Is the American Consumer in Worse Shape Now Than 4 Years Ago?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and broader-based S&P 500 (S&P Indices:.INX) are up a staggering 137% and 151% from their March 2009 lows.
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3 Things You Should Know About the New Dow
As of Friday's close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) made a big change, sending three of its components to the sidelines to make room for three new...
What’s Next for the Dow?
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
The Procter & Gamble Company (PG), Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL): The Fed Waiting Game Has the Dow Down This Morning
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Twitter Hope to Captivate Users With Redesign
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Forget the Fed, Look at Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)!
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): Three Don’ts When Researching Publicly Traded Businesses
In this Information Age, there are many distractions that can lead long-term investors to buy or sell stocks in a panic, which incurs taxes and commissions and lowers their overall...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Intel Corporation (INTC), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Stocks Climb and Gold Slips Ahead of Fed Announcement
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Aeropostale, Inc. (ARO), The Boeing Company (BA): Three Movers and Shakers in the Market Today
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is up a mere 0.28% as of 2:45 p.m. EDT as all eyes are on the Fed, which began its two-day policy meeting today.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), S&P 500 (.INX): Markets Don’t Fear the Fed Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
3M Co (MMM): Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Buyback Headlines the Dow (.DJI)’s Gains
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Why The Walt Disney Company (DIS) Buys All the Premium Character Collections It Can Find
Every so often, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) faces an uncomfortable dilemma.
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Stocks Tick Higher as Fed Meeting Begins
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Holdings Inc (HCA), Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL): Will Weak Inflation Stay the Fed’s Hand?
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Intel Corporation (INTC), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Big News From Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Helps Float the Dow
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is gaining fast today, up by 0.96% by late morning on the news that it will be boosting its quarterly dividend by 22%, as well as buying back...
The Boeing Company (BA), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): The Agony of the Airlines and the Birth of Occupy Wall Street
Wall Street opened for trading on Sept. 17, 2001 for the first time in a week.
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), The Boeing Company (BA): Is the Smart Money Behind the Dow’s Boom?
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Outerwall Inc (OUTR), Pandora Media Inc (P): Dow Futures Dip as Fed Meeting Looms
According to stock index futures as of 7:40 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average will start the session slightly higher, rising by 12 points at the opening bell.
SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD): The One Asset That Is Vulnerable to Fed “Tapering”
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
LinkedIn Corp (LNKD), Pandora Media Inc (P): The Ducks Are Quacking
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
The Boeing Company (BA), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), General Motors Company (GM): Dow Rises on High Hopes for More Easy Money
Former Treasury Secretary and White House economic advisor Larry Summers will no longer be in the running to replace Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chairman.
Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT), General Electric Company (GE): The Boeing Company (BA) Soars as the Dow Keeps Up Its Run
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Why’d The Dow Skip Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc (GOOG) & Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) styles itself as "a clear, straightforward view of the stock market and, by extension, the U.S.
Apple Inc. (AAPL), J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP): Two Stocks Sinking in Today’s Sea of Green
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Citigroup Inc. (C), NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NDAQ): Why the Dow Is on Fire Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), S&P 500 (.INX): Why Stocks Are Up Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
General Motors Company (GM), Morgan Stanley (MS): On This Day In Economic & Business History…
Durant entered the auto industry with a solid record of transportation entrepreneurialism -- but of the wrong type: He had headed the world's largest horse-drawn-wagon manufacturer...
The Boeing Company (BA), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH): Why the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Could Be Record-Bound Once More
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Kraft Foods Group Inc (KRFT), Mondelez International Inc (MDLZ), Citigroup Inc. (C): Where Are These Former Dow Stocks Now?
Investors value the Dow Jones Industrials for the quality of its selection process and its relative stability.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), United Technologies Corporation (UTX): The Top Dow Stocks Last Week
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Why the Richest Americans Could Be Set Up for Disaster
Let's face it: We'd all like to own a private jet, get driven around by chauffeurs in rare automobiles, eat at the priciest restaurants, and in essence never worry about money...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), American International Group Inc (AIG): When a Crisis Became a Catastrophe
Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection early in the morning on Sept. 15, 2008, after failing to find any company willing to acquire its immense liabilities.
Tibco Software Inc. (TIBX), Adobe Systems Incorporated (ADBE), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR): Three Predictions for the New Week
I predicted that Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) would close higher on the week.
The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), Dell Inc. (DELL): Last Week’s Worst Performing Dow Components
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. (ARR), Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): OPEC Rises, the Birth of REITs, and More
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, better known as OPEC, was formed at the conclusion of the Baghdad Conference on Sept. 14, 1960.
The Boeing Company (BA), Intel Corporation (INTC), The Walt Disney Company (DIS): Thank These Stocks for Friday’s Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Gains
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Intel Corporation (INTC), Visa Inc (V): Is a Scary Deja-Vu Moment Coming for the Dow?
The committee in charge of the Dow Jones Industrials doesn't make changes very often, but when it does, those changes usually reflect the changing fortunes of the companies involved...
Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (^DJI) Adds 75 Points, Fueled by Intel Corporation (INTC) Stock Rally
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH), AT&T Inc. (T), Stratasys, Ltd. (SSYS): Three Stocks Ending the Dow’s Up Week on a Down Note
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C): After Lehman, This Problem Has Only Gotten Worse
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Intel Corporation (INTC), The Walt Disney Company (DIS), The Boeing Company (BA): Dow (.DJI) Bucks Negative Consumer Data to Finish Strong Week
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Intel Corporation (INTC): Can the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Keep Beating the Overall Stock Market?
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Intel Corporation (INTC): How Dividends Change the Game for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT) Stock
The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me.
Intel Corporation (INTC): One Stock Drives the Dow Higher
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis...
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): Intel Corporation (INTC)’s Gains Lead the Dow’s End-of-the-Week Rise
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Alcoa Inc (AA), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Home Depot, Inc. (HD): Why These Dow Stocks Are Falling Behind Today
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ), The Boeing Company (BA), Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ): Two Stocks Propping Up the Dow and One Big Loser
It's been a strong week for the Dow Jones Industrial Average , but the market is taking a breather today, and the index has risen a meager four points as of 2:55 p.m. EDT.
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America Corp (BAC): The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Still Doesn’t Have to Worry About Inflation
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
Facebook Inc (FB): The Countdown to the Hottest Tech IPO Starts Now
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (GLD), American International Group Inc (AIG): Gold’s Gloom and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)’s Multibillion-Dollar New Market
Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes -- just in case they're material to our investing...
