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Dow Flirts With 19,000, S&P 500 Approaches 2,000 & NASDAQ Trading At 14-Year Highs
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 4:35pm | 2619U.S. stocks rose as geopolitical events took a back seat and investors found positives in housing and consumer price index data released Tuesday. The markets followed the lead of Apple which closed at an all-time split-adjusted high of $100.53. Earnings from Home Depot and TJX Companies also...
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Economic Data Comes In Better Than Expected, Futures Off Lows
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 8:33am | 121There was a slew of economic data just released, and like the rest of the data we've seen recently, it was nothing to write home about, but it was better than expected. Initial jobless claims for the week ending June 11 came in at 414,000, versus expectations of 421,000. Last week was revised up...