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  • Stocks Hit A Wall And Tank: Here's What You Need To Know

    09/27/2010 2:35:04 PM PDT · by blam · 8 replies
    The Business Insider ^ | 9-27-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    Stocks Hit A Wall And Tank: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal Sep. 27, 2010, 4:00 PM RIMM Sep 27 2010, 04:30 PM EDT 48.36 Change % Change -0.51 -1.04% SPY Sep 27 2010, 04:44 PM EDT 114.27 Change % Change -0.55 -0.48% A day after Friday's Mega-Tepper-Rally, stocks slipped. But first, the scoreboard: Dow: -46.25 NASDAQ: -12 S&P 500: -6.29 And now, the top stories: * It looked like things were going to be pretty bullish when things got going in Asia overnight. But Japan and China surged. Ongoing tensions between China, the US, and Japan (tariffs,...
  • Markets Surge With MONSTER Wire-To-Wire Rally: Here's What You Need To Know

    06/10/2010 1:13:12 PM PDT · by blam · 22 replies · 1,028+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 6-10-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    Markets Surge With MONSTER Wire-To-Wire Rally: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal Jun. 10, 2010, 3:59 PM Finally! The bulls didn't blow it. Stocks started hot, and ended even hotter. First, the scoreboard: Dow: +275 S&P 500: +31 NASDAQ: +60 And now, the key stories of the day. * At least for one day, all the key "risk on" signs were flashing. It wasn't just stocks, but also the aussie dollar, the euro, and the decline of gold. * BP staged a major turnaround after yesterday's bloodbath. There's still nothing good on the ground, but for now all...
  • Markets Rocket Higher In Final Hour Of The Day: Here's What You Need To Know

    06/08/2010 1:09:45 PM PDT · by blam · 33 replies · 50+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 6-8-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    Markets Rocket Higher In Final Hour Of The Day: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal Jun. 8, 2010, 4:00 PM Today was weird. Stocks bounced around all day, with tech getting hammered, while other indices hovered around flat. Then things got strong in the final half hour of the day. First, the scoreboard: Dow: +125 S&P 500: +12 NASDAQ: -3 And now the key stories of the day: * For once, stocks didn't tumble hard at the end. In fact they did the opposite, rallying big at the end, a refreshing difference. See here for the scary parallels...
  • Markets Fall Hard AGAIN: Here's What You Need To Know

    06/07/2010 1:08:02 PM PDT · by blam · 26 replies · 35+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 6-7-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    Markets Fall Hard AGAIN: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal Jun. 7, 2010, 4:00 PM Another day, another disappointment for the markets. This one was particularly bitter, because after last night's overseas losses, US bulls actually were putting together a run in early action. But first, here's the scoreboard: Dow: -120 S&P 500: -15 NASDAQ: -46 And now, the big story of the day: * It's getting harder and harder to argue that we're not in a new bear market. The default is to sell. When there's no huge news folks are selling. Even when world leaders seem...
  • Markets TANK In Final Moments Of The Day: Here's What You Need To Know

    05/26/2010 1:21:20 PM PDT · by blam · 50 replies · 2,113+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 5-26-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    Markets TANK In Final Moments Of The Day: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal May 26, 2010, 4:00 PM After surging by as much as 2% at one point, markets collapsed in the final moments of the day, a session that will prove very dispiriting for the bulls. But first, the scoreboard: Dow: -70 (below 10,000!) S&P 500: -6.2 NASDAQ: -15.07 And now, the key stories. * Once again, the see-saw market is the story of the day. Stocks were up very big early, following a good overnight session, and then collapsed in the final hour. * The...
  • HUGE Comeback For The Bulls As Markets Recover In Late Trading: Here's What You Need To Know

    05/25/2010 2:16:22 PM PDT · by blam · 26 replies · 1,297+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 5-25-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    HUGE Comeback For The Bulls As Markets Recover In Late Trading: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal May 25, 2010, 4:00 PM Wow. After being down huge in early trading, with the indices off over 3%, on all the same fears, the market did a big comeback in the final hour of trading. The modest down day in most of the indices was a big win for the bulls Here's the scoreboard: Dow: -22.82 S&P 500: +0.38 NASDAQ: -2.60 And now, some of today's top stories: * As noted above, the big comeback is huge. Investors live to...
  • Stocks Hammered In Final Minutes Of The Day: Here's What You Need To Know

    05/24/2010 1:42:22 PM PDT · by blam · 24 replies · 2,010+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 5-24-2010 | Joe Weisenthal
    Stocks Hammered In Final Minutes Of The Day: Here's What You Need To Know Joe Weisenthal May 24, 2010, 4:00 PM On Friday, things were looking mixed until the final moments of the day, and then stocks surged. Today, it was the reverse. After only being down modestly, stocks really got hit hard in the final 15 minutes of trading But first, the scoreboard: Dow: -1276 (-1.24%) S&P 500: -14 (-1.29%) NASDAQ: -15.49 (-.7%) And now to the day's top stories: * Today's markets were characterized by calm selling, which is a departure from last week's panic selling, but also...