Week In Review: Stocks Edge Higher Ahead of Holiday Weekend

Week In Review: Stocks Edge Higher Ahead of Holiday Weekend

Stocks Edge Higher Ahead of Long Weekend Stocks edged higher last week as investors digested the latest round of mixed economic and earnings data. In the short term, the market looks a little extended and due for a little pullback to digest its recent gain. The big take-away is that the stock market remains strong…

CNBC Quote: Stocks mostly lower; Dow transports off 1%

CNBC Quote: Stocks mostly lower; Dow transports off 1%

U.S. stocks traded mostly lower on Friday as investors digested a strong core inflation figure ahead of Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s afternoon speech. Art Cashin, director of floor operations at UBS, said the roughly 1 percent decline in the Dow transports was weighing on equities. Pressured primarily by airlines, the index is on track for…

Week In Review: Strong Week On Wall Street

Week In Review: Strong Week On Wall Street

Stocks Positively Reverse For The Week For the week, the bulls emerged victorious as the major indices positively reversed (opened lower and closed higher) which is a subtle and bullish sign. On the downside, the economy was the big loser after the latest round of “data” showed the economy remains weak. That means the “data-dependent” Fed will…

Reuters Quote: Dollar slips, stocks up slightly after soft U.S. data

Reuters Quote: Dollar slips, stocks up slightly after soft U.S. data

NEW YORK | BY CAROLINE VALETKEVITCH Markets | Wed May 13, 2015 2:27pm EDT The dollar index hit its lowest in more than three months while global stock indexes inched up on Wednesday as weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales bolstered confidence the Federal Reserve will hold off raising rates soon. The S&P 500 was near flat…

Reuters Quote: US STOCKS-Wall St set to open mixed on tepid data

Reuters Quote: US STOCKS-Wall St set to open mixed on tepid data

* April retail sales unchanged from March * Import prices fall for 10th straight month * Macy’s, Ralph Lauren down after results * AmEx, Delta rise on buybacks, dividend hikes * Futures: Dow down 6 pts, S&P up 2.50 pts, Nasdaq up 11 pts (Adds details, comment, updates prices) By Tanya Agrawal May 13 (Reuters)…