I checked my tracking portfolio for the Dow Jones Industrial Average today and found every single one of the 30 member stocks trading up.
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June 18 - News
At the moment, there are dozens of methods market participants can use to track Mr. Market. Two of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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June 18 - News
Century Aluminum Co (NASDAQ:CENX) was in 9 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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June 18 - News
The S&P 500 has soared in the past four years, leading many to fear that the index is long overdue for a major correction.
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June 17 - News
When odds continue to stack up, only the toughest can survive. The world’s leading aluminum producer, Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), is proving this every day.
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June 17 - News
It’s been a mixed earnings season for industrial-based stocks and AMETEK, Inc.
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June 17 - News
Basic-materials companies with operations engaged in commodities provide the resources needed to build and maintain our society.
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June 12 - News
The first public gas utility company in the Western Hemisphere -- and one of the earliest known public utilities anywhere -- was born in a museum on Baltimore's Holliday Street...
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June 11 - News
Dow component leader Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA) has been affected particularly hard.
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June 11 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average may have had a slight swoon over the past two weeks, but make no mistake about it -- the economy is slowly finding its footing thanks to a shrinking...
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June 10 - News
It was quite the week on Wall Street.
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June 10 - News
Fools, its $400 billion. Four hundred billion! That number is huge.
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June 10 - News
Investors count on the Dow Jones Industrials to represent the cream of the crop of America's top companies.
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June 10 - News
Not a single stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended in the black Wednesday, as a lukewarm jobs report and weak factory orders sent the index 216 points, or 1.4%, lower...
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June 6 - News
A huge amount of important economic news from around the world makes it tough to decipher exactly what might be responsible for the stock market's movements this morning, but ...
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June 5 - News
Companies reliant on growth in manufacturing and consumer spending have had a tough time over the past few years.
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June 4 - News
At the moment, there are a multitude of gauges market participants can use to track their holdings. A duo of the most useful are hedge fund and insider trading movement.
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June 3 - News
Two of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's components had eventful days on June 1 throughout their histories.
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June 3 - News
Now that we've gotten through five months of 2013, it's a good time to review which stocks have performed well for the year, which haven't, and whether you should own any of them...
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June 3 - News
According to most traders, hedge funds are perceived as underperforming, outdated investment tools of years past.
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May 30 - News
This morning investors were hit with three economic data points: weekly jobless claims, first-quarter GDP, and the National Association of Realtors' pending-home-sales number.
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May 30 - News
Long-term investors like companies with strong fundamentals.
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May 29 - News
The Aluminum Company of America, or Alcoa Inc (NYSE:AA), has not been receiving much love from investors lately.
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May 28 - News
Before the opening bell this morning, it appeared that there would be a bloodbath.
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May 23 - News
Fear has held the Dow Jones Industrial Average back today after international markets were hammered overnight.
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May 23 - News
Another week and another set of earnings in the industrial space that confirms the curious bifurcation in the sector.
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May 22 - News
Dividend stocks outperform non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run.
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May 21 - News
If you look through some explanations of why the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) failed to set a new record today, you'll find a common theme: Investors...
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May 21 - News
There were no U.S. economic releases today. The market is awaiting Wednesday's release of the notes from the May 1 Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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May 20 - News
The aluminum industry has long been plagued by an overcapacity issue, with major players in the industry failing to attract enough demand to meet the supply they create.
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May 20 - News
Last week, President Obama said that the U.S. would likely become a net exporter of natural gas by the close of this decade, hinting that his administration will support U.S.
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May 20 - News
Any basic economics class will start with these two words on the blackboard. They are the yin and yang of the market.
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May 20 - News
If you ask investors, most would say that growth is a good thing; growth adds value.
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May 17 - News
Conflicting economic data once again has U.S. stock markets searching for direction.
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May 15 - News
The basic materials sector is considered a risky one in which to invest due to exchange rates, commodity price volatility, import controls, governmental regulation, environmental...
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May 15 - News
The markets are all green again today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average continues its push into record highs.
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May 15 - News
As of 12:45 p.m. EDT the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 0.53%, putting it just five points shy of 15,300.
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May 15 - News
For investors looking to hedge or speculate, there are many reasons why one would short sell a stock.
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May 14 - Lists
The shale gas revolution in the U.S.
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May 14 - News
As rumors spread that the Federal Reserve is planning to slow is quantitative easing program, investors are becoming more fearful that the days of free money will soon come to...
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May 13 - News
Despite the recent run of record highs for the stock market, investors remain nervous that at some point, the Federal Reserve and other central banks will take away the punch ...
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May 13 - News
The great debate over natural gas exports has taken a very interesting turn. President Obama, in a speech last weekend, hinted that the U.S.
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May 12 - News
The debate that's raging in Washington over the export of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, has two very distinct sides, and it appears that President Obama is coming down clearly...
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May 12 - News
After a number of weeks in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell more than 100 points multiple days in a row, this week has been very calm -- the largest move the...
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May 10 - News
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down as cyclical companies weigh on the Dow. As of 1:15 p.m. EDT