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When UnitedHealth Group reported second-quarter 2016 results before markets opened Tuesday, it also updated its full-year earnings guidance.
July 18, 2016: Markets opened mixed on Monday with the blue chippers lagging until mid -morning. The tech and basic materials sectors posted the largest gain, with energy and consumer staples posting...
One-third of the 30 Dow stocks are reporting quarterly results between July 18 and 22. The main question is whether these earnings can push the Dow to new highs.
This year the money supply has recovered almost two whole months early, which means we could be heading for an exceptionally strong fourth quarter for stocks.
July 15, 2016: Markets opened higher again Friday but trickled down to spend most of session trading right around the break-even line. That’s roughly inline with the U.S. economic data that was...
July 14, 2016: Markets opened higher again Thursday after producer prices came in higher than expected for June and new claims for unemployment benefits came in lower than expected. The three major...
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new all-time highs this past week, we have to wonder what we have in store going forward as earnings reporting ramps up.
With many stocks having just hit record highs, investors need at least a bit of an explanation here. One thing likely contributing to the gains is the endless effort in share buybacks by the biggest...
July 13, 2016: Markets opened higher again Wednesday but by noon only the DJIA was still trading with a gain. A weakish dollar trade lasted most of the day while oil started the day with a small loss...
Investors often wonder what to think when the stock market hits new all-time highs. Do they sell or do they chase the market higher?
July 12, 2016: Markets opened higher again Tuesday with the S&P 500 index and the DJIA putting up new all-time intraday highs. Energy and basic materials were the leading sectors, up more than 2%...
After years of dividend growth, and after years of dividend chasing, now investors are being told that the overall climate is one in which U.S. dividends remain under pressure.
July 11, 2016: Markets opened higher again Monday with the S&P 500 index putting in a new all-time intraday high. Last Friday’s U.S. non-farm payrolls report pushed Asian stocks higher and the...
July 8, 2016: Markets opened higher Friday following a soaring non-farm payrolls report. Early indications for falling equities prices were blown away by the report that 278,000 new jobs were created...
July 7, 2016: Markets opened higher Thursday, and in a reverse from Wednesday’s trading, traded lower by the end of the day’s session. The British pound posted another low against the dollar and...