Stocks Breakout to New Highs

A hiccup at the Federal Reserve led the central bank to release their latest meeting minutes at 9am EST. Despite several members favoring tapering the money printing operation by mid-year the market took off. Leading the charge was the NASDAQ, but on the Russell 3000...

Small Caps and $AAPL Move Lower as the Dow Ends Flat

Not the best way to start off the second quarter despite the Dow Jones Industrial average closing flat on the day. European markets weren’t open due to the Easter holiday, but Asian markets were. Disappointing economic data hit the tape as the ISM Manufacturing and...

Global Markets Header Lower as Cyprus Mulls Bailout Terms

Over the weekend the biggest news story was the Cyprus Bailout news. The terms of the bailout had depositors losing roughly 10% of their deposits. World markets reacted negatively from Asia to the US, but unlike Asian markets Europe and the US markets were able to...