Big gains from Apple and Nvidia helped boost stocksThe Dow explored a 453-point range on both sides of breakeven, eventually settling near its session highs as an analyst-induced surge for Apple (AAPL) offset Boeing's (BA) really bad day. An unexpected rise in January retail sales and Nvidia's (NVDA) well-received M&A news only strengthened bulls' resolve, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq spending the...Read More

By: Ed SteerYESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUMThe gold price edged quietly sideways once trading began at 6:00 p.m. EST on Thursday evening in New York -- and that lasted until around 9:20 a.m. China Standard Time on their Friday morning. It began to head higher from there -- and that lasted until shortly before 9:30 a.m. in London. It crept quietly lower from that juncture un...Read More

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If the central economic planners (CEP) lose control and the fiat monetary balance is broken, where do you hide! In the most recent years the pendulum as held firm on the side of the CEPs and central bank put (Greenspan Put, Bernanke Put, Yellen Put, Powell Put [just]) was (and is) a real thing. Now in 2019, after being sold the story the easy monetary policy can end and return to normal. The...Read More

Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to express optimism over the U.S. economyDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are getting clobbered this morning, trading nearly 200 points below fair value, in the wake of a deadly crash of a Boeing (BA) 737 Max 8 airplane operated by Ethiopian Airlines over the weekend. This is the second fatal crash involving the aircraft in six months. The blue-chip ind...Read More

A Boeing supplier is deep in the red today, tooThe Dow is ready to snap its five-day losing streak thanks to a big day from the tech sector. Among stocks making notable moves lower today are online family care marketplace Care.com Inc (NYSE:CRCM), aircraft components maker Triumph Group Inc (NYSE: TGI), and marijuana concern Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON). Here's a quick look at what's got the...Read More

The two companies announced a three-year research collaborationThe shares of Seres Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:MCRB) are up 22.5% to trade at $6.26, after the microbiome specialist announced a three-year research collaboration with AstraZeneca (AZN) to study how microbiomes may impact the response to cancer treatments. The surge -- which has MCRB stock near the top of the Nasdaq -- has sparked unusua...Read More

UDR doesn't see much action from options traders but speculators may want to take noticeUDR, Inc. (NYSE:UDR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in luxury apartments, and its stock is up 30% in the past year. However, brokerage firm RBC set a price target of $45 on Friday, and though this is higher than its previous target of $42, it offers no upside for UDR shares, which were la...Read More

The stock just went public in SeptemberThe shares of Urovant Sciences Ltd (NASDAQ:UROV) are up 1.9% to trade at $13.30 today, after analysts at H.C. Wainwright launched coverage with a "buy" rating. What's more, the brokerage firm set a Street-high price target of $28 for UROV, representing more than double the equity's current price -- and twice its initial public offering (IPO) price of $14. The...Read More

The tech concern will unveil its fourth-quarter earnings after tomorrow's closeData center concern Switch Inc (NYSE:SWCH) is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings after the close tomorrow, March 12. In anticipation of this report, SWCH stock is up 2.7% at $8.29 -- set to snap a three-day losing streak. Below, we take a look at how Switch shares have been performing on the charts, and wha...Read More

Apple shares are lifting the DowStocks arehigher this afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) in the black despite major losses for Boeing (BA) stock. Bolstering the index is FAANG stock Apple (AAPL), which is up more than 3% after a fresh "buy" rating. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also comfortably higher at midday. With a push from this mornin...Read More

The bearish call isn't keeping DO stock price down today, thoughThe shares of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (NYSE:DO) have made a beeline lower since topping out above the round $20 mark back in October. And while the $9 neighborhood has served as a floor during this recent decline -- the lowest the stock ever traded was $8.78 on Jan. 2 -- Goldman Sachs thinks there's more downside to come, with t...Read More

Our Senior V.P. of Research looks at the closely watched 2,800 mark on the S&P 500Schaeffer's Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone stopped by CNBC's Squawk Box this morning, where he discussedthe Fed's dovish stance and why it could result in the S&P 500 Index (SPX) moving past the stubborn 2,800 mark. To watch Todd's full remarks, click on the video player below. And to stay up to date with all...Read More

Higher volatility could be on the horizon, if past is prologueThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) last week dropped every single session, marking the first time the indexes suffered a simultaneous five-day losing streak since November 2016, just before the presidential election. Below, we take a look at how the stock market barometers have fared...Read More

NKE stock touched a record high just last weekShoe giant Nike Inc (NYSE:NKE) is slightly elevated this morning,up 0.9% at $85.53, after Cowen and Company analyst John Kernanhiked his price target on the stock to $92 from $90. Further, Kernan explained that compared to competitor Adidas, Nike does well with its tightly controlled supply launches, which drive consumer engagement and full-price sal...Read More

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StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was silver, up 0.87 percent and rallying strong on Friday alongside gold. Gold traders were again split this week on their outlook for gold as U.S.-China trade talks remain in the headlines. The yellow metal advanced the most in two weeks on Friday morning as investors awaited the release of the February jobs report for clues on the health of the econ...Read More

Analysts set high price targets on AAPL and FB stocksFAANG stocks Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) received analyst upgrades this morning, and the shares of both tech companies are trading higher as a result. We'll take a closer look at AAPL and FB below. For Apple, BofA-Merrill Lynch upgraded the iPhone maker to "buy" from "hold" and boosted its price target to $210 from $1...Read More

By: Ed SteerYESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUMThe gold price edged quietly sideways once trading began at 6:00 p.m. EST on Thursday evening in New York -- and that lasted until around 9:20 a.m. China Standard Time on their Friday morning. It began to head higher from there -- and that lasted until shortly before 9:30 a.m. in London. It crept quietly lower from that juncture un...Read More

This is a pair of photographs taken by Keith Weiner, for a high school project. It seemed a fitting picture for the dual nature of money, the dual nature of wood both as logs to be consumed and dimensional lumber to be used to construct buildings.Last week, in Is Capital Creation Beating Capital Consumption, we asked an important question which is not asked nearly often enough. Perhaps that's...Read More