Marketwatch U.S. stock-index futures traded mostly lower Monday, with little fresh economic data in the immediate pipeline as investors await potential action by the European Central Bank and possible signals of more stimulus to come …
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The bullish arguments in the market are no longer based on robust earnings or economic growth. Those are expected to be weak. Rather, it’s policymaker intervention to the rescue. I remain very skeptical about bullish …
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Fri 29 Jun 12 | 12:00 PM ET – The FMHR traders weigh in on how to play the upward surge in the markets today, on the heels of a new plan from the EU. …
Continue readingThe VIX has demonstrated interesting, if not surprising, behavior over the past week. It is hovering around 24 even though the market as a whole is flat on the week. The VIX is actually up …
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Marketwatch U.S. import prices dropped 1% in May, the biggest one-month drop since June 2010, the Labor Department said Tuesday. Prices for U.S. imports also decreased over the past 12 months, falling 0.3%, the first …
Continue readingFT Luis de Guindos, Spain’s economy minister, said on Saturday that “the government of Spain declares its intention to request European financing” for its banking system. That announcement followed an emergency 2½-hour conference call between …
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Reuters Greece’s president met little enthusiasm from political leaders summoned to a final round of talks on Monday to avert a new election, reinforcing fears the country was firmly on the path to bankruptcy and …
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On another morning of Greek headlines, some may ask, why does Greece even matter? As many pundits like to argue, the size of Greece’s entire economy is only 2% of that of the U.S., and …
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Europe is the drag on markets again this morning as data points to slowing in the fourth quarter as austerity takes its toll. Not much in the way of U.S. data today so the mood …
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Dshort The S&P 500 spent the day wallowing in shallow red ink, but a rally at the close nudged the index into the positive territory for a fractional gain of 0.07%. The week tells a …
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