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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Japan May Avert a Meltdown, But Will the Middle East?
More info…Despite continued unrest in the Middle East and mixed news across the board, the week ending Friday, March 25, 2011, finished on a positive note, although on light volume with the DJIA up 3.1% for the week and the … Continue reading
Markets Face Tsunami From All Sides
More info…The Dow Jones Industrial Average started the week fretting over Libya and oil prices coupled with a downgrade of the semi conductor chip manufacturers.The index closed Monday with a decline of 80 points largely due to Intel and Boeing. … Continue reading
Mixed Earnings Reports in Shortened Trading Week
More info…Markets started the week on a positive note Tuesday and hit multi-year highs, ignoring weakness from Apple and Citigroup. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 50.55 points to close at 11837.93, representing the highest close since June of 2008. … Continue reading
Financials Lead Market Higher
More info…The financials led the markets higher this past week as the SNL Bank & Thrift Index rose 4.1% easily outpacing the S&P 500 which increased 1.7% and NASDAQ up by 1.9%. The broader markets were mixed on Monday as … Continue reading
Healthy Jobs Data Supports Market Strength
More info…The broader markets gained modest ground this past week with the Dow up 0.3%, the NASDAQ inched up 0.1% and the S&P 500 increased slightly by 0.1%. A few notable events that caught our attention were hawkish comments from … Continue reading
Markets Advance for Third Week In Midst of Mixed Economic News
More info…The U.S. markets were able to shrug off international and domestic political discourse and rose for the third consecutive week. Fears of inflation continued to haunt the markets, but rising oil and food prices were overlooked. Commodities rallied Monday … Continue reading
Healthy Jobs Data Supports Market Strength
More info…The broader markets gained modest ground this past week with the Dow up 0.3%, the NASDAQ inched up 0.1% and the S&P 500 increased slightly by 0.1%. A few notable events that caught our attention were hawkish comments from … Continue reading
Oil Prices Roil The Global Markets
More info…Global markets remained unsettled with continuing news out of Libya of heightened unrest. While the market was closed Monday for Presidents Day, that didnt stop Mideast turmoil which gave traders an excuse to sell into Tuesday. After a day … Continue reading
Banks Still Face Obstacles In 2011
More info…While most analysts and traders on Wall Street are enthusiastic about a 2011 recoveryfor theUS economy, there isstill uncertaintysurrounding the banking industry. As we know, both large banks and small banks have to be healthy for a healthy economy … Continue reading
Financials Lead Market Higher
More info…The financials led the markets higher this past week as the SNL Bank & Thrift Index rose 4.1% easily outpacing the S&P 500 which increased 1.7% and NASDAQ up by 1.9%. The broader markets were mixed on Monday as … Continue reading