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Stock Market Today

March 30, 2020

Investors return to the market today after another wild week of trading on Wall Street, which has now become more the norm than the exception. Since the last week of February, the swings in trading have been sharp and pronounced, with the bears holding the upper hand.


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Industry Reports

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Telecom Services

Research Staff | 05/24/2018

Within the global Telecommunications Services Industry, investors will find equity selections for income, growth and income, and growth. Also, speculative opportunities arise during periods of merger and acquisition activity. Major business segments include wireline, wireless, broadband, and enterprise services. The industry has a history of regulation. In recent years, deregulation has been in vogue, but telecom authorities still make their presence known, from time to time.

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Internet

Research Staff | 05/24/2018

The Internet Industry consists of companies that provide a wide variety of products and services primarily online through their Web sites. Operations include, but are not limited to, search engines, retailers, travel services, as well as dial-up and broadband access services. As product offerings can vary widely within the industry, participants don't all compete with each other.

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Foreign Electronics

Research Staff | 05/24/2018

The Foreign Electronics Industry is comprised almost exclusively of Japanese companies. These firms, which possess some of the world's oldest and most recognizable brand names, have their roots in the electronics business. But many, during the boom times of the 1980s, acquired entertainment outfits in order to benefit from the marriage between consumer content and audio-visual hardware and software. The companies here are a diverse mix, marketing everything from copy machines, digital cameras and flat-panel televisions to power plants and blockbuster Hollywood-style movi

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Recent Featured Commentaries

  • Markets / Commentaries

    Stock Market Today:

    March 30, 2020

    William G. Ferguson | 3/30/2020

    Investors return to the market today after another wild week of trading on Wall Street, which has now become more the norm than the exception. Since the last week of February, the swings in trading have been sharp and pronounced, with the bears holding the upper hand.


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  • Markets / Commentaries

    Stock Market Today:

    March 27, 2020

    Harvey S. Katz, CFA | 3/27/2020
    Wall Street strove for a so-called three-peat yesterday. Specifically, after weeks of steady and alarming losses, the stock market rallied strongly on Tuesday, largely on the promise of the pending $2 trillion fiscal stimulus program. Further progress on that bill then helped stocks advance modestly on Wednesday. Although yesterday got off to a shaky start, overall, it was the third straight advance for the market, and the biggest three-day climb since 1931. Now, the quest will be for a fourth straight day of gains, and on that count, the equity futures are pointing to a pullback to start the new session.
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  • Markets / Commentaries

    Stock Market Today:

    March 26, 2020

    Harvey S. Katz, CFA | 3/26/2020

    The stock market has certainly been making things interesting over the past month, and that clearly includes this week so far. To recap, stocks fell anew on Monday, even though the Federal Reserve made a major commitment to asset repurchases. Then, on Tuesday, indications out of the Senate that the much-touted $2 trillion fiscal stimulus package was nearing adoption sent the market surging. In all, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 2,113 points on that expectation. The other indexes skyrocketed, as well.


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