Thursday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Markets were mixed in Asia on Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei index slid 1.59 percent to 13,605.56 after heavy selling pressure at the end of the trading day, and the yen strengthened to 96.346 against the...
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Markets mostly advanced in Asia on Thursday. The Nikkei edged up 0.08 percent to 14,064.80 following a generally upbeat announcement from the Bank of Japan. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng climbed 1.22...
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Markets advanced around the world Thursday on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve would not yet taper asset purchases. In Japan, the Nikkei climbed 1.8 percent to 14,766.18, and the yen tumbled to...
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Markets advanced in Asia on Thursday. In Japan, the Nikkei broke a three-day losing streak with a 1.22 percent gain and closed at 14,799.1o following news that the nation’s government may cut...
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Major League Baseball playoffs just started, and the struggling U.S. economy is also trying to score some more wins to make the postseason, as well. In 2008 and early 2009, the stock market looked...
View ArticleThursday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
It’s Thursday, October 17, and the world can breathe a little easier. After more than two weeks of brinkmanship that pushed the U.S. government through a partial shutdown and to the doorstep of its...
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It’s Thursday, October 24, and U.S. stock futures advanced ahead of the opening bell, buoyed by relatively strong economic reports out of Europe and China. At about 8:45 a.m. EDT, Dow futures were up...
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It’s Thursday, October 31 — happy Halloween! As expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced no change to its asset purchase program at the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. As per...
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Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dlajholt/ It’s Thursday, November 21, and U.S. stock futures advanced ahead of the opening bell. At 8:45 a.m., Dow futures were up 0.29 percent, S&P 500...
View ArticleHere’s the Steadily Improving Economic Outlook for 2014
It’s that time of the year. I can’t let the pundits pontificate without throwing my opinion into the ring. This post will take you on a tour of the individual components of The Conference Board’s...
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