^GSPC - S&P 500
| Previous Close | 2,745.73 |
| Open | 2,760.24 |
| Volume | 2,385,153,253 |
| Day's Range | 2,760.24 - 2,775.66 |
| 52 Week Range | 2,346.58 - 2,940.91 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,937,333,666 |
Bloomberg•20 minutes agoIn Dizzying Asia Rally, You're Still Missing Out: Taking Stock
With the U.S. still shuttered overnight thanks to a holiday, the MSCI Asia Pacific Index hovered around at a four-month high as shares in Shanghai stayed in the green after a dazzling 2.7 percent jump on Monday. U.S. equity-index futures were flat. A more dovish Fed appears to have done the trick for U.S. equities despite some anxiety around the government shutdown earlier.
- TheStreet.com•42 minutes ago
Global Stocks Drift Lower as Investors Eye Key Round of US-China Trade Talks
Global stocks mixed as investors eye this week's round of U.S. China trade talks as the March 2 deadline looms. President Donald Trump says talks have made "a lot of progress", but analysts note key issues such as intellectual property protection and forced technology transfers remain sticking points. European stocks drift lower amid a modestly stronger euro and concerns the U.S. could impose tariffs on regionally-produced cars under a national security remit.
- Reuters•3 hours ago
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares flirt with 4-month highs, yen eases on Kuroda comments
SYDNEY/TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Asian shares hovered near four-month highs on Tuesday as investors took heart from some progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks, while the yen slipped as the Japanese central bank said it won't rule out further policy easing. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei nudged up 0.2 percent after holding flat for most of the day. Australian shares climbed 0.3 percent to a 4-1/2 month peak, after gaining over 8 percent so far this year partly on expectations the central bank could ease policy to temper pressure on growth.
- Investor's Business Daily•5 hours ago
Dow Jones Futures: Current Stock Market Rally Shows Fiber, And So Do These 6 Top Stocks
The stock market rally is shrugging off resistance. Fiber-optic stocks are looking good. Ciena is just below a buy, Viavi, Inphi are in buy zones. Fabrinet, Acacia, Finisar are acting well.
- Investor's Business Daily•8 hours ago
How To Find The Next Stock Market Bottom: Why Stocks Turned In 1990
The hardest thing in investing is to harbor no bias. If you want to spot a major market bottom, look for the follow-through rally. Consider the one that occurred in October 1990.
- CNBC•11 hours ago
It's too early to turn bullish on stocks, chart watcher Louise Yamada says
Technician Louise Yamada says it's premature to determine whether the market downturn is securely in the past.
Bloomberg•12 hours agoStocks, Commodities Climb as Trade Optimism Builds: Markets Wrap
Stocks in Europe advanced after a rally in Asia drove the region’s shares to their highest level since October amid optimism over China’s economic growth and trade talks. Commodities from oil to copper jumped. The Stoxx Europe 600 closed higher following a choppy morning as gains by telecommunications companies offset declines in carmakers, after President Donald Trump received a report that may be a preliminary step to raising tariffs on auto imports.
- MarketWatch•12 hours ago
Berkshire’s Charlie Munger has a very blunt response to those ‘driving rich people away’ as Amazon scraps HQ2
Munger’s comments come after Amazon announced on Thursday that it was canceling plans to build its New York City headquarters in Long Island City, and wouldn’t be seeking a replacement venue.
- MarketWatch•12 hours ago
Presidents Day: Everything you need to know about market closures on Washington’s Birthday
MARKET EXTRA U.S. financial markets will pause Monday in observance of Presidents Day — which, technically, is not the name of the holiday. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will shutter on Feb.
Associated Press•5 hours agoAsian shares gain on hopes for progress on China-US trade
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher as Chinese and U.S. officials prepare for trade talks in Washington this week.
- FX Empire•17 hours ago
S&P 500 Price Forecast – stock market closed, futures market quiet
With that being Presidents’ Day in the United States, it’s a holiday for stock market traders. That being the case, the futures market would be very thin and was a shortened electronic trading session anyway.
- Reuters•18 hours ago
Global Markets: World stocks lifted to 2 1/2-month highs by trade optimism
Hopes for progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and expectations of policy stimulus from central banks lifted world stocks to 2 1/2- month highs on Monday, though European gains were held back by concern over the outlook for auto makers. MSCI's All-Country World Index rose 0.4 percent after Japan's Nikkei closed up 1.8 percent at its high for the year and MSCI's index of Asian equities rose almost 1 percent. Negotiations will resume this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he may extend a March 1 deadline for a deal.
