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Disney, Microsoft Led the Dow Higher in the Second Quarter

Disney, Microsoft Led the Dow Higher in the Second Quarter

Today's the last day of the second quarter. A pair of blue-chip disruptors led the market higher during the period. Walt Disney (DIS) and Microsoft (MSFT) were the best performers in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since the end of March. DIS surged 25 percent as it...

New Highs for Stocks as Fed Keeps the Money Flowing

New Highs for Stocks as Fed Keeps the Money Flowing

Stocks closed at new highs last week as the Federal Reserve offered hopes of a rate cut in July. The S&P 500 rose 2.2 percent between Friday, June 14, and Friday, June 21. The index closed 5 points above its May closing record with more than three-quarters of...

Another Positive Week as Economy Refuses to Say ‘Die’

Another Positive Week as Economy Refuses to Say ‘Die’

Stocks kept rising last week as the economy continues to defy naysayers. The S&P 500 inched up 0.5 percent between Friday, June 7, and Friday, June 14. It followed the biggest weekly gain of the year as the index consolidated in a tight range above an important...

Stocks Just Had Their Best Week of 2019 as Fed Drives Monster Rebound

Stocks Just Had Their Best Week of 2019 as Fed Drives Monster Rebound

Stocks just had their sharpest rally of the year as investors looked for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. The S&P 500 surged 4.4 percent between Friday, May 31, and Friday, June 7, its best week since late November. The surge came after buyers defended...

‘Sell in May and Go Away’ — Is the Saying True This Year?

‘Sell in May and Go Away’ — Is the Saying True This Year?

"Sell in May and go away." Will the old adage work this year? The S&P 500 fell 6.6 percent in May as geopolitical fears and weak earnings hammered sentiment. It was the first losing month of 2019, and included four consecutive negative weeks. Virtually every...

Volatility Makes a Comeback: May at TradeStation

Volatility Makes a Comeback: May at TradeStation

Stocks just had their first losing month of the year, driving activity in index funds and volatility products. ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) jumped six places in TradeStation's monthly list of busiest symbols. TQQQ's No. 3 ranking was its highest in more than a year....

Coty vs. Mylan: Here Are Winners and Losers After Quarterly Results

Coty vs. Mylan: Here Are Winners and Losers After Quarterly Results

First-quarter earnings season is pretty much over, so it's a good time to review some big movers in the S&P 500. First, the losers between the first big report on April 12 and yesterday: Mylan (MYL) fell the most during the period, down 34 percent. Market Insights...

Trade War Hits Stocks Again But S&P 500 Holds Key Level

Trade War Hits Stocks Again But S&P 500 Holds Key Level

Stocks extended their longest losing streak of the year as trade fears worsened, but held a key level as investors adapted to the uncertainty. The S&P 500 slipped 1.2 percent between Friday, May 17, and Friday, May 24 -- its third straight weekly decline. Perhaps...

Some of Market Insights’ Top Posts So Far in 2019

Some of Market Insights’ Top Posts So Far in 2019

We hope everyone's having a great Memorial Day. Markets are closed in the U.S. today, so we're reviewing some of our bigger stories in the last few months. Some of them could still be relevant in coming weeks. President Trump's trade war against China intensified....