Despite increase in oil, stocks fall Thursday Stocks fell Thursday, the last day of trading of 2015, rounding out the worst year of performance in the S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices since 2008.
Facebook's outlook remains positive Facebook surpassed the $100 mark Friday for its stock price and analysts believe the company will continue to report positive numbers.
Amazon is thriving while Walmart is struggling Wal-Mart delivered some less than exciting news to investors at its earning forecast on Wednesday. Wal-Mart is predicting slow growth for the next three years and declines in profits for the 2017 fiscal year.
The DOW and S&P 500 soared on news that the Fed will not be raising interest rates anytime soon. The Federal Reserve announced today in a statement that they are in no hurry to hike up short-term interest rates before the middle of the year.
The cost of a barrel of oil dropped below $57 on Monday as U.S. stocks fell in a roller coaster trading day. OPEC, meanwhile, has no plans to revise production, the energy minister of the United Arab Emirates said.
S&P hits historic 2,000 mark Stocks were higher Monday as some corporate deals were in process and there were hints at the European Central Bank making moves to stimulate the European economy.
Last month of Q2 begins with stocks indexes at record highs Stocks were mixed at Monday during mid-day training. After briefly reaching brand new highs, the S&P 500 and the Dow are slightly higher.
