Stock Investors Are From Mars, Bond Investors Are From Venus
The two assets have responded very differently to the coronavirus crisis.
Markets
Market Indexes
Name
|
Value
|
Graph
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Market | Closed | 8,418.53 |
3.91
|
−0.05%
|
| U.S. Small Cap | Closed | 9,661.96 |
7.30
|
−0.08%
|
| U.S. Mid Cap | Closed | 10,779.96 |
5.36
|
−0.05%
|
| DJIA | Closed | 27,931.02 |
34.30
|
0.12%
|
| S&P 500 | Closed | 3,372.85 |
0.58
|
−0.02%
|
| NASDAQ | Closed | 11,019.30 |
23.20
|
−0.21%
|
U.S. Barometer Closed
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Equity Name
|
Price Change
|
Percent Change
|
|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Energy Co |
0.19
|
6.51%
|
| NIO Inc ADR |
0.26
|
−1.95%
|
| Bank of America Corp |
0.12
|
0.46%
|
| General Electric Co |
0.06
|
0.91%
|
| iQIYI Inc ADR |
2.42
|
−11.16%
|
| American Airlines Group Inc |
0.03
|
0.23%
|
| Macy's Inc |
0.22
|
3.16%
|
| Ford Motor Co |
0.01
|
0.14%
|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc |
0.54
|
−0.66%
|
| Apple Inc |
0.41
|
−0.09%
|
News
- Retail Spending in July Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels — 3rd Update | Dow Jones
- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Unloads Bank Stocks | Dow Jones
- Industrials Up After Industrial-Production Data — Industrials Roundup | Dow Jones
- U.S. Stocks Waver as Retail Sales Growth Slows | Dow Jones
- Materials Tick Up Amid Doubts On Second Round Of Stimulus — Materials Roundup | Dow Jones
- U.S. Stocks End Day Mixed as Retail Sales Growth Slows | Dow Jones
- U.S. Stocks Waver as Retail Sales Growth Slows | Dow Jones
- Correction for U.S Industrial Production Article | Dow Jones
- Housing Starts and Existing Home Sales Seen Rising — Data Week Ahead | Dow Jones
- Retail Spending in July Topped Pre-Pandemic Levels — 2nd Update | Dow Jones
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