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U.S. stock futures are pointing lower in pre-market trading for Thursday, May 19. The Dow Futures are down -64.00 points to 17,415.0. The S&P 500 Futures are down -6.75 points to 2,034.75. The Nasdaq Futures are lower at 4,316.75 for a loss of -15.50. The Russell Futures are showing a loss of -5.60 points at Read More

U.S. stocks traded mixed on Wednesday as uncertainty over the economy and Federal Reserve’s direction weighed on valuations for the day. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed lower at 17,526.62 for a loss of -3.36 points or -0.02 percent. The S&P 500 Index was higher at 2,047.63 for a gain of 0.42 points Read More

U.S. stock futures are pointing lower in pre-market trading for Wednesday, May 18. The Dow Futures are down at 17,473.0 for a loss of -16.00 points. The S&P 500 Futures are down -1.50 points to 2,042.0. The Nasdaq Futures are lower at 4,315.5, down 4.00 points. The Russell Futures are showing a loss of -2.30 points Read More

U.S. market indexes were lower Tuesday with heightened uncertainty over a June rate increase from the Federal Reserve. For the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -180.73 points or -1.02 percent to close at 17,529.98. The S&P 500 Index was also down at 2,047.21 for a loss of -19.45 points or -0.94 percent. The Read More

U.S. stock futures are pointing higher Tuesday after small gains Monday. The Dow Futures are up 13 points to 17,677.0. The S&P 500 Futures are up 0.25 points to 2,063.0. The Nasdaq Futures are higher at 4,378.5, up 3.25 points. The Russell Futures are showing a gain of 0.30 points at 1,113.9. In overnight trading in the Eastern Hemisphere, Read More

U.S. market indexes were higher Monday following the global trend despite some disappointing data that kept stocks trading volatilely. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 17,710.71 for a gain of 175.39 points or 1.00 percent. The S&P 500 closed at 2,066.66 for a gain of 20.05 points or 0.98 percent. The Read More

It took only one week to turn the strongest index of the three (Dow, S&P and Nasdaq) into the weakest…Last week, Dow became the weakest. This is usually what happens when the price action doesn’t develop and market reverses back into a range. The Dow Futures currently do not show any good and reliable setup Read More

U.S. market indexes closed lower Friday as the retail industry continued to be a main factor affecting stock valuations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down -185.18 points or -1.05 percent to 17,535.32. The S&P 500 was down -17.50 points or -0.85 percent to 2,046.61. The Nasdaq Composite was down -19.66 points or -0.42 percent Read More

U.S. market indexes were mixed Thursday. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 10.06 points or 0.06 percent to close at 17,721.18. The S&P 500 was down, closing at 2,064.11 for a loss of -0.35 points or -0.02 percent. The Nasdaq Composite closed lower at 4,737.33 for a loss of -23.35 points or -0.49 percent. Source: Read More

U.S. market indexes opened lower Wednesday and traded down all day as retail earnings reports depressed valuations and investors continued to await further economic direction. For the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost -216.82 points or -1.21 points to close at 17,711.53. The S&P 500 was also down, closing at 2,064.48 for a loss Read More