The Nasdaq finished within 25 points of its highest level in a decade Friday, reminding investors of a time many would rather forget: The bursting of the dot-com bubble. The Nasdaq composite index closed Friday at 2,834, still only a little more than half its all-time closing high of 5,049 in March 2000. But the index of mostly tech stocks is up 26 percent over the past 12 months. » Read more: The NASDAQ Grows to Its 10-Years Peak, Any Concerns?
Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. shares return to the pre-correction levels after lowering to the level of 62-day moving average » Read more: NASDAQ:CSBK Grows to $11.50 After Testing a Support Level
Stocks start the new trading week mixed: market players wait for the announcement of the new budget proposal from the President Obama. Obama is sending Congress a $3.73 trillion budget that includes a five-year freeze on many domestic spending programs. Republicans and Democrats have argued recently over whether deep spending cuts will slow the economy’s slow recovery. » Read more: Stocks Stay Flat Amid Budget 2011 Proposal Announcement
Here are 11 recent facts and figures that appear to be pointing toward sustained economic growth and a bull market that is here to stay. » Read more: Signs of Economic Recovery Become Stronger
Stocks were flat in early trading Wednesday, threatening to break a seven-day winning streak for the Dow Jones industrial average. Stronger corporate earnings reports and economic data have helped push the Dow and the broader S&P 500 index to levels last seen in June 2008. » Read more: DJIA Becomes Thin Above the Level of 12.000
Ford Motor Co. will increase factory production 13 percent in the first quarter because of higher demand for Ford and Lincoln brand cars and trucks, and further increases are likely through the year, company executives said Sunday.
The Dearborn, Mich., automaker said its sales to individual buyers rose 27 percent in January, a strong increase that shows demand for Ford products like the Explorer sport utility vehicle is on the rise. Ford’s overall sales, including those to big fleet buyers such as rental car companies, rose 9 percent last month. » Read more: Ford Motor Company May Gain the 13% Increase in Turnover
Stocks posted small gains Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank will stick to its efforts to spur the economy. In a speech at the National Press Club, Bernanke said that the Fed expects the economy to improve this year and inflation to remain low despite the jump in commodity prices. » Read more: Bernanke Press Conference Provokes the Stock Market Growth
The stock markets around the world hit the 29-months highs. The new wave of investor`s optimism is born by positive dynamics of the economic recovery. By the way, easing of the political situation in Egypt supports the growth. » Read more: Good Economic Data Drives the Stock Market
The history teaches us: stock market moves in cycles. And this time it may be an opportunity to lower the portfolio risk level using a tip from the history. One of the fastest bull markets in history pushed the Dow Jones industrial average to a close near 12,000 last week, the highest point for the index of 30 blue chip stocks in two and a half years. The broader Standard and Poor’s 500 index, the benchmark for most mutual funds, flirted with similar highs. An investor who bought an S&P 500 index fund at its March 2009 low has doubled his money since then, assuming dividends were reinvested. » Read more: Is It a Good Time to Buy Dow?
Oil prices sink below $86 a barrel within the Asia trading session: weak economic data and shrink earnings make buyers lose optimism. Maybe it`s time for individual investors to look for some stock picking service and diversify assets in the stock market. » Read more: Oil Rolls Back From the High on Weak Economic Data
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