industrial production

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended positively on news that a Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) COVID-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing the virus in participants without evidence of prior infection. Remember This: “We believe the...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: Last week ended positive alongside progress in stimulus talks. Remember This: “Very rarely in the last 10 years have we seen earnings estimates moving higher after a quarterly reporting season,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at...

The Past Week, In A Nutshell What Happened: “It’s certainly been a wild ride for stocks in 2020,” noted researchers at LPL Financial. “Barely past the halfway point, the year has already brought the worst pandemic to hit the U.S. in over 100 years, an unprecedented...

Good day, The large-scale closure of restaurants, factories, storefronts and mines has hit the U.S. economy severely, as people reduced their retail spending by a seasonally adjusted 8.7% in March month-on-month, making it the biggest decline in records going back to 1992. Sales at clothing stores...

After the most impressive run in its history, the U.S. industrial property segment is heading into something it hasn't witnessed in nearly a decade: A slowdown. For the first time since the end of the Great Recession, industrial activity, measured by a key metric known as "net absorption,...

Shares of Proto Labs Inc (NYSE: PRLB) have declined "substantially" due to U.S. macro concerns regarding industrial production, according to Bobby Burleson of Canaccord Genuity. The stock is lower by nearly 7 percent over the past five days alone and lower by more than 20 percent over the past year...

U.S. markets opened in negative territory to start the week following news reports that Japan's economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter. U.S. stocks rebounded after the European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi stating that the central bank remains "unanimous in...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday as the Dow Jones index traded lower by 206 points before recouping most of these losses. However, the index closed the day in negative territory for the sixth straight day, despite encouraging U.S. labor data being reported. Speaking to Bloomberg, St. Louis...

U.S. stocks erased early morning gains and finished lower following reports that Ukrainian artillery forces engaged armored vehicles entering Ukraine from Russia. Narayana Kocherlakota, Minneapolis Fed President, stated that labor strength in its current state appears to be far away from the...

U.S. stocks rose as investors and traders find comfort in corporate earnings that continue to come in at better-than-expected levels. Although it's still very early in to earning season, Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) reported better-than-expected results and stronger-than-expected PC sales,...

U.S. stocks declined for the second straight day after investors and traders digested disappointing earnings from retailers and economic reports were disappointing. The Dow suffered a triple-digit point loss and declined one percent after the retailer giant Wal-Mart failed to "wow" investors....

U.S. economic data, Eurozone sovereign rates, and safe haven buying will drive the bond market this week. These factors may lead to a retest of short term support in 10 year yields. The yield has been in a narrow trading range between 2.83 percent and 2.59 percent since February, and a broader...

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...