Editor: Jews have joined the ranks of the Maccabees. Hanukkah (Chanukah) is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means [...]

  The major averages all ended modestly lower. The Dow, which advanced to 36,292.58 in early trades, settled at 36,054.43, losing 70.13 points or 0.19 percent. The S&P 500 ended down 17.84 points or 0.39 [...]

  Major Averages Finish Lackluster Session Narrowly Mixed After recovering from an initial move to the downside, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Tuesday. The major averages [...]

  General Commentary:  Stocks showed a notable move to the downside in early trading on Monday, giving back ground after turning in a strong performance last Friday. The major averages subsequently climbed well off their [...]

  BOTTOM LINE: TRADE WHAT YOU SEE. Cycles and breakouts in key indexes say we should short-term remain bullish. The prospects for the market in an election year with a sitting president running for reelection [...]

  U.S. Stocks Close Little Changed Ahead Of Key Inflation Data After ending the previous session modestly higher, stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. Despite the [...]