An Uneventful Day in Stocks; Yields Rise

An Uneventful Day in Stocks; Yields Rise

Kicking off the day the market was hit with weak retail sales for the month of April.  Bond yields headed lower as many thought the Federal Reserve rate hike would be pushed back.  The NASDAQ was the initial beneficiary of buying at the start of the session, but would...

Energy Sector Weighs on Stock Market; Small Caps Gain

It appeared as if we have begun summer trading with light volume and boring trading session.  There were pockets of excitement, but overall it was relatively quiet trading session.  Energy was a big draw on the market overall with Utilities sluggish as well.  Crude...

Markets Rebound from Friday’s selling

Friday’s session, on the face of it was troubling after fears over global issues and a Bloomberg outage.  However, today’s rebound was a good sign as the selling did not follow-through.  We continue to see a lack of follow-through on either side of the market here. ...