Stocks posted gains on Monday despite news that consumer confidence is on the wane. In a preliminary reading for August, the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey slipped to 95.3 from 97.9 in July. With second-quarter earnings season mostly in the rearview mirror, the major U.S. equity indices spent the day’s session in the green.…
The major indices landed in red territory on Monday as the Energy, Materials and Financial, sectors led decliners in the S&P 500 Index. Stocks slipped on continued concerns over the economic troubles in Turkey…
The major indices kicked off the week with gains, with the S&P 500 Index reaching its highest level since January. A strong second quarter earnings season led to the increase…
Henssler Research Analysts Jacob Keen and Nick Antonucci, CVA, join Chief Investment Officer Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA to discuss second quarter GDP, the low unemployment rate and the likelihood of an interest rate increase from the Fed.
The major indices ended trading down on Monday as Technology brands led decliners on the NASDAQ Composite. However, while stocks slipped, oil climbed. West Texas Intermediate crude jumped up 1.9% settling at $69.98 a barrel…
Chief Economic Adviser Roger Tutterow, Ph.D., joins Troy Harmon, CFA, CVA, and Jarrett McKenzie, CFP ®, CWS ®, to lend his expertise to a discussion on the escalating trade war and the tariffs that the Trump administration has placed on many Chinese goods.
Stocks opened the week lower but managed to gain some ground in the afternoon. At the end of the trading session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down roughly 0.14%, while the S&P 500 Index was up 0.05% and the NASDAQ Composite was higher by 0.22%. The major indices were mixed again the following day as the Dow and S&P ticked up while the NASDAQ closed fractionally in the red.
The major U.S. stock indices kicked off the week with mixed moves on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added points while the S&P 500 Index and NASDAQ Composite closed in the red. The mixed results were likely on a variety of economic data.
U.S. stocks stepped up on Monday for the third straight session, on job data optimism. The previous Friday’s Employment Situation reported our labor market added 213,000 jobs in June. Stocks continued to rise the next day notching their seventh session of gains; however, the eight-day rally came to an end on Wednesday as indices slumped on concerns over escalating trade tensions.
Many people had their first experience with saving for the future as children when they received a U.S. savings bond as a gift. Savings bonds are issued by the U.S. Treasury Department. However, unlike Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, they are not traded on the open market, and are sold almost exclusively to individuals. EE…
