The Market hits the breaks Ends Lower

The morning did not get off to a great start with disappointing economic data hitting the market. Weak jobless claims and a Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index showed how disappointing the economy continues to be. By mid-day it appeared the market simply didn’t care...

Stocks Advance as Volume Swells

The lone economic piece of data for the US was Mortgage Applications showing a 7% gain. Economic data will be light for the rest of the week excluding tomorrow initial jobless claims figure. Commodities pushed higher as gold and crude led the way higher. The dollar...