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By John Caiazzo |
June 17, 2013
"Grasping at straws." Investors spent market session hours searching frantically for a reason to buy or sell equities, Treasury bonds, currencies and other dollar and interest rate based criteria on which to develop a trade.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
June 14, 2013
Consumer confidence in June eased from a six-year high as progress in the labor market supported Americans’ views of the economic outlook.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
June 6, 2013
Consumer confidence last week was unchanged near a five-year high as Americans had the least pessimistic views on the economy since 2008.
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By John Caiazzo |
June 3, 2013
Investors are finding that “fear” may be appropriate now that their worst fears are coming to fruition as U.S. interest rates rose this week creating the potential for “stalling” what has been an “economic improvement” in the markets.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
May 28, 2013
Confidence among U.S. consumers climbed in May to the highest level in more than five years as views on the economy and labor market improved.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2013
Americans’ confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth.
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By John Caiazzo |
May 2, 2013
You cannot be happy about creating 150,000 (quality doubtful) jobs in a month while “losing” 350,000 weekly or 1.2 million during the same period.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Confidence among U.S. consumers climbed more than forecast in April to a five-month high as Americans’ outlook for the economy and their incomes improved.
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By John L. Caiazzo |
April 28, 2013
A level of skepticism pervades the global marketplace as economic and geopolitical events are largely set aside in favor of "irrational exuberance."
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By Inyoung Hwang |
April 26, 2013
U.S. stocks, after rough start, end the day up slightly. J.C. Penney Co. gets surprise investor.
