Futures Ease on Thursday After a Sharp Prior-Day Run-Up By TOMI KILGORE April 10, 2014 8:19 a.m. ET U.S. stock futures eased ahead of jobless-claims data, pausing after a sharp run-up in the previous session, as investors digested weak data out of China. About 90 minutes ahead of the open, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…
Drops in biotech, glamour stocks shine on less-loved energy By William L. Watts, MarketWatch April 9, 2014, 4:39 p.m. EDT NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Biotech and Internet stocks rebounded nicely on Wednesday, but the preceding sharp slide that started in so-called momentum stocks has investors wondering whether a shift in leadership from growth to value is…
While chart watchers got fired up when a play on home builders broke out to a record high last month, the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB hasn’t done much since then. MarketWatch columnist Kevin Marder and Adam Sarhan of Sarhan Capital were among the technical analysts who pointed out XHB’s bullish move above 34 last month. They weren’t necessarily…
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Want More? Join Our OUR FREE NEWSLETTER Published: Friday, 7 Mar 2014 | 10:07 AM ET * Nonfarm payrolls rise 175,000 in February * Unemployment rate rises to 6.7 percent from 6.6 percent * Average hourly earnings rise nine cents, workweek falls * Data seen bolstering Fed’s resolve to scale back stimulus WASHINGTON, March 7…
COMMODITIES Brazil Drought Jolts Commodities’ Prices Coffee, Sugar and Soybeans See Sharp Increases By ALEXANDRA WEXLER, JEFFREY T. LEWIS and LESLIE JOSEPHS Updated March 4, 2014 7:27 p.m. ET SÃO PAULO, Brazil—Brazil’s worst drought in decades is decimating crops but breathing new life into battered commodity markets. It hardly has rained in some of the…
* S&P 500 closes at record high * Russian ruble hits 5-year low vs dollar * Euro bounces off 2-week low * U.S. Treasuries’ yields at two-week low Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:42pm EST By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Stocks on world markets mostly advanced on Thursday, while the S&P 500 closed at a record high, as comments from U.S….
Thu Feb 27, 2014 2:23pm EST *Yellen says some data weak, weather impact uncertain * J.C. Penney, Best Buy shares rally after results * Dow up 0.5 pct; S&P 500 up 0.5 pct; Nasdaq up 0.7 pct By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offered some relief…
Join Our Free Newsletter & GET POWERFUL IDEAS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX Dry Weather in Brazil Could Reduce Global Coffee Output By: ALEXANDRA WEXLER Updated Feb. 19, 2014 3:58 p.m. ET NEW YORK—Coffee prices posted their biggest two-day gain in nearly 14 years as traders and investors focused on reduced output from Brazil. Arabica coffee, prized for…
* Major indexes on track for 2nd straight week of gains * Export prices rise for third straight month * Jos. A. Bank to buy Eddie Bauer * Dow up 0.5 pct, S&P up 0.3 pct, Nasdaq down 0.1 pct By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks mostly rose on Friday, with major indexes on track…