- Featured CommentariesMarket Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: February 15, 2019Harvey S. Katz, CFA and Adam Rosner | 02/15/2019The stock market moved sharply higher this morning, and managed to extend its gains through the afternoon. Sentiment on Wall Street seems to be improving, with traders hoping that better trade relations with China will give corporate profits an extra boost. At the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead 444 points; the S&P 500 Index was up 30 points; and the NASDAQ was higher by 45 points. Market breadth showed widespread buying of equities today, with advancers leading decliners on the NYSE. Most of the major equity sectors moved higher.Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: February 14, 2019Harvey S. Katz, CFA and John E. Seibert III | 02/14/2019The market started out much lower today, as a dour retail sales report from the Commerce Department spooked investors. Too, a few key earnings reports impacted the market, as well. However, stock prices started to rebound, as traders started to question how much of the slowdown in sales was attributable to the government shutdown. Meanwhile, news surrounding a new government funding bill boosted sentiment. All told, the Dow finished lower by 104 points, while the S&P 500 was off by seven points, the NASDAQ bucked the trend, and was up seven points.StockHighlightsDow 30 Earnings: Coca-Cola Fourth Quarter 2018Robert M. Greene | 02/14/2019The Coca-Cola Company's (KO) 2019 outlook left investors wanting more. On the positive side, the generally favorable trends in place throughout 2018 were again evident in the beverage giant's December-quarter results. Improvements in price and mix, for instance, helped to power 5% growth in organic revenues for both the fourth quarter and the full year. The company also showed progress revitalizing its portfolio of low- and no-calorie soft drinks, including the flagship Diet Coke brand, which halted a multiyear decline in retail value.StockHighlightsDow 30 Earnings: Cisco Systems Second Quarter Fiscal 2019Kevin Downing | 02/14/2019Cisco Systems shares continued to trade higher on solid fiscal second-quarter results and guidance as well as news of a dividend increase.Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: February 13, 2019Harvey S. Katz, CFA and Adam Rosner | 02/13/2019The stock market opened higher this morning, but spent the rest of the session trading in a choppy fashion. Some of the strength during the day was likely due to optimism that a deal between the United States and China might soon be reached, and that another round of tariffs could be averted. At the end of the session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead 118 points; the S&P 500 Index was up eight points; and the NASDAQ was higher by six points.
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