Posts Tagged ‘economic news’
Spring Rally Has Reached Completion
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 17:35 9 CommentsWhat a wild ride these past few weeks have been. Only a month or so ago the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded down to 6,500 amid an onslaught of catastrophic economic news. The market has since rallied 25% from its low with insolvent banks such as Citigroup and Bank of America quadrupling in value. Jim [...]
Russian Stock Market Collapses; Trading Halted
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:17 4 CommentsThe Russian stock market collapsed today, causing the RTS and the Micex stock exchanges to suspend trading for one hour at 4:05 p.m. Moscow time. The RTS stock index, which is denominated in US dollar, plunged 9.4%, while the ruble-denominated Micex stock index fell 9.6%. The decline in Russia followed a tumble in oil prices, [...]





















