Stocks have slipped a bit in recent trade. Although the Dow is still in positive territory with a narrow gain, both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 are at session lows with modest losses. The Chicago PMI for April was just posted....
Energy stocks are under stiff pressure this morning. Their collective slide of 0.9% comes amid a negative response to the latest report from Exxon Mobil (XOM 87.05, -0.73), which actually featured a better-than-expected bottom line. Fellow integrated play ConocoPhillips (COP...
The major equity averages are near the neutral line in the first few minutes of trade. Energy stocks have been a drag; they are down 0.5% following an earnings miss from heavyweight ConocoPhillips (COP 79.12, -2.09). However, better-than-expected quarterly results...
Better-than-expected earnings and upside guidance have given shares of Illinois Tool Works (ITW 56.97, +2.54) a strong boost in morning trade. The stock’s strength has also provided leadership to the overall industrials sector, which is up 1.1% while the rest...
The broad market continues to muddle along in mixed fashion, although the tech sector is slowly emerging as a source of leadership. Tech stocks started the session at the flat line, but the sector is now up to a 0.3%...
Written by OTCPicks.com Equity markets had a nice positive day on Monday as credit markets showed signs of thawing. A critical measure of lending between banks, the three-month Libor rate fell significantly providing signs that credit is again beginning to flow...
Written by OTCPicks.com Last Friday congress passed the $700B financial bailout bill and sent it to the President who summarily signed it. It seems that global markets did seem to think that the bailout would save us from a nasty global...
Written by OTCPicks.com Sunday, September 14th is already being called Black Sunday for Wall Street as troubled financial giants Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG were all desperately seeking lifelines for survival as frenzied behind-close-doors meetings happened around the clock. And...
