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How Can I Practice Trading?

With markets being so volatile recently and more free time on hands, now is a great time to learn new skills like online investing with paper trading software and brush up your skills with a stock trading simulator. Markets are fast changing, technologies constantly evolve, and the strategies that are making you money today might…

Financial Weekly Review (Nov. 28-Dec. 2)

The three major U.S. Stock indexes all ended up by roughly 7% for the week, with the Nasdaq gaining the most at 7.6%. The Nasdaq gained on each day of trading in the past week except for Tuesday, Nov. 29th, when it closed down 11.83 points, or 0.47% at 2,515.51. The Dow-Jones IA and the…

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…

Stocks Make Uphill Climb (Market Review for Oct. 3-7, 2011)

The fourth quarter started out on a low note with a sell-off but rebounded as the week continued. Stocks tumbled on Monday, with the dismal Dow closing at just 10,655.30, down -258 points and 2.36% from the previous week’s close. The Nasdaq closed at 2,335.83, a drop of -79.57 points and 3.29%, and the S&P…

Let’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.…

The Week That Never Happened

As many Americans were looking forward to starting the long Labor Day weekend in the United States, markets worldwide began sliding again on Friday. HAPPY LABOR DAY Ironically timed with Labor Day, the U.S. Department of Labor reported zero job growth for the first time in over 66 years. The last time the numbers came…

What Goes Up Must Come Down (Financial Week in Review, Aug. 1-5, 2011)

The closing bell brought an end to a dramatic week in the markets. Thursday was the worst day for stocks since the beginning of the financial crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average took a 512-point nosedive, and concerns about the European debt crisis triggered a large-scale sell-off. This news came as a surprise to many…