The second estimate for Q1 GDP remained at 1.8 percent growth—that is a disappointment. Almost everyone was expecting the revision to be at least north of 2 percent. Initial jobless claims, at 424,000, was above expectations, another disappointment.
Messy Monday on several pieces of news: 1) China's PMI fell more than expected (to the lowest since July 2010), 2) S&P cutting Italy's rating outlook to negative from stable (European bonds are lower), 3) the governing Spanish Socialist party lost badly in the elections to the center-right Popular Party, setting up more clashes over austerity.
Now is the time to snap up this deal, Cramer said.
The "Mad Money" host reveals his "Game Plan."
The "Mad Money" host explains how to identify and seize buying opportunities in the market today.
This is a day-by-day look into which earnings reports the "Mad Money" host is monitoring in the week ahead.
Options trader Jon Najarian on Thursday recommended taking advantage in the sell-off in solar stocks. Here's how he'd do it.
And his trade on the coming GM IPO.
Coach has confirmed that global luxury brands are in good shape. Coach reported astonishing numbers, well above expectations (gross margins of 74.2%!) with strength not just in Asia but also in the U.S.
This fashion play may be just the thing you need to punch up that homely portfolio.
This is is the probably the toughest week of the year for active traders. Why? We've seen a huge increase in volatility and volume but it’s been around events so big (Greece, Spain, future of the euro) that traders have no idea — or strong opinion — on how it will play out.
The Nasdaq is trading at its highest level in 18 months and the one-year anniversary of the market lows is here. Is now the time to invest in technology? David Garrity, principal at GVA Research, and Roger Kay, president and founder of Endpoint Technologies, discussed their ideas.
Stocks rose on Tuesday amid hopes that the EU would step in to bail out Greece. Does this provide enough confidence and trust for investors to return to the markets? David Sowerby, chief market analyst and portfolio manager at Loomis Sayles & Co. and Lawrence Glazer, managing director at Mayflower Advisors discussed their insights.
Alan Gayle, senior investment strategist at RidgeWorth Capital Management, and David Sowerby, chief market analyst and portfolio manager at Loomis Sayles, shared their market outlooks and investment strategies.
A key legal victory and some exciting new products make this stock a buy.
Following are the day’s biggest winners and losers. Find out why shares of Fluor and Winn-Dixie popped while Ford and CBS dropped.
It is a downturn that has defied many of the lessons of the past, but some portfolio managers are convinced that, as in previous recoveries, small-cap stocks will be in the front rank as this market marches back. Eric Marshall of the Hodges Small Cap Fund, understandably, is one of them.