Second quarter earnings season officially kicks off this week with major financial institutions like Bank of America (BAC) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) set to report.  Expectations are high as profits roared in the second quarter relative to the early days of the pandemic last year.  
Stocks were looking for a rebound from yesterday’s sell-off this morning in early trading.  Moving into today’s session the Dow is down 1.1% for the week, the S&P 500 is off by 0.7% and the Nasdaq has shed 0.5%.  Only time will tell where we finish the...
Stocks traded lower this morning amid global pandemic resurgence concerns.  All the major benchmarks were down with stocks that would be boosted by a smooth reopening suffered the worst.  Airlines, cruise lines and brick and mortar retailers slipped.     Our trade alert for today features...
Stocks started strong this morning with the major averages at or near record highs.  The Nasdaq closed at a record high yesterday and looked for a continuation of that strength in early trading.  The Dow and the S&P were also looking for continued strength.
Stocks were flat to kick off the holiday shortened week after a strong finish for the previous week.  The boost in sentiment came last week from a series of solid economic reports, concluded by a better than expected June jobs report on Friday.  The Dow, the S&P...