Midday Market Update: Weak Job Report Puts the Brakes on Wall Street
July 2, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) retreated in morning trading on a weak jobs report, which underscored that the economy is still very much struggling. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Wall Street Ignites On Economic Data
July 1, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) opened the third quarter in positive territory on encouraging economic news regarding manufacturing, pending home sales and construction spending.  (more…) Continue Reading »

June ETF Performance Report
June 30, 2009 – In June, the market and exchange traded fund (ETF) rally that began on March 9 began to show signs of losing steam most days. Aside from the June slowdown, though, it was the best quarterly... Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Instability of Global Markets Doesn’t Affect Wall Street
June 29, 2009 – Mixed moves in overseas markets didn’t have much affect on U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) as they opened up the week trading in positive territory. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Savings Rate Hinders Wall Street
June 26, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are in negative territory this morning on discouraging consumer spending news and a rising savings rate that could delay a recovery. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Rise in Unemployment Doesn’t Stop Wall Street
June 25, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are shrugging off discouraging unemployment news and rallying on the backs of other encouraging economic indicators in morning trading. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Housing Market Can’t Stop Wall Street
June 24, 2009 – Despite discouraging news regarding the recovery in the housing market, stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trading in positive territory this morning on other encouraging news from the Commerce Department. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Real Estate Fails to Ignite Spark
June 23, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continue to oscillate after encouraging real estate news and anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Weak Global Economic News Takes Its Toll
June 22, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) start the week off on a sour note, as investors are worried about lower expectations for the global economy. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Economic Indicators Ignite a Spark
June 18, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) climbed back into positive territory this morning on uplifting economic news about unemployment and other economic indicators. (more…) Continue Reading »