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US indices at record highs as Health care sector rally pushes stocks higher. ALPHA, BEL, CAL, ORE, WEB, Banks, Investment Grade, Technical Outlook – PSEI charts. International Due to strength in the health care sector, all three major indexes closed at least 0.5% higher. The Dow Jones industrial average hit two new records: an intraday [...]

US markets at all-time highs due to resolution of Cyprus scare; ahead job reports. COAL, MPI, DMC, MER, MIH, BEL, SPH, infrastructure, TIMP. International The S&P 500 finished last week at a new high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been trading at record highs since early March amid favorable resolution to the Cyprus [...]

US stocks fell as technology stocks weighed on broader market. Uncertainty in Cyprus has also been giving investors reason to take a breather. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.6%, The S&P 500 declined 0.8%. ABS, FLI, GTCAP, MMI, Union Energy, SMC, TA, VLL, Villar. International U.S. stocks fell Thursday, with technology stocks weighing on [...]

US stocks finished mixed after Cyprus lawmakers voted against a tax on bank deposits. Export and Industry Bank, BDO, BSC, LTG, PSE, TA, VLL, Mactan Cebu International Airport, Mining, SDA, inflation, Peso. International U.S. stocks finished mixed Tuesday, after lawmakers in Cyprus voted against a tax on bank deposits. This throws into doubt a €10 [...]

US indexes lost grip on 10-day winning streak but all three indexes ended higher for the week, and are up between 7% and 11% for the year. This week investors will look for direction from US Fed Reserve, and housing markets. The EU announced a bailout plan for a small EU nation – Cyprus which [...]

US markets at record high driven by a series of strong economic reports, particularly related to the job market and manufacturing proving fairly resistant to the fiscal cliff and the sequester. AC, ALI, AP, MBT, PERC, RCB, SM, S&P Outlook on PHL GDP. International The Dow Jones industrial average rose 0.2%, reaching a record high [...]

Dow at record high of 14,253.77, topping Oct. 2007, S&P nears record high, 2% away. While markets can be subject to a brief slide, analysts see short-lived pullback with more money on the sidelines. Central banks meet this week, expected to support the world’s major economies. AEV, AP, FLI, LTG, TEL, ETF, Foreign ownership, Inflation, GDP, Interest [...]

U.S. stocks ended higher Monday as investors remain optimistic about the economy even as federal spending cuts begin to take hold. ACR, BDO, EW, IMI, SMP, TSI, Aviation, Peso. International U.S. stocks ended higher Monday as investors remain optimistic about the economy even as federal spending cuts begin to take hold. The Dow is now [...]

US stocks were modestly higher for the week. Ahead: unemployment report, hefty spending cuts that may take effect. ALPHA, AP, AUB, EDC, FGEN, MPI, PGOLD, RCB, Bank Loan, Foreign Funds, SDA. International U.S. stocks ended higher Friday after a report showed that the nation’s manufacturing activity picked up more than expected in February. The day’s [...]

US stock markets at 5-year highs on upbeat housing data, a day after Ben Bernanke signaled that easy money policies would remain in force. AUB, ASIA, CDC, DMC, EW, GTCAP, PGOLD, PIP, RCI, URC, GTCAP, credit rating. International A rally on Wall Street gained momentum late Wednesday as investors welcomed more upbeat housing data and [...]

Stocks closed higher as Bernanke hinted at continued aid, coupled with positive economic data and robust corporate earnings. AUB, AGI, ALI, BDO, EDC, HLCM, MER, MWC, PX, Gaming, PPP, Infrastructure, interest rates, inflation. International Stocks closed solidly higher Tuesday after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke gave investors reason to believe that the central bank would continue [...]

Dow and S&P suffer biggest one-day decline amid Italy instability, overbought concerns. ALI, CPG, MER, MPI, JGS, RCB, RLC, Airlines, Mining, GDP. International The Dow and S&P 500 suffered their biggest one-day decline of the year Monday as U.S. stocks were whipsawed by concerns about political instability in Italy. But many think that stocks have [...]

US markets to focus on second reading of Q4 GDP on Thursday and looming forced budget cuts on Friday. AT, EDC, LTG, MIH, PCOR, SMC, SVN, VLL, STR, GDP, RLC, PGOLD, MPI. International Looming forced budget cuts that could kick in on Friday, March 1, are topmost on investors’ minds. Beyond the big news out [...]

US stocks lower after Fed Reserve raised worries that CB might scale back bond-buying program. CMT, MEG, SCC, SM, SMDC, SMPH, HP, BEL, Web, MIning, National Debt, Market Outlook. International U.S. stocks ended lower Wednesday after Federal Reserve meeting minutes raised worries the central bank might scale back its bond buying program. The Dow Jones [...]

Stocks lose traction with peak still in sight. ALI, AP, AEV, BRN, GMA7, MPI, JGS, PSE, Banking, Tourism, GDP, Capital Flows. International Stocks lose traction with peak still in sight U.S. stocks turned in an uninspired day of trading Wednesday as investors weighed slowing retail sales with slightly upbeat earnings reports. The Dow is about [...]

Dow nears all-time high as investors digested another round of earnings reports and looked ahead to President Obama’s State of the Union address in the evening. ATI, BSC, FOOD, LTG, LR, PSE, PX, Seaports, Renewable Energy, Exports, Government Debt. International Dow less than 200 pts. from all time-high as investors digested another round of earnings [...]

U.S. stocks pared early losses as gains in financial and technology shares helped the market recover following an early slump. GTCAP, GLO, MIC, JFC, PNB-ABC, STI, VMC, Property, FDI, Peace agreement. International U.S. stocks pared early losses as gains in financial and technology shares helped the market recover following an early slump. The S&P 500 [...]

US stocks posted marginal gains as investors favored news of a jump in factory orders and ISM non-manufacturing data, shrugging off surprising quarterly decline. ALI, COAL, DMC, MER, AC, SCC, GTCAP, GLO, LPZ, FPH, MWIDE, PX, inflation, ING Outlook – Peso, GDP, Stock Market. International US stocks posted marginal gains for the weekled by the [...]

US stocks seesawed between gains and losses. BHI, BLOOM, Bayantel, FGEN , GLP, MCE, MER, PX, RCB, TEL, UBP. International U.S. stocks fluctuated between gains and losses as concern over Europe’s debt crisis before a gathering of euro-area leaders tomorrow offset better-than-estimated earnings. Local / News BHI will complete the first phase of its new resort [...]

U.S. stocks fell on concern that the European debt crisis may intensify; smaller-than-forecast increase in American factory orders. GLO, ICT, MER, MPI, JGS, PNX, PX, SECB, AC, GLO, Deficit, Bonds, Inflation. International U.S. stocks fell, driving the S&P 500 to its biggest decline of the year, on concern that the European debt crisis may intensify [...]