Tag Archives: Stocks
U.S. Stocks Climb on Jobless Data as S&P 500 Nears Record
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 14, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: U.S. stocks climbed, sending the S&P 500 Index towards a record high, as jobless claims unexpectedly dropped last week.
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U.S. Stocks Little Changed After Retail Sales Advance
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 13, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses, after an eight-day rally drove the Dow Jones Industrial Average to record highs, as a report showed...
Investors Love Their BlackBerry (Stock)
*from www.money.cnn.com, Mar. 11, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: With so much riding on BlackBerry’s new smartphone about to hit the U.S., so far, investors seem to be in the smartphone maker’s corner.
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Hedge Funds Cut Bets to ’09 Low as Goldman Says Buy: Commodities
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 11, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: Hedge Funds cut bets on a commodity rally to a four-year low on signs of surplus supply before Goldman Sachs Group. Inc. said prices had fallen too...
U.S. Stocks Rise as Employment Growth Exceeds Forecast
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 8, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: U.S. Stocks rose as data showed employers added more jobs than forecast last month and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped.
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Dow Average Rises to Record as Jobless Claims Decline
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 7, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed to another record high as the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits fell to a six-week low.
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Global Stocks Gain After Dow Record While Oil Retreats
*from www.bloomberg.com, Mar. 6, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: Global stocks rose to the highest in more than 4 ½ years, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped to a record.
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The Other Great Rotation: Google vs. Apple
*from www.money.cnn.com, Mar. 5, 2013 (To view original article click here.)
Take Away #1: Shares of Apple (AAPL) continue to plumb to new lows.
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Apple’s stock has fallen 42%, dropping from an all-time high of $705...