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Market Sputters as U.S. Economy Surges and China Struggles
Stocks declined for a third week as investors grappled with a surging U.S. economy and spreading weakness in China. The S&P 500 slid 2.1 percent between Friday, August 11, and Friday, August 18. More than 90 percent of the index's members lost value, including...
Despite the Bears, Economic Forecasts Keep Going Up
Believe it or not, economic estimates keep improving despite the selloff in equities. Last week's retail-sales data and industrial production didn't seem too impressive at first. But number crunchers have found some bright spots. Bank of America Merrill Lynch...
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Sellers Keep Market on Pace for Terrible Quarter
Bears continued to hammer stocks last week, keeping the market on pace for its worst quarter since early this decade. The S&P 500 attempted a feeble bounce before rolling over and closing at its lowest level since April. All told, it declined 1.2 percent between...
Bad News Hammered Several Key Stocks Last Week
No, it wasn't a nightmare. There was a lot of bad news on a lot of companies last week. At least five of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped amid some kind of bearish headline: Apple (AAPL): Wall Street analysts continued to hammer the...
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Balancing the Good and Bad News on the Global Front
Is the glass half full, or half empty for global markets? Good question. We've had a lot of bad news recently, but also some undeniable glimmers of improvement. Here's a rundown in case you missed some. On the bearish front, European Central Bank President Mario...
Technology & Communication
Apple, Tesla and the Economy Starts to Reopen: This Week Has It All
The stock market is entering one of its most important weeks in years, with the S&P 500 parked at a key level. Traders may be watching for a breakout. Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon.com (AMZN) -- the three trillion-dollar companies -- report earnings....