Posted by relianceria on October 20, 2012 · 1 Comment
Technology Stocks Bring the Stock Markets Back Down Stock markets in the USA surged higher on Monday and continued higher all the way into Thursday Morning as the S&P 500 got within 4 points of making a new 5 year high. But then on Thursday Google mistakenly filed their earnings reports several hours ahead of … Continue reading →
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Posted by relianceria on August 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Even with a decelerating economy and a recent sub-par earnings season behind us, the USA stock markets continued to show their resiliency. The S&P 500 finished the week at 1,406 for a gain of a little over 1%. This was the fifth straight week the S&P 500 has finished higher. This week was also … Continue reading →
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Posted by relianceria on August 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
After declining for the first four days of the week, the S&P 500 rose 2% on Friday to finish the week at 1,390 – only 32 points off it’s multi-year high. A slightly better than expected Jobs report and a better than expected ISM non-manufacturing report triggered the nice gains in the S&P 500 on … Continue reading →
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Posted by relianceria on June 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Markets across the globe closed at their year lows for the week ending June 1, 2012. In the USA, the S&P closed at 1,278 as all of the economic reports released this week reported the domestic economy is growing at a rate that is slower than what was expected by economists across the board. 18 … Continue reading →
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Posted by relianceria on May 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The markets for the USA along with the markets of the rest of the world sold off this week as investors sought to reduce risk in their portfolio’s across the globe. Concerns over the unresolved European banking crises continue to pressure global equity markets. However, new realizations that the growth in the Chinese economy has … Continue reading →
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Posted by relianceria on May 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The S&P 500 closed Friday, May 11, 2012 at 1,353, it’s lowest level in two months. All markets worldwide continue to be heavily influenced by the activities in Europe, especially the countries Greece, Spain & Italy. We recently commented on how these countries debt problems and their effect on the European Banking system could impact … Continue reading →
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Markets a “Tie” for the Week – Consumers are Feeling Better
Posted by relianceria on October 20, 2012 · 1 Comment
Technology Stocks Bring the Stock Markets Back Down Stock markets in the USA surged higher on Monday and continued higher all the way into Thursday Morning as the S&P 500 got within 4 points of making a new 5 year high. But then on Thursday Google mistakenly filed their earnings reports several hours ahead of … Continue reading →
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