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Stocks declined on Monday as investors continued to obsess about the dreaded taper of the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program. Stocks were back in the red on Monday, as the summer doldrums...

Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average rolled over on worst week of 2013 The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) took the largest declines year to date last week, dropping more than 340 points or...

After climbing out of the red on Friday morning, stocks faded at noon as the ten-year Treasury yield concerned investors. Stocks headed out of the red on Friday morning and it appeared to be...

Stocks were in a double-bind on Thursday because good news was bad news and bad news was bad news. Stocks sank on Thursday, while caught in a double-bind resulting from the current “pre-taper of...

New Hindenburg Omen sparks market fears The Hindenburg Omen sparked again on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, the sixth occurrence in the last nine trading days. The Hindenburg Omen has now generated a...

Investors were back to worrying about the dreaded taper of quantitative easing on Wednesday, as stocks declined moderately.Stocks made moderate declines on Wednesday in the absence of any news which...

A “good enough” retail sales report gave stocks enough energy to stay out of the red on Tuesday. Stocks achieved moderate gains on Tuesday after a “good enough” report on July...

J.C. Penney, the iconic, embattled retailer struggles to surviveJ.C. Penney (JCP) continues making news as Board Member Bill Ackman left the Board of Directors on Tuesday.Ackman is a billionaire hedge...

An economic slowdown in Japan and the absence of any significant economic reports kept stocks in a holding pattern on Monday.Stocks had a relatively quiet, summer day on Monday, with the Dow and...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) closed lower on Friday to break its longest weekly winning streak in a year. The S&P 500 (SPY) also closed lower, unable once again to hold the...

Leveraged ETFs could provide a positive answer to the September taper A September taper by the Fed now looks more likely than ever. When it gets to the point when even one of the “doves”...

All that talk about the dreaded taper of the Fed’s bond-buying program caused stocks to make a moderate retreat on Friday. The dreaded taper of the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying program...

Thursday’s better-than-expected report on initial unemployment claims ended the stock market’s three-day slump.The stock market headed back into positive territory on Thursday after a...

Investors grew more worried about a September taper of the Fed’s bond-buying as Tuesday’s remarks by FOMC member Charlie Evans drew more attentionStocks continued their retreat for a third...

Tuesday’s good economic news – a June trade deficit so low as to raise second-quarter GDP – enhanced fears of the dreaded taper, sinking stocks. Tuesday’s stock market activity...

Stocks made a slight retreat on Monday despite a better-than-expected July Non-Manufacturing Index from the ISM. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index were in the red all day...