Author: Deron Wagner

Staying true to historical form, stocks kicked off the slowest week of the year with a lethargic session of trading that left the major indices flat to marginally higher. The main stock market indexes opened in positive...

The bulls remained in control ahead of the Christmas weekend, as stocks logged their fifth consecutive day of gains last Thursday. The main stock market indexes also finished at new closing highs of 2009. The Nasdaq Composite...

Similar to the previous two days, stocks gapped higher on the open, pulled back in the morning, then chopped around in a sideways to slightly higher range throughout the rest of the day. Divergence among the major indices was...

Scoring their third straight day of gains, the major indices moved moderately higher yesterday, but turnover continued to ease. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.5%, and the S&P 500 0.4%. The...

Stocks closed out a volatile week of trading on a positive note, as strength in the tech arena enabled the Nasdaq Composite to jump 1.5% last Friday. Less enthusiasm was seen in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average,...

Stocks gapped higher on the open, drifted sideways into the early afternoon, then surrendered their gains after the Fed announcement on interest rates and economic policy. The major indices finished the day near the flat line...

One day after closing at new highs of the year, the major indices fell back into their prior trading ranges, as a strengthening dollar and Fed jitters kept the bulls away. After opening lower, the broad market initially reversed...

Scoring its fourth straight day of gains, the S&P 500 cruised to its highest close of the year yesterday. The Nasdaq and Dow followed suit as well. Most of the stock market’s advance was the result of opening strength,...

Much like the previous day, stocks concluded the week with a lethargic, narrow-ranged session of trading. Opening higher, then chopping around throughout the rest of the day, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average...