Posts Tagged ‘bank’
Stocks Are Still Up (Weekly Financial Review (Oct. 21, 2011).
It was a sea of green on Wall Street and in Europe as markets recorded another week of gains. As Friday came to a close, U.S. stocks were at their highest levels in two and a half months. All three indexes are in the plus for the year. For the entire week, the S&P and…
Read MoreMoving on Up (Financial Week, October 10-14, 2011)
North American and European Markets rose significantly on Friday, closing out a strong week and posting gains in most sectors. In Friday morning trading, the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P were each up roughly 1%. By the closing bell on Friday, the Dow-Jones had gained 166.36 points to close at 11,644.49, an increase of 1.45%. The…
Read MoreLet’s Do The Twist (Financial Week in Review, 9/19-9/23)
As of Monday, stocks and commodities have begun to recover from last week’s brutal fall. When trading closed yesterday, the major U.S. indexes had regained about one third of last week’s losses. Gold, silver, and copper, all of which had been riding out a four day losing streak, also began a slow but steady recovery.…
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