On Fri (4th May), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the U.S. economy created just 115,000 jobs in April as hiring slacked off for a second straight month. Job growth in the last two months has been cut almost in half compared to the winter months of December through February, suggesting businesses may have turned cautious again The…
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Worldwide stock markets rebound on good summit news. Bear relief or resume of last bull run? | Market Analysis
US stocks climbed and treasuries tumbled on last Thursday after the second EU summit in six days of talks ended in Brussels with European governments boosting their rescue fund to 1 trillion euros. Europe’s latest effort to contain the euro zone’s two-year-old debt crisis won applause from financial markets. It includes a commitment by banks and other private bondholders to accept…
RIM profit warning sends RIM stock price to 52 weeks low | Technical Analysis | US Stock Market
Shares in Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) tumbled late Thursday 9th Jun 2011 after the BlackBerry maker posted fourth-quarter earnings in line with forecasts, but said costs to launch the PlayBook tablet would drive future profits lower in the near term. RIM said its gross margin, or the percentage of sales left after production costs, will be about 41.5 per…
Multi week lows for major stock markets – Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Straits Times Indices with soft USD $ | Technical Analysis | US Stock & Currency Markets
The market is still digesting that there’s been a softening in economic growth in the U.S. and other parts of the world. This is not surprising as there are signs of bearish divergences in most of the indices technical chartings. The six-week losing period, which has knocked 6.7% from the Dow, is the longest stretch since October 4, 2002, when…
Weaknesses for Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite indices, more to come? | Technical Analysis | US Stock Markets
Last night, the US markets are not spared from the full brutal sell-down triggered by the resurfacing of European debt issue and slowing China economy. Minutes into the opening bell, close to 130 pts was shaved off from the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index with main Dow Jones Components all affected. Dow Jones Industrial Average has been consolidating in a downward channel since early…