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The 2015 Flash Crash Was One Year Ago Today. Why Did It Happen?
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 - 1:57pm | 994Read More...On August 24, 2015 the S&P 500 plunged 5 percent within minutes of the open, in what became the largest “flash crash” since 2010. The sudden downward pressure led to a massive panic across the market. One year later, the S&P 500 is over 300 points higher than the low...
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Shares Of Merck Dip Lower Following Q4 Print
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 9:42am | 223Read More...Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) were trading lower by more than 2 percent early Wednesday morning after the company released its fourth quarter results. Merck earned $0.93 per share in the fourth quarter on revenue of $10.21 billion. Wall Street analysts were expecting the company...
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Investing In German, Frankfurt-Traded Stocks Via Binary Options
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 3:31pm | 386Read More...The Eurex DAX Index® Futures track 30 major German companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The index futures were trading up about 0.51 percent on Monday; the DAX index, just 0.05 percent. Among the stocks comprising the DAX Index, the largest movers on Monday were Merck KGaA, up almost 2...
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The ETF Professor Told You To Watch This Healthcare ETF (XLV)
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 3:04pm | 103Read More...Earlier this week, the ETF Professor told you to keep an eye on the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV) and it appears some options traders paid attention as about 16,000 March 27 puts were sold and 8,000 March 29 calls were purchased. That's bullish trade and volume in both strikes exceeded...
