Investors Await Earnings Q42012, Wells Fargo Could Set The Tone:
The stock market rallied today after Alcoa posted strong earnings and trader sentiment improved after two back-to-back days of losses. The S&P 500 closed up 4.87 or 0.27% to 1,461.02 on decent volume as volatility continued to spike downward. Wells Fargo’s earnings [...]
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Investors Await Earnings Q4 2012, Wel...
Investors Await Earnings Q42012, Wells Fargo Could Set The Tone:
The stock market rallied today after Alcoa posted strong earnings and trader sentiment improved after two back-to-back days of losses. The S&P 500 closed up 4.87 or 0.27% to 1,461.02 on decent volume as volatility continued to spike downward. Wells Fargo’s earnings [...]
Will 2012 Fourth Quarter Earnings Rea...
Will 2012 Fourth Quarter Earnings Really Be ‘That Bad’?
A ‘what if?’ scenario….
The 2012 fourth quarter earnings season has just begun and it’s off to a good start with Alcoa showing the economy domestically as well as globally on the cusp of a rebound. A less worrisome Europe and rangebound economic activ [...]
Markets Rangebound Before 4th Quarter...
Markets Rangebound Before 4th Quarter Earnings Season 2012 Begins:
Stocks traded in a tight range right before the earnings season begins tomorrow with bellwether Alcoa reporting. Alcoa may set the tone for the market with strong earnings but many people are skeptical it will be enough to change overall sentiment. Investors are not expectin [...]
Equities Flat As Investors Await Dece...
Equities Flat As Investors Await December 2012 Jobs Report:
Traders were mildly bearish after the rally that occurred yesterday on the first day of trading since the fiscal cliff deal was announced. The Dow Jones Industrial Average held the gains but didn’t follow-through today by falling 21.19 or 0.16 percent to 13391.36.
Investors we [...]
Stocks Rise On New Year’s Eve 2...
Stocks Rise On New Year’s Eve 2013 Before Impending ‘Fiscal Cliff’:
Stocks rose today on the last day of trading for the year and in the final hours before the fiscal cliff begins on January 1 2013. President Obama spoke today at 1:30 and stated the talks on the fiscal cliff were close to a deal but a definitive agreement [...]
Fiscal Cliff Meeting Hopes Turn Sour ...
Fiscal Cliff Meeting Hopes Turn Sour As Dow Closes Below 13,000:
Hopes that the fiscal cliff might be resolved turned sour today as traders fled equities right after the 3:00 meeting scheduled today between Democrats and Republicans at the White House. As soon as news leaked today that President Obama had no new deal on the table, the Dow J [...]
Dow Jones Industrial Average Rebounds...
Dow Jones Industrial Average Rebounds From Triple Digit Losses On Late December 30 2012 House Of Representatives Fiscal Cliff Meeting:
Stocks came back from early losses on the Dan after senator Harry Reid stated the fiscal cliff seemed like a closer reality. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 145 points but came back after it was an [...]
Mastercard SpendingPulse Report 2012 ...
Mastercard SpendingPulse Report 2012 Lower Than Expected On Fiscal Cliff Fears:
Retail stocks took a hit today as MasterCard released data showing the 2012 holiday season has been lackluster in terms of consumer spending. Even with unemployment improving from 8.5 percent in December of 2011 to 7.7 percent last month, consumers aren’t [...]
Dow Retreats From Mid-December 2012 G...
Dow Retreats From Mid-December 2012 Gains As Fiscal Cliff “Plan B” Vote Abandoned:
The Dow Jones Industrial Average had triple digit losses today after the U.S. House of Representatives backed away from a vote on “Plan B” to avoid the fiscal cliff. The major feature of Plan B was that it did not raise taxes on 99 perc [...]
Rally Fades As President Obama and Sp...
Rally Fades As President Obama and Speaker Boehner Go Back To The Microphones On Fiscal Cliff:
President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner went back to the microphones today to talk about the fiscal cliff. President Obama discussed the fiscal cliff at a news conference today after he announced a new gun control task force to be led by Vi [...]
