Stocks erased morning losses and turned positive into midday on St. Patrick’s Day. The S&P 500 is up 6.59 points to 2033.81 and near session highs. Treasury bonds have also turned higher in the wake of yesterday’s FOMC policy announcement and following a round of mixed economic data Thursday morning. After briefly touching 2% Wednesday, […]

Stocks are broadly lower amid broader weakness in global equities markets and a drop in crude oil prices Tuesday. After two hours of trading, the S&P 500 is down nearly 10 points to 2010 and 5 points from session lows. Modest declines across most of Asia and Europe’s equities markets set the table for morning […]

Stocks opened higher, but gave back the early gains and are under water into midday Thursday. The S&P 500 is down 10 points to 1979.26 and less than three points from session lows. S&P futures moved higher before the opening bell after, as expected, the European Central Bank announced interest rate cuts. The ECB also […]

Stocks opened lower following weakness in overseas markets and are on track to snap a five-day winning streak. The S&P 500 is down 16.50 points to 1985.28 heading into midday Tuesday. Meanwhile, Treasury bonds are seeing notable strength after data showed China exports declining 25.4% year-over-year. The report rekindled concerns about global demand and sparked […]

Stocks are trading modestly lower Thursday morning after hard fought gains from the day before. The S&P 500 saw a notable turnaround Wednesday with the help of strengthening crude oil prices and added 8 points to the 46-point surge scored on Super Tuesday. Heading into Thursday’s trading session, the S&P 500 had added 8.6% since […]

Stocks opened higher on the first trading day of March and the rally is gathering some momentum into midday Tuesday. The S&P 500, which shed 8 points in February, is up 33 points to 1965.23 and near session highs. Meanwhile, Treasury bonds have erased morning gains and are lower across the curve in the wake […]

After an impressive midday turnaround Wednesday, stocks opened higher and are holding modest gains on light volumes heading into midday Thursday. The S&P 500 is up 2.2 points to 1932 and 7 points off morning highs. Meanwhile, Treasury bonds are holding gains despite a report that showed a surprise 4.9% jump in January orders for […]

Stocks slipped at the opening bell and the decline is gathering some momentum into midday Tuesday. After a 27.72-point rally Monday, the S&P 500 is down 21.90 points to 1923.60 and one point from session lows. Treasury bonds were lower in early trading, but have since strengthened amid weakness in equities and mixed economic data. […]

Stocks opened modestly higher Thursday, but have lost ground after several days of big gains. The S&P 500 is down 7.55 points to 1919.25 today and up nearly 3% on the week. Treasury bonds are seeing strength and the yield on the benchmark ten-year is back down to 1.78% after St. Louis Fed President Bullard […]

Stocks opened broadly higher after the three-day weekend and are holding most of the gains into midday Tuesday. The S&P 500 is up 20.92 points to 1885.70 and 2 points from session highs. Nine of ten market sectors are helping, led by advances in Consumer Discretionary (XLY), Industrials (XLI), and Technology (XLK). The Energy (XLE) […]