Stocks like Microsoft and Autozone can boost your portfolio in volatile times

January 25, 2019 By: Todd Mitchell

You may remember the U.S. stock market’s “return to volatility” last year, but some aspects of the elevated price movement may surprise you. Michael Stritch, the investment chief at BMO Wealth Management, discussed the changing investing environment, how his team of advisers was managing portfolios to reduce risk and how individual investors can do the same. He also talked about a...

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Dow climbs 150 points amid shutdown resolution, heads toward fifth straight week of gains

By: Todd Mitchell

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Bulls Push Near-Term Resistance Levels

January 24, 2019 By: Todd Mitchell

U.S. markets showed strength for the 4th-straight session following positive trade negotiations with China after the country offered a 6-year boost in imports. According to reports, China would increase its annual import of U.S. goods by a combined value of over $1 trillion. China pegged its proposal to buy more U.S. goods through 2024 in a deal that would aim to reduce that annual trade...

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Dow falls 100 points as trade talks begin

By: Todd Mitchell

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell on Monday, giving back part of a massive rally from the previous session. Investors also pored through the latest U.S.-China trade news as the two countries try to hammer out a permanent deal. The 30-stock Dow fell 100 points after eking out slight gains at the open. The S&P 500 also fell 0.16 percent as the utilities and consumer staples lagged. The...

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Markets Right Now: Stocks edge higher in midday trading

By: Todd Mitchell

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):11:45 a.m.Stocks are mostly higher in midday trading on Wall Street as investors react to the latest earnings reports from corporate America.Technology companies are climbing Thursday and American Airlines is rallying after it beat analysts’ expectations.Spice maker McCormick plunged 13 percent after reporting a...

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‘Buy Starbucks’ into earnings, says top technical analyst

By: Todd Mitchell

Starbucks shares are heating up. The coffee chain has rallied more than 13 percent in the past three months, shaking off a broad decline on the S&P 500, to get back within range of record highs. Ahead of its earnings report after the bell Thursday, one top technician says it looks like a buy."The trend looks pretty good," Piper Jaffray chief market technician Craig Johnson said...

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