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U.S. equities hemmed and hawed on Friday and ultimately, went nowhere. It was a quiet session in the stock market today, as equities took a breather. Record high after record high this week left bulls exhausted, but not without fight. The S&P 500 moved higher by 26 basis points. The Dow Jones Industial Average ended the day

Excluding a stellar post-earnings move by Disney (NYSE:DIS), there wasn’t much to write home about today for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Today, the Dow Jones added just 0.02%, as President Trump made some comments that were interpreted as meaning a trade deal between the U.S. and China isn’t as close as previously expected. Source:

After several new highs this week for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite, stocks took a breather on Friday. Trade-war worries heading into the weekend didn’t help matters, although bulls absorbed the news pretty well considering we’re still near record highs. Let’s take a look at a few top stock trades

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed in the green Thursday, adding 0.66%. But investors may be left thinking about what could have been because stocks opened noticeably higher before drifting lower over the course of the day. Source: Finviz As was the case on Wednesday, trade talks were in the spotlight today and the news

As optimism rises for a phase-one trade pact between the U.S. and China, so too does the stock market. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all notched another new all-time high on Thursday. Let’s look at a few top stock trades going forward. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Roku (ROKU) Shares of Roku

It was another quiet session in the stock market today. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) was about flat on the day, as investors continue to digest the big gains over the past few weeks. It’s hard to make the bearish case with stocks continuing to hold up. A day after rumors swirled around a

U.S. stock futures are inching higher after an extremely quiet session on Tuesday. The pause allowed equities to digest the recent gains, which have propelled the market to record levels. Source: Shutterstock Heading into the open, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.1206%, and S&P 500 futures are higher by 0.11%. Nasdaq-100

The major U.S. equity benchmarks probed new highs again Tuesday, but after few days of solid upside, there was a listless feel to the action today, broadly speaking. Source: Venturelli Luca / Shutterstock.com On the trade front, China remains insistent that President Trump backed away from tariffs if the two sides are to reach a

U.S. stock futures are pointing toward a higher open as optimism continues buoying stocks to record highs. The lack of negative headlines surrounding the U.S.-China trade war is boosting morale, but so too are the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cut and seasonal patterns that support equities into the holiday season. Source: Shutterstock Against this backdrop,

We had new all-time highs in the stock market today. On Monday, the S&P 500 hit another new high, just like it did in four out of five sessions last week.  Last week was interesting though. We had a better-than-expected jobs report on Friday, an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday and

U.S. stock futures are galloping higher in a continuation of last week’s breakout to record highs. With resistance now finally felled, buyers are in full control and a run into year-end appears likely. Source: Shutterstock In early morning trading, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.57% and S&P 500 futures are higher

Investors were tipping toward a “risk-off” position in the stock market today. Conflicting reports about the trade agreement, impeachment concerns and economic worries pushed stocks down Thursday. All said, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) slipped 0.27%, the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) fell 0.5% and the PowerShares QQQ ETF (NASDAQ:QQQ) eked out a

An earnings season-driven rally for U.S. stocks came to an end on Thursday. The S&P 500 ended a streak of all-time closing highs, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped half a percentage point despite a 2.3% rally in component Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Source: Shutterstock To be sure, modest declines in a single session don’t suggest

U.S. stock futures are edging higher this morning after a messy Halloween session. Sellers emerged early yesterday after concerns over the U.S.-China trade war surfaced, but buyers returned mid-day and powered the market higher into the close. Source: Shutterstock Ahead of the bell, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up 0.42% and S&P