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Last week, low interest rates freaked out investors. Now they're helping boost an important part of the U.S. economy: housing. The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) has climbed 4 percent so far this week -- more than triple the gain of the broader S&P 500....
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...
Now that the market has pulled back, investors may be looking for entries into stocks that where rallying before the volatility hit. This post will consider some potential names, using TradeStation's powerful scanning tools and information from Market Insights....
Housing stocks are on the move as Wall Street looks for a rebound in the industry. The iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) is up more than 2 percent in the last week. That makes it one of the best-performing major industry exchange-traded funds (ETFs) over that...
The last week of earnings season showed forgotten consumer stocks roaring back as prominent technology names fumbled. However, new disruptors continue to emerge. The consumer theme stands out the most as companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), J.C. Penney (JCP) and...
Hurricane season has begun, and insurers are trembling. Florence is expected to hit the Carolinas on Friday. It's already a category 4 hurricane, which makes it unusually powerful for a storm moving that far north. Property and casualty (“P&C”) insurers like...
Investors like turnaround stories. That seems to be the message from the last week of corporate earnings. Consider two major retailers: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and Macy's (M). Both beat analysts' estimates, but moved in two very different directions. Why? It was all...