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Seeking Alpha is built by investors, for investors, so you can get the insights you need to make smarter investing decisions. Breaking stock news is now free. Stock indexes reject their recent highs as trade uncertainty returns. Still, dip buyers are showing resilience, taking stock indexes back higher after a rough post-MLK Day session open.
It is often the case that U.S. equity index futures rally off the lows following a session when American investors were on holiday. The buy-the-dip mentality kicks in, particularly if the reason for the initial retreat is geopolitical.
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Dow Jones futures: Google leads 7 stocks in buy zones; what to do now
Small caps and chips led this past week while the major indexes paused near highs. Google stock leads seven stocks in buy zones, but three have earnings due.
Futures indexes tied to the three main American stock markets were all trading down on Wednesday evening, as investors braced for the impacts of the sweeping worldwide tariffs Donald Trump announced earlier in the day. As of 6:30pm Eastern time, Dow ...
Major stock indexes fell sharply Wednesday as investors digested the latest batch of bank earnings reports and readings on wholesale inflation and retail sales, while safe-haven gold and silver surged to fresh record highs.
The S&P 500 and Dow registered record closing highs on Monday, with shares of technology companies and retailer Walmart gaining and as investors mostly brushed aside concerns about the U.S. Justice Department's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
"As such, the more likely outcome, in our view, is that both sides recognize that a major escalation would be a lose-lose proposition, and that compromise eventually prevails."
Major stock indexes soared Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high, after the U.S. military seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro over the weekend.