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Familiar faces. Markets closed mixed with a slightly positive sentiment on Friday as traders juggled with mixed, but very familiar signals from Administration officials, tech companies, and the Fed. As if to provide analysts with talking points for their year-end reviews, some of this years top...

V is for Volatility. In a volatile session, stocks followed a “V” pattern trading off early in the session only to turn up and close in the green, led by hated-yesterday-loved-today technology. Markets started the day on negative footing as traders reflected on European Union turmoil and emerging...

Whodunnit? In a volatile day of trade, stocks swung wildly closing down on the session despite news which was somewhat positive leaving traders wondering what had caused the selling. First the positives. CPI price data showed numbers that suggested inflation is under control, crude oil halted its...

Up and down. And everything in between. Equity markets posted gains early in yesterday’s session led by beleaguered tech shares only to give up gains later in the day. With very little in the way of economic or earnings releases markets were, once again, subject to the overall negative sentiment...

800 Pound Apple. Stocks staged significant pullback yesterday on bad news. Apple had never quite regained its footing since it provided less-than-glowing forward guidance in its earnings release 2 weeks ago. In a nutshell, Apple warned that they expected the upcoming holiday season to be softer...

Ups and Downs. Markets relented some of their gains on Friday as renewed fears of global trade and interest rates overtook Wednesday’s euphoria. Despite the drops, equities still posted a positive week. With the midterm elections out of the way (well mostly) and one of the three major unknowns off...