| NASDAQ FUTURES LIVE | DATE | VALUE | CHANGE | OPEN | HIGH | LOW | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASDAQ 100 | Jun12 | 2,468.25 | -36.50 | 2,508.00 | 2,521.00 | 2,467.00 | 05/18/2012 |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks jumped on Thursday, buoyed by strong housing data and earnings reports, but the euro eked out only modest gains as disappointing labor market and European sentiment figures kept trading choppy.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global shares jumped on Wednesday after stellar earnings from Apple Inc bolstered optimism over corporate earnings and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank was prepared to do more to aid the U.S. economy if n…
The stock market had its second straight down week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI ) ending down 1.6%, the S&P 500 (INDEX: ^GSPC ) down 2%, and the Nasdaq (INDEX: ^IXIC ) down 2.2%.
If we have to assign reasons for the market drop, we can split it up the blame by major global region:
But perhaps more notable than the market drop was the volatility. The Dow was up or down at least 1% for four of the five market sessions. That’s a lot of volatility compared with the rest of 2012, but the markets have been especially calm recently. As my colleague Morgan Housel put it in late March: “Last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up or down more than 1% 89 times. In 2008 and 2009, it bounced up or down more than 1% over 100 times. Yet so far this year, it’s happened only a few times.”
All to say, we can never predict when and why the market will act up. All we can do is allocate our portfolios so we can sleep at night regardless.
The real news
Moving on to earnings season, which kicked off this week, two Dow components have already reported: Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM ) . Although their stocks reacted differently, both reports were strong.
Alcoa is up 2.3% on the week after reporting positive earnings — a surprise $0.09 a share. Meanwhile, JPMorgan is down 2.5% after it also beat expectations and last year’s tally — $1.31 a share if you’re scoring at home. As a JPMorgan shareholder who isn’t looking to sell anytime soon, I’ll take strong fundamentals and a lowered stock price over the opposite any day.
The strong performances of bellwether stocks Alcoa and JPMorgan bode well for the rest of earnings season. For a sneak peek of what’s ahead, check out our report: “5 Stocks Investors Need to Watch This Earnings Season.” Our analysts discuss what’s ahead for Apple and four other must-watch companies. Access it now.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks retreated from near four-year peaks on Tuesday, while a batch of large-cap shares hit new highs, with the help of portfolio managers snapping up top performers near the end of the quarter.
With the first quarte…
European stocks closed higher Monday, helped by a strong US showing and a positive German business confidence report but Spain fell on concerns over its debt after the government suffered a surprise poll setback.Dealers said Spain was already causing c…
European stocks were buoyed Monday by another positive German business confidence report and a strong US opening but Spain suffered on growing concerns over its debt after the government suffered a surprise poll setback.Dealers said Spain was already c…
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(Reuters) Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.4 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.5 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.5 percent at 0841 GMT.
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Calcutta News.NetFriday 26th August, 2011
The Nasdaq Composite led the field Friday as stocks across the board in the U.S. rallied to end the week on a high note.
The positive weekly close is the first for five weeks. A speech by Federal Rese…
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Calcutta News.NetFriday 26th August, 2011
The Nasdaq Composite led the field Friday as stocks across the board in the U.S. rallied to end the week on a high note.
The positive weekly close is the first for five weeks. A speech by Federal Rese…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks posted strong gains for a second day on Wednesday as investors jumped back into beaten-down financial shares and backed away from safer assets like gold in volatile trading.
In a stunning development after the closin…
[unable to retrieve full-text content]NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks edged up and oil advanced on Wednesday as investors tried to position themselves ahead of a Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s key speech.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares were set to fall on Wednesday, giving up some of the hefty gains of the previous session, which were based on hopes that Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will announce measures to stimulate the struggling U.S. econom…
