purchases of long-term securities increased to $40.7 billion in September from $34.2 billion in August. Overall, foreign capital inflows into the U.S. rose to $133.5 billion in September, up sharply from $25.3 billion in August. Futures for the...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures remained under pressure but were off lows early Tuesday, after the government reported producer prices rose 0.3% in October, less than forecast. Excluding food and energy, prices unexpectedly dropped by the most in three years. Futures for the S&P 500 index were down 0.80 points at 1,105.50, compared with 1,103 ahead of the report. Futures for the Dow...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures lightly trimmed gains after the government reported retail sales rebounded 1.4% in October. Up 64 points before the report, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 49 points at 10,291.00. S&P 500 futures rose 7.8 points to 1,099.20, while Nasdaq 100 futures were ahead 7.75 points at 1,796.00. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
In my last "Trading Strategy" post on November 8, 2009 I have mentioned a possibility of the indexes (Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, DJI, etc) stacking in a sideway action at their October's high levels. The next day, on Monday November 9, 2009 we still had a strong advance and since then the rest of the week we may see that the indexes have been trading mainly sideway (see the S&P 500 chart...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures on Friday retained modest gains after early data that had the country's trade deficit widening more than expected in September, and import prices up 0.7% in October. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 19 points at 10,208.00. Those for the S&P 500 added 3.2 points to 1,090.5, while Nasdaq 100 futures added 5.25 points to 1,779.00. Market...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures eased back on mild losses after data had fewer than expected Americans applying for weekly jobless benefits. "The trend continues a moderation in the pace of firings with the level of hiring being more uncertain," said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist, Miller Tabak. Down about 30 points earlier on, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures on Friday pointed to opening losses in the wake of the October jobs report, which had the unemployment rate rising to 10.2% and the Labor Department tallying job losses of 190,000 during the month. "When you go above that magical 10% number, and that's what the man in the street is going to focus on, that's going to hurt confidence," said Hugh...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures erased gains and fell into negative territory after the Labor Department reported a decline of 190,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate climbed to 10.2%. Up about 18 points head of the data, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 37 points to 9,917. Those for the S&P 500 fell 5.2 points to 1,058, while Nasdaq 100 futures were...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures extended early Thursday gains after economic data shed a positive light on the jobs front and the country's economic growth. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 31 points to 9,816.00. Futures for the S&P 500 added 3.6 points to 1,050.60. Those for the Nasdaq 100 added 8.50 points to 1,695.25. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short...
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