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The S&P 500 closed the week under pressure and lower for the second week in a row as reports that the White House might limit U.S. investment in China weighed on investor sentiment and the four major U.S. indices. But it’s not just the indices coming off: we have Gold back below 1,500,...

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That’s a wrap on earnings season as AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO), Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE), and Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) were among the last of the big names to report this season. Micron, which reported disappointing gross margin guidance in the Thursday postmarket,...

“Risk-on” looks like it’s back in style, with yesterday’s positive vibe extending into this morning. Stock futures pointed to a higher open following mostly stronger performances overseas as optimism about trade remains the top song on the charts. The president’s...

The four major indices (/ES, /NQ, /YM, and /RTY) all took out last week’s lows yesterday, with investors expressing concern as optimism related to U.S./China trade talks is waning. Keep an eye on the tech-heavy /NQ, it appears to be struggling recently and should be watched closely. Tech has...

For many adults, their first exposure to financial literacy was a dear old piggy bank, or perhaps a toy cash register that made a “ka-ching” noise as it dispensed play money. Kids grow up fast, of course, and soon they’re out in the real world trying to figure out what to do with...

Markets aren’t moving too much today as the FOMC kicks off its meeting, with the Russell, Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq seeing little movement. In other products, crude oil gave up about half of its gains from yesterday after a drone strike on Saudi Arabian production facilities. The Saudi Arabian...

Stocks slipped modestly yesterday to start the week after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities over the weekend. Despite the new geopolitical risks, the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq were down only 0.3% for the session. The small cap Russell 2000 actually rose 0.4% on...

Just when you thought it might be safe to forget about the Middle East for a while, it comes back to bite the market. Summer was pretty quiet in the region after a tense spring, maybe giving people a false sense of security. Now, with half of Saudi Arabia’s crude production disabled by an...

With the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities sending crude prices sharply higher, today’s focus will be on the WTI and Brent Crude products. The WTI broke out on the news to 63.34 overnight before pulling back when the Trump administration announced it would authorize the release...

Thursday’s equity index futures session began with a premarket bang from the European Central Bank’s monetary policy “bazooka” in the form of rate cuts down to -0.5% and ~$22 billion per month in quantitative easing starting in November. Shortly after, reports of an interim...

After closing down 2.87% on Wednesday, crude oil futures are continuing lower this morning after an OPEC+ meeting resulted in no more supply cuts. Thursday’s meeting focused instead on compliance and bringing participating countries’ output down to quota. Despite yesterday’s...

If today has a theme, it could be “follow-through.” The question going in is, can stocks pick up on the momentum where they left off late Tuesday? Though stocks were down most of the day yesterday, they clawed back to close around flat and near the day’s highs, with the Dow Jones...

With the market undergoing one of its sharpest leadership shifts in the history of this bull market, these are exciting times. After a decade of record-breaking performance by growth companies, this past week has brought a rally in value stocks at the price of losses in momentum leaders. Here are 5...

In many years, markets kind of drift into a late-summer range and sit there as traders and money managers head to the mountains or beaches. Then activity picks up after Labor Day. This year it seems like the opposite, with a volatile August but a relatively sleepy September. It’s almost as if...