- MarketWatch•18 hours ago
Why the stock market might soon careen down a dangerous ‘slope of hope’
Consider the average recommended equity exposure among the Nasdaq-oriented market timers I monitor (as measured by the Hulbert Nasdaq Newsletter Sentiment Index, or HNNSI). Today, in contrast, in the wake of a 17%-plus gain in the S&P 500 (SPX) and a 20%-plus rally in the Nasdaq (COMP) the HNNSI has risen to plus 73%. In other words, as you can see from the accompanying chart, in six weeks’ time this group of short-term stock-market timers has increased their average equity exposure by more than 140 percentage points: Away from being aggressively bearish (recommending that clients allocate three-fourths of their trading portfolios to short-selling) to being almost as aggressively bullish (now recommending that three-fourths of clients’ portfolios be long).
Reuters•18 hours agoWorld stocks lifted to 2 1/2-month highs by trade optimism
Hopes for progress in Sino-U.S. trade talks and expectations of policy stimulus from central banks lifted world stocks to 2 1/2- month highs on Monday, though European gains were held back by concern over the outlook for auto makers. MSCI's All-Country World Index rose 0.4 percent after Japan's Nikkei closed up 1.8 percent at its high for the year and MSCI's index of Asian equities rose almost 1 percent. Negotiations will resume this week, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying he may extend a March 1 deadline for a deal.
- FX Empire•21 hours ago
E-mini S&P 500 Index (ES) Futures Technical Analysis – Testing Weekly Pivot Angle at 2779.50
Based on the price action of the eight week rally, the direction of the March E-mini S&P 500 Index futures contract this week is likely to be determined by trader reaction to a downtrending Gann angle at 2779.50.
- Barrons.com•23 hours ago
Walmart Reports Earnings Tomorrow. Here’s What to Expect.
Walmart is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter financial results Tuesday before the market’s open. Here’s a snapshot of Wall Street’s expectations and some recent history.
- Bloomberg•yesterday
Goldman Sees Opportunity in U.S. Earnings' Apple-JPMorgan `Gap'
The aggregate estimates for S&P 500 Index earnings growth mask a wide dispersion that obscures the potential for some good results, strategists led by David Kostin wrote in a note Friday. “The gap between the median and aggregate EPS growth underscores the opportunity for fundamental investors,” the strategists said. Micron Technology Inc. and Apple Inc. alone represent a drag of 20 percent on the S&P 500’s annual profit growth forecast, Kostin said.
- Investing.com•yesterday
Top 5 Things to Know in The Market on Monday
Investing.com - Here are the top five things you need to know in financial markets on Monday, February 18:
- Reuters•yesterday
Asia shares bounce on trade talk, stimulus wagers
Asian share markets bounced broadly on Monday as investors dared to hope for both progress at Sino-U.S. trade talks in Washington this week and more policy stimulus from major central banks. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.9 percent, largely recovering from a sharp fall last Friday. Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.8 percent to its highest level of the year so far, while Shanghai blue chips rallied 2.1 percent.
- FX Empire•yesterday
Asian Investors Optimistic as Trade Talks Move to Washington
President Trump said at a White House news conference that Washington was closer than ever before to “having a real trade deal” with Beijing and that he would be “honored” to remove tariffs if an agreement can be reached. He added, however, that the talks were “very complicated.”
Bloomberg•yesterdayOil Rally Finally Pulls Hedge Fund Optimists Off the Sidelines
For the first time this year, a jump in bets that Brent crude prices will rise far surpassed the move by short-sellers, helping set the tone for money managers’ positioning on the global benchmark. “Many of the worries we’ve had about demand have dissipated," said Bart Melek, head commodities strategist at TD Securities in Toronto, said in an interview.
Motley Fool•2 days ago3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Domino's, Wayfair, and Garmin shareholders are in for a volatile trading week ahead.
- CNBC•2 days ago
As Wall Street rallies on US-China trade hopes, bond investors may be worried about a recession
The stock market is euphoric over the idea that a trade deal between the U.S. and China will fix the economy and boost earnings, but the bond market still sees uncertainty and a possible recession lurking.
- Motley Fool•2 days ago
3 Great Reasons to Buy Enterprise Products Partners
The midstream giant holds appeal to almost any type of investor.
- Motley Fool•2 days ago
The Subtle Signal That the Bull Market Could Soon End
The current bull market is near the end of its 10th year. But this indicator could mean that it's near the end -- period.
