Treasury yields drop. Again. Treasury yields were on track to lose ground for a second straight day Friday as investors continued to seek the relative safety of U.S. debt. Green shoots? Check the yield curve If you’re looking for a sign that the economy may be on the mend, look no further than the Treasury [...]
June 25 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Latest News in Stock Market and Investments Stocks drift higher ahead of the Fed U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, erasing earlier losses, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s latest economic outlook and comments from chairman Ben Bernanke. StockTwits: FedEx, Yahoo and ZAGG are hot Earnings and buyouts were the main talkers on StockTwits Wednesday, with tweets [...]
June 22 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Fed up with Treasury yields? Try dividend stocks With bond yields expected to hold near record lows for an “extended period,” experts say investors should turn toward dividend stocks to get better returns. Green shoots? Check the yield curve If you’re looking for a sign that the economy may be on the mend, look no [...]
June 10 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks slip on investor jitters Losses in the financial sector weighed on the stock market Monday, as investors remain nervous about the country’s economic outlook. Natural gas gains on strong demand Natural gas prices rose Monday after the International Energy Association issued a bullish outlook and forecasts for warmer weather raised bets about rising energy [...]
June 06 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks: Worst day of the year for Dow, S&P 500 A triple dose of bad news sent stocks sharply lower Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow and S&P 500 posting their steepest losses in nearly a year. Companies scramble to raise capital Shareholders in major U.S. companies are rushing to sell their own stakes, trying to [...]
June 01 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Wary investors shift focus to jobs The economy and jobs will be front and center this week — whether investors like it or not. Treasuries: All eyes on the economy Yields are hovering around their lowest levels of the year, as traders enter a long holiday weekend and end a volatile May. Don’t believe the [...]
May 30 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks: ‘Fear factor is back’ U.S. stocks drifted in the red for a fourth straight session Wednesday, as investors remain cautious amid a host of economic uncertainties. Oil is going up! No wait, down! Up! It’s Goldman Sachs’ market. We’re all just living in it. Treasuries stick to tight range Treasuries traded in a tight [...]
May 25 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks sour on economic reports U.S. stocks struggled to hold gains for a second session Thursday, as investors weighed a slightly better-than-expected jobless claims report against disappointing housing and manufacturing data. 10-year Treasury yield closing in on 3% The yield on the 10-year note is much closer to 3% than 4%, which many experts are [...]
May 19 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Are 3% yields the new 4%? The yield on the benchmark 10-year note has had a rough 12 months. It started 2010 with a bang, opening at 3.85% in January and topping 4% in April. Green shoots? Check the yield curve If you’re looking for a sign that the economy may be on the mend, [...]
May 06 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
Stocks rise following death of bin Laden U.S. stocks opened solidly higher on Monday, as investors cheered news that Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces. Oil stabilizes after ‘gut reaction’ to bin Laden death Oil prices erased early losses Monday, as the knee-jerk optimism triggered by Osama bin Laden’s death began to fade. [...]
May 02 2011 | Stock Market News | No Comments »
