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Summer’s for grillin’. Stocks fought an uphill battle of challenging news yesterday, selling into the close after hovering around breakeven all day. Congressional wrangling over a new stimulus bill, disappointing earnings, and waning consumer confidence cast a shadow over the prior session’s...

Soft where? Markets rose yesterday led by recently bloodied tech stocks as earnings continue to trickle in, beating low estimates at a record rate. Investors are hopeful for a meaningful stimulus package as lawmakers wrangle in DC while drugmakers are gaining ground in their search for a COVID...

Sunburnt sector. Stocks slipped again on Friday led by technology shares which have been running hot. Geopolitical tensions are rising as Washington and Beijing play tit-for-tat with embassies.

So goes tech… Stocks dropped yesterday led by technology shares, despite earnings beats.

Immune. Stocks rose yesterday on yet more optimism that this virus will be licked… at some point soon… hopefully. Shares of Pfizer (PFE) rose with news that the US Government ordered $2 billion worth of a yet-to-be-approved vaccine.

Hope carefully. Stocks rose yesterday on a series of reports that indicated encouraging results in the race for a COVID cure. EU stocks got a boost from a long awaited, unified, stimulus package while US stocks are reporting positive earnings surprises.