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  • Stocks Slide After China Crash

    U.S. stocks fell on Monday after the biggest slump in eight years for Chinese shares amid concern over the nation’s economic growth. At close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 127.94 points, or 0.73%, to 17,440.59. The S&P 500 was down 12.01 points, or 0.58%, to 2,067.64. The Nasdaq Composite fell 48.85 points, or 0.96%,…

  • Stocks Opened Sharply Lower on China Concerns

    U.S. stocks opened lower on Monday after an increased selloff in Shanghai shares sparked concerns over China’s slowing growth. The Dow Jones industrial average lately fell 138.16 points, or 0.79%, to 17,430.37. The S&P 500 lost 11.27 points, or 0.54%, to 2,068.38. The Nasdaq composite dropped 30.76 points, or 0.60%, to 5,057.87. China stocks suffered…

  • Top Buy Stocks: Cisco Systems(CSCO), Maxim Integrated Products(MXIM), Pandora Media Inc(P), Tidewater Inc(TDW), Trinity Industries(TRN)

    NASDAQ: CSCO (Cisco Systems) NASDAQ: CSCO (Cisco Systems) has closed at $28.4, its traded Volume was 38865.7K shares, CSCO opened the Day at $28.43, it made an intraday Low of $28.38, and an intraday High of $28.77. CSCO’s close price is above its Short term MA, short term MA is below mid-term, and below long…

  • MACD Bull Crossover: NiSource Inc (NI), Pandora Media Inc (P), Stancorp Financial Group (SFG), Vodafone Group Plc (VOD)

    NASDAQ: FNFG (First Niagara Financial Group Inc) NASDAQ: FNFG (First Niagara Financial Group Inc) has closed at $9.62, its traded Volume was 4159.79K shares, FNFG opened the Day at $9.63, it made an intraday Low of $9.49, and an intraday High of $9.74. FNFG (First Niagara Financial Group Inc) 52-week High is $9.86, 52-week Low…

  • MA10-MA50 Bull Crossover: Infrareit Inc.(HIFR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)

    NYSE: HIFR (Infrareit Inc.) NYSE: HIFR (Infrareit Inc.) has closed at $32.61, its traded Volume was 1513.53K shares, HIFR opened the Day at $31.8, it made an intraday Low of $31.8, and an intraday High of $33.62. HIFR (Infrareit Inc.) 52-week High is $33.941, 52-week Low is: $25.508, it has supports at $30.04 and $27.63,…

  • Stock in Motion_Transocean Partners LLC (RIGP)

    Company Profile: Transocean Partners LLC, together with its subsidiaries, acquires, owns, and operates offshore drilling rigs located in the United States Gulf of Mexico. As of February 17, 2015, the companys fleet consisted of one ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig and two ultra-deepwater drillships. Transocean Partners LLC was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the…

  • Stock Insight_Markit Ltd. (MRKT)

    Company Profile: Markit Ltd. provides financial information services worldwide. It operates through three divisions: Information, Processing, and Solutions. The Information division provides pricing and reference data, indices, and valuation and trading services across multiple asset classes and geographies through direct and third-party distribution channels. Its products and services are used for independent valuations, research, trading,…

  • Stocks Closed Sharply Lower amid Economic Woes

    U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, leaving indexes with the biggest weekly losses in months, as signs of slower global growth weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 163.39 points, or 0.92%, to 17,568.53, recording a 2.9% weekly loss. The S&P 500 was down 22.50 points, or 1.07%, to 2,079.65, booking a…

  • Stocks Turned Lower; New-home Sales Dropped 6.8%

    U.S. stocks ticked modestly lower after a housing report showed that sales of new-single family homes in the U.S. dropped to the slowest pace in seven months.The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 53.25 points, or 0.30%, to 17,678.67. The S&P 500 was down 7.16 points, or 0.34%, to 2,094.99. The Nasdaq Composite shed 6.32…

  • Stocks Opened Slightly Higher; Amazon Soared

    U.S. stocks opened slightly higher on Friday, after three straight days of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 8.85 points, or 0.05%, to 17,740.77. The S&P 500 was up 0.41 point, or 0.02%, to 2,102.56. The Nasdaq Composite added 16.38 points, or 0.32%, to 5,162.79. Amazon.com Inc posted per-share earnings of 19 cents,…

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