Topic: Hugh Johnson

Johnson: Markets somewhat trendless, positive bias

The week ahead shouldn't be too bad, says Hugh Johnson of Hugh Johnson Advisors. Johnson tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky that the earnings...

Wall St flat, S&P hovers above key level

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks were little changed on Friday, but easing European sovereign debt yields kept the S&P 500 above a key technical level.Selling on Thursday afternoon pushed the S&P 500 below a support level at around 1,230 ...

Analysis - Wall St. set to shrink as jobs cut, bonuses at risk

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The thousands of protesters camped out in New York's financial district may not see it this way, but these are not the best of times for Wall Street.Financial sector job cuts so far this year are already ...
The Dow moved sharply higher while the Nasdaq fell in a volatile session Thursday, as energy and financials powered a triple-digit TSX advance.Today on Stockhouse Your opinion matters. Submit an article to Stockhouse today at submissions@stockhouse.com. Submission guidelines can ...

World stocks shrug off Bernanke speech

European and US stock markets shrugged off a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that gave no hints of new central bank stimulus measures, while the dollar slid. Wall Street initially tumbled, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1 ...

US stocks rally on hopes of economic growth

US stocks surged strongly on Tuesday, boosted by growing hopes the US Federal Reserve will offer new stimulus measures to kick-start a sluggish economy.The Dow Jones Industrial Average packed on 322.11 points (2.97 percent) to finish at 11,176 ...

Global markets plunge on recession fears

Stock markets worldwide plunged on Thursday amid fears of a new global economic downturn, with Wall Street suffering its worst day since the financial crisis.Mounting worries over the eurozone debt crisis and a new batch of weak economic data from the ...

Asia markets plunge amid recession fears

Asian stock markets plummeted in early trade on Friday following carnage in the US and European markets amid fears the world was heading towards another financial crisis.Major markets in Japan, Australia and South Korea tumbled by at least four percent in ...
U.S. equity markets started the week on a high note as hope for Federal Reserve action overshadowed weakness in the financial sector and continuing...
It's official: This summer was a scorcher.. . New York City and the rest of the Northeast endured a record-setting and brutally oppressive - heat...