Gregory Clay

Stock Barometer

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• Market Summary

  Published 23 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  U.S. stocks plunged Thursday and Friday, capping a week of carnage that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average into correction territory as fears about China's…

• Market Summary

  Published 16 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Stocks fluctuated wildly up and down due to geopolitical and currency concerns. While low inflation concerns may be a thorn in the Fed's side, the…

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  Published 09 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  It has been seven consecutive days of declines for the Dow Jones industrial average. That's the longest losing streak for the index since July 2011,…

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  Published 03 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  It was a back-and-forth week for the stock market. Wall Street ended on a sour note on Friday as a drop in energy stocks eclipsed…

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  Published 26 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Stocks kicked off the week on a strong note, driving the NASDAQ to its latest record high and bringing the S&P 500 within shouting distance…

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  Published 19 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  As the Greek and Chinese issues have stabilized the SPX has rallied back from its very brief dip below its 200-day SMA with gains in…

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  Published 12 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  A volatile week saw Greece's banks remain shut after the country voted in a referendum to reject previous bailout terms, raising chances of a "Grexit"…

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  Published 05 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The week started off hectic for the markets as news hit that Greece had closed its banks for the week and would miss a debt…

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  Published 28 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  With three trading days left in the second quarter, the Dow industrials and S&P 500 are tracking positive for the past three months and up…

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  Published 21 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Rallies during the week helped main indexes record weekly gains. The S&P 500 recorded a 0.8% gain over the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…

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  Published 14 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Wall Street stocks chugged through a week light on US economic data and heavy on anticipation of news on Greece and the US Federal Reserve.…

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  Published 07 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  June started off strong this week before faltering on shaky economic news out of a Greece and a struggling domestic economy. With nearly half the…

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  Published 31 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The major indexes scored a second consecutive month of gains. The benchmark S&P 500 index and Dow Jones industrial Average each gained about 1% in…

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  Published 25 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Deutsche Bank is out with a piece of research this weekend mentioning the fact that the S&P 500 has just broken a record high thanks…

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  Published 17 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  S&P 500 edging up to a record high for a second straight session on low volume after a ream of weak economic data. That followed…

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  Published 10 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The stock market had its biggest gain in two months after the U.S. government reported an encouraging pickup in hiring. The surge was enough to…

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  Published 03 May 2015 | viewed 0 times

  This was the biggest week for earnings so far in 2015, with the bulk of names reporting on Thursday. Generally, companies are exceeding reduced estimates,…

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  Published 26 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The Nasdaq composite index achieved a notable achievement on Thursday when it reached a new closing high for the first time since March 10, 2000.…

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  Published 19 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Despite lackluster U.S. economic data, a world grappling with slow growth, concern that Greece and Ukraine could default on their debts, the U.S. stock market…

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  Published 12 April 2015 | viewed 0 times

  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed out the week with a bang, hitting the 18,000 level due to a mergers & acquisition inspired by General…