Choppy trading continues during the first half-hour of the session. The Nasdaq is staying slightly positive, up 0.1% while the Dow and the S&P 500 are both down nearly 0.2%. The July Chicago PMI of 53.7 surprised to...
Equities are seeing choppy trade in the early part of the session. The Nasdaq (up 0.3%) is the only index which has remained in positive territory early on. Meanwhile, the Dow and the S&P 500 are hovering around their respective unchanged...
U.S. equities are maintaining their opening gains. Expedia (EXPE 54.83, +9.17) is one of the early leaders, up nearly 20% after earnings and revenue surprised to the upside. Facebook (FB 22.78, -4.05) is extending...
Ahead of the European close, U.S. equities have pulled back slightly from session highs. The Dow leads the way, up 1.5% while the Nasdaq lags behind, up 1.2%. Zynga (ZNGA 3.06, -2.02) is one of the weakest performers...
U.S. indices are up in early action as the market digests the mixed earnings from Apple (AAPL 578.00, -22.90), Boeing (BA 73.00, +0.93), Caterpillar (CAT 84.75, +3.32). The Dow is leading the way with a 0.9% gain, while Nasdaq lags...
Stocks continued to drift lower ahead of the FHFA Housing Price Index release. Early losses have the Dow leading the decline with a loss of 0.4%. The latest Housing Price Index from the FHFA was also just released. For May,...
Stocks opened with heavy losses. A 2.2% decline has the Nasdaq leading the way lower while the Dow and S&P 500 are both down close to 1.5%. Financials, materials, and energy stocks pace the early declines with all three sectors...
The major averages remain trapped on session lows with all three down close to 0.7%. Shares of Chiptole Mexican Grill (CMG 311.77, -93.09) are under severe pressure with the stock trading down 23% after receiving a wave of downgrades on missing revenue...
Stocks hold gains despite this morning’s disappointing economic data as a 0.7% advance has the Nasdaq leading the way. Homebuilders are under pressure this morning following the disappointing existing home sales data. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB 21.55, -0.01) is...
The major indices are trading at session highs as the Nasdaq leads the way with a 0.9% gain. Vivus (VVUS 30.04, +3.58) is up 13.5% after receiving Food & Drug Administration approval for its obesity drug Qsymia. Today’s gains have...
