Housing Starts

U.S. stocks sold off after news reports began to surface that a Malaysian Airlines jet has crashed in Ukraine. While details have yet to be confirmed, a Ukraine minister claimed that the plane, which carried nearly 300 people, was shot down by rebels. Also not helping the market sentiment...

U.S. stocks were slightly higher following encouraging economic May data coming in a day before the Federal Reserve concludes its two day meeting regarding its monetary policy. It is possible the Federal Reserve will announce on Wednesday that it is lowering its monthly asset purchases to $35...

As winter's icy grip becomes a fading memory, is the housing sector ready to warm up? The homebuilder ETF (NYSE: XHB) may be giving a clue to that question. Given that housing starts for April were up over 13 percent month-over-month, and new permits hit their highest level in nearly six...

U.S. stocks held on to strong gains as U.S. industrial production rose more than projected. The Fed confirmed it will maintain a "friendly" policy that will support the economic recovery. According to Fed Chief Janet Yellen there are three main concerns the central bank is facing. Specifically...

More signs that the real estate sector not only has a pulse, but may be reviving. A new survey of several dozen economists and industry analysts by the Urban Land Institute and EY suggests continued improvement in fundamentals for both U.S. commercial real estate, as well as the housing sector...

U.S. stocks extended Monday's gains despite lingering concerns over Crimea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized a draft treaty for Crimea to join Russia. U.S. economic data showed that housing starts in February remain healthy with modest gains. The Dow gained 0.55 percent,...

ETF Outlook for Tuesday March 18, 2014 First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto ETF (NASDAQ: CARZ) The news of a massive General Motors (NYSE: GM) recall has sent the stock down over 10 percent in the last week, as more disturbing news continues to leak into the media. The stock is the seventh largest...

U.S. stocks finished the day near session lows as investors found little reason to be bullish. Housing data came in poor and failed to rally the bulls. Several Fed members raised the idea of a rate hike but “participants agreed that, with the unemployment rate approaching 6.5 percent, it would...

Stocks traded mostly lower today as investors digested a new set of earnings that were disappointing. A mixed housing data and a consumer sentiment coming in lower than expected was enough to tame the bulls as major indices finished the day mixed. Markets will be closed on Monday for Martin...

After much anticipation and heavily speculation the Federal Reserve announced a $10 billion per month taper. Treasury purchases will be cut to $40 billion per month with MBS purchases cut to $35 billion per month. The Fed's move shouldn't come as a surprise as recent economic data and...

Investors and traders certainly had their plates full Tuesday with a plethora of data releases sending the Dow to new record highs and the Nasdaq index closing above 4,000 after briefly breaching the mark on Monday. The markets gave back modest gains towards the end of the trading session and...

Futures Higher After Tapering Sell-Off U.S. equity futures rose in early Friday trade after a sell-off on Thursday driven by fears that the Federal Reserve will begin reeling in its asset purchases in September. Also, weak sales guidance from Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT)...

Futures Lower Ahead of Bernanke Testimony In Congress U.S. equity futures fell in early pre-market trade following some mixed earnings yesterday ahead of Ben Bernanke's first of two days of testimony on Capitol Hill. Wednesday, he will speak to the House Financial Services Committee. For a full...

Futures Edge Higher In Calm Before the Storm U.S. equity futures rose slightly in pre-market trade Tuesday as investors eagerly awaited the FOMC decision and statement Wednesday. Monday trading was a whip-saw marked by a steep sell-off over tapering fears. Top News In other news around the...

Futures Flat After Strong Japanese GDP U.S. equity futures traded just near unchanged in early pre-market trade following a stronger than expected GDP report from Japan. Japan reported first quarter GDP rose 3.5 percent on an annualized basis, better than the 2.7 percent expected growth rate....