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U.S. stocks opened lower Thursday, as investors balanced another round of improved U.S. economic data with concerns over rising yields on euro zone debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately lost 19.90 points to 11,885.69. The S&P 500 Index fell 5.58 points to 1,231.33.  The Nasdaq Composite declined 10.57 points ...

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U.S. stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday after Greece's prime minister said he would call a national vote on an unpopular European plan to rescue that nation's economy. The Dow plunged 297.05 points, or 2.48 percent, to close at 11,657.96 Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 35.02, or 2.79 percent, to ...

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The Elliott wave principle The Elliott wave principle is a form of technical analysis that attempts to forecast trends in the financial markets and other collective activities. It is named after Ralph Nelson Elliott (1871–1948), an accountant who developed the concept in the 1930s: he proposed that market prices unfold in ...

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U.S. stocks were higher in early trading on Friday as investors welcomed a surge in retail sales and an upbeat earnings report from search engine Google Inc. The Dow industrials lately rose 88.55 points to 11,566.68. The S&P 500 climbed 10.69 points to 1,214.35. The Nasdaq added 24.94 points to ...

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U.S. stocks closed higher for the fifth straight session Friday, pushing up weekly gains to more than 4%, as investors dialed down their concerns about an impending Greek debt default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 75.91 points, or 0.66%, to 11,509.09 and gained 4.7% for the week. The S&P ...

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Here are some tips for trading ETFs in a wildly gyrating market. Choose Carefully Investors trying to gauge which ETFs are cheapest and easiest to trade need to keep two factors in mind: how frequently the stocks or bonds that make up the ETF trade, and how frequently the ETF itself trades.The ...

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Stocks closed higher for the third straight day on Monday after a $12.5 billion merger offer from Google Inc. helped lure investors back into a market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 213.88 points, or 1.90%, to 11,482.9. The S&P 500 gained 25.68 points, or 2.18%, to 1,204.49. The Nasdaq ...

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The moving average is one of the most versatile and widely used of all technical indicators. It is the basis for many mechanical trend-following systems in use today. There are many questions to be considered when using moving averages. Here we address some of the more common usages of the ...

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The following are some general guidelines that can be helpful in allocating one's funds and in determining the size of one's trading commitments. These guidelines refer primarily to futures trading. 1. Total invested funds should be limited to 50% of total capital. This means that at any one time, no more ...

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Stocks rose at the open on Tuesday in a rebound from the previous session as investors aim to win back ground surrendered in the market's recent turbulent downswing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately rose 79.77 points to 10,889.62. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index added 9.36 points to 1,128.82. ...

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