The shares of LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) look ready to bounce back, amid news that Peter Vanacker will become the company’s CEO, effective May 23. more...
In the U.S., market participants focus the majority of their attention on three indices – S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq 100. These indices are of course highly correlated to one another as they track companies impacted by the same business cycle and other important macroeconomic factors. Additionally, there is some cross-over in the stocks that are included in the ‘big three’. For example, the technology giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) is a constituent included in all ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the second-oldest stock index in existence, started in May of 1896 by Charles Dow and Edward Jones. Dow was an editor at the Wall Street Journal at the time, and his associate Edward Jones was a statistician looking for a simpler method of tracking market performance. The duo had created the Dow Jones Transportation Index in 1886 largely based around railroads, but as the US economy was becoming more industrialized they sought out a better way to gauge overall ...
US Dollar Forecast: US Dollar on Offensive Before Fed Rate Decision. Will it Last? The US Dollar is on the offensive as traders brace for what could be a major hawkish policy pivot at the Federal Reserve. Will Jerome Powell and company deliver? British Pound Forecast: From Famine to Feast - BOE, Hard Data and Brexit Sterling traders will be happy to see a raft of potentially market moving releases and events next week after ...
Looking for a breakout in all the wrong the places Trading last year’s headlines today is comforting but ineffective Do not ‘set it and forgetit,' stay nimble and keep checking the market’s vital signs to manage trades more...