Stock futures went from losses to gains this morning as Asian markets dove on fears that the Fed will announce the tapering off of asset purchases tomorrow and US big box retailers rose after earnings reports. Both emerging and
Not even Bubba’s birthday could inspire equities to recapture a little of their 1990s irrational exuberance. (Given the apparently frightful financial state of his foundation , perhaps that’s no surprise.) Indeed, as the Dow ( DJI) logged its first
World markets are mixed this morning as investors try to figure out what’s next. The signal to pare down some risk on a short time frame came when the S&P (INDEXSP .INX) couldn’t hold 1698 on August 6