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Yesterday we looked at the five S&P 500 stocks that turned in the index's best performances in 2017, the stocks every investor wishes he or she had bought before the year began. Today, our focus...

Gold Continues To Advance Despite Interest Rate HikesAfter the dollar’s worst year since 2003, gold has been seeing its longest advance since mid-2011. The precious metal currently on its 12th...

Key Events On Friday, the final trading day of 2017, US stocks fell hard. The S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ Composite each slipped back to where they were on December 15, while the Dow Jones Industrial...

Any stock-focused article about the past year has to begin with the most obvious fact: 2017 was an incredible year for stocks.Cryptocurrencies—with their astronomical returns—may have...

Dow hits all-time number of record highs in 2017 S&P:Russell divergence signals correction ahead Dollar’s worst year since 2005, euro’s best since 2003 Copper’s best run in 30...

Canadian Dollar, Oil Break Out To The UpsideOn Tuesday, oil provided an upside breakout to a range since early November. Yesterday, the Canadian dollar provided an upside breakout (a downside breakout...

Key EventsUS equities crawled higher yesterday, ending a two-day slump. Though data released by the Conference Board showed consumer confidence reached 122.1 in December, slightly below the 17-year...

Oil Rallies On Libya Pipeline ExplosionAs 2017 comes to a close, there are a number of factors driving oil that can provide hints as to where oil is headed. On Tuesday, a Keystone pipeline in Libya...

by Pinchas CohenCommodities post longest winning streak in a decade Emerging market currencies strengthen Bitcoin rises for a third day; traders hope bottom is in investor anxiety climbs over debt...

by Tanzeel AkhtarLast week's Bitcoin tumble, which at one point saw the digital currency plunge as much as 30%, as well as continued, head-spinning, daily—even hourly—volatility in...

Bitcoin Traders ConflictedAfter Bitcoin’s “Black Friday” on December 22nd (and not the fun one, but like that of the 1987 Black Monday for stocks), when it lost a third of its value...

by Pinchas CohenKey EventsDuring Friday's final trading session before Christmas, US stocks were mixed on volume that was 25 percent below average. Still, the most widely watched index, the S&P...

by Pinchas CohenThe Week That WasThis past week, all four major US indexes achieved new record closes, all posted on Monday at the start of weekly trading. From a fundamental perspective, investors...

by Pinchas CohenWidening Interest Rate Differentials Weigh On The YenThe Federal Reserve raised the target range for the Fed funds rate by a quarter point to 1.5 percent during its December 2017...

by Pinchas CohenKey EventsYesterday, both US stocks and Treasuries extended Tuesday’s selloff, after the Republican tax overhaul passed its final House vote before being sent to President Donald...

by Clement ThibaultThe end of one year and beginning of another is always a great time to look back at the passing year's successes and failures. It's also often a time of self-reflection, when one...