For the mid-week ending June 29, 2016, the markets have recovered from Brexit and are again making gains. In other news: crude prices are rising; personal income rises less than expected; and, pending home sales are down marking its first annual...

For the week ending June 24, 2016, the markets collapsed on the news that the Brexit referendum favored leaving the EU. The Dow and S&P 500 dropped around -3.5 percent on the unexpected Brexit outcome. In other news: the impact of Brexit; the...

The S&P 500 fell volatilely on Friday, shedding 3.60 percent in that drop on very high volume. The retreat erased early week gains and sent the index to a third straight weekly loss as it dipped 2.20 percent. The index has seen losses in eight...

The recent vote in the United Kingdom which will remove the United Kingdom from the European Union has sent shock waves around the world driving stock markets sharply down. There is little doubt but that things will eventually stabilize although...

The BBC projects that the British voted to leave the European Trade Union, ending the 43 year trade partnership. Markets were riled on the news. The British pound fell to a 1985 low in the early morning Friday. The London exchange was projected to...

For the mid-week ending June 22, 2016, the Dow and the S&P 500 are slightly up in front of the Brexit vote tomorrow. Stocks moved up on Monday and Tuesday, then moved lower Wednesday as Britain's referendum (Brexit) starts early Thursday...

For the week ending June 17, 2016, the markets were down. The Dow and S&P 500 dropped as concerns over Brexit mount. In other news: the Brexit poll shows an even split; oil sees its biggest gain on Friday; and, the job market is getting worse....

The S&P 500 slipped 0.38 percent lower to a second straight weekly loss. The index saw four session losses during the week and has retreated in six of seven sessions since turning lower from resistance in the upper half of the 100 L at 2100....

For the mid-week ending June 15, 2016, the markets continue to drop with the Dow and the S&P 500 both pulling back. Stocks moved down on Monday and Tuesday, then moved higher Wednesday as the FOMC left rates unchanged only to drop lower at the...

The S&P 500 finished the first three sessions higher in the past week, but turned abruptly lower in the final two sessions. Both Thursday and Friday opened with gaps lower and although Thursday’s session rebounded to pare early session...

For the week ending June 10, 2016, the markets were mixed. The Dow rose slightly while the S&P 500 dropped slightly on fears of a Brexit this month. In other news: the vote will be close on Brexit; consumer sentiment remains strong; and, the...

For the mid-week ending June 8, 2016, the markets continue to edge higher with the Dow and the S&P 500 posting new highs. Stocks moved up these past three days on little economic news, a weaker dollar, and on increasing crude oil prices. In...

When the government instituted the Patriot Act following 9/11, it was just the beginning for a myriad of new laws and regulations that would become added onto the original legislation a decade later. And one of these new regulations created under...