Has the economy turned a corner? (1)
4/30/10 •
Positive economic data and continued strength in stock markets point to an economic recovery:
This week the Fed decided to leave interest rates untouched until the job market returns to job creation. This could happen sooner than expected.
Positive signals have come from earnings reports, such as American Express showing increased business spending in hotels and restaurants
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Dow Signal Week #17 (1)
4/30/10 •
Overall earnings are up this season by 54% with an overall sales increase of 12%. This is why stocks are showing strength despite all the negative news from Europe concerning Greece, from China concerning growth expectations and from Wall Street with Goldman Sachs executives being heard on the Hill. The economy seems to have turned [...]
What is the the Dow Jones Index? (0)
4/15/10 •
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, also referred to as the Industrial Average, the Dow Jones, the Dow 30, or simply the Dow, is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. The average is named after Dow and one of his business associates, [...]
Dow Index Companies (0)
4/02/10 •
The Dow Jones Index contains 30 large companies across a variety of sectors. Here is a list of the current components (click the links to go to the Yahoo summary page of each company):
When is earnings season? (0)
3/30/10 •
Earnings season is the period of time during which the Dow Jones Index companies release their quarterly earning reports. In general, each earnings season begins one or two weeks after the last month of each quarter (December, March, June and September). The exact date of an earnings release depends on when the given company’s quarter ends.
The unofficial kickoff to earnings season is the release of [...]
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