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Believe it or not, economic estimates keep improving despite the selloff in equities. Last week's retail-sales data and industrial production didn't seem too impressive at first. But number crunchers have found some bright spots. Bank of America Merrill Lynch...
Recent headlines have suggested weakness in the economy, but other readings are curiously strong. Last week's employment reports all missed estimates. ADP's private-sector payrolls had 16,000 fewer new jobs than expected, while the government's non-farm tally lagged...
Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 Overview: Rebound Possible as Range Holds Channel between 2640ish and 2800ish. Index swings from best week in seven years to worst week since March. We don't know worst-case scenarios...
Regardless of how this week's big jobs report turns out, one thing seems certain: E-commerce is transforming big parts of the U.S. job market. Consider the dramatic rise of warehouse employment over traditional brick and mortar stores. Burrowing deep into October's...
Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 Overview: Careful Near Top of Range Top of channel forming near 2800 after best week in 7 years. S&P 500 stochastic overbought, last 3% over 10DMA. Jumble of moving averages suggests...
Transportation stocks just had their best week in a year. The Dow Jones Transportation Average ($DJT) advanced 4.35 percent since the close on Friday, November 23. Big names like Union Pacific (UNP), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and United Parcel Service (UPS) were among the...
A cloud-computing giant was highlighted on Market Action this week. It's posed to open higher today after a blowout quarter. Salesforce.com (CRM) reported earnings of $0.61 a share in the third quarter. With the Street expecting earnings of $0.50 per share, up from...
This post is the fourth in a series about the catalysts for stock movements. It’s based on a series of talks at TradeStation’s Master Class learning sessions. Most investors want to see companies making money on a regular basis. Today we'll look...
Forecasts pointed to a cold Thanksgiving, but that's not the only thing cooling off. Several economic reports this week have shown a quick deterioration of conditions in the U.S. That will raise the stakes for policymakers at the Federal Reserve, especially with...
Extreme gloom is spreading from technology to retailers. Target (TGT), Lowe's (LOW), TJX (TJX), Kohl's (KSS) and L Brands (LB) are all dropping today. Some missed earnings, others missed on same-store sales. Regardless, investors refused to give any the benefit of the...