Today’s Market Action

Today’s Market Action

U.S. stocks are trading higher as investors anxiously await this Friday’s speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.  Bernanke’s speech at the Fed’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming may signal whether or not the Fed is open to implementing a third...
Today’s Market Action

Today’s Market Highlights

U.S. Home Sales Post Surprise June Decline.  Sales of newly-constructed homes declined by 8.4% in June to an annualized rate of 350,000, missing the consensus forecast for 372,000.  The decline was led by a 60% record high sales plunge in the northeast region....
Today’s Market Action

Today’s Market Action

The S&P 500 opened modestly higher as investors welcomed a smaller-than-expected annual decline in home prices, sending homebuilder company shares sharply higher.  Equities pared early gains after a reading of consumer confidence fell to a five-month low, with...
Today’s Market Action

Today’s Market Action

U.S. stocks are extending losses after the latest economic data showed factory orders fell in April for a second month, adding to evidence that U.S. economic growth is slowing.  The S&P 500, the U.S. benchmark equity index is now down 10% from its 2012 peak of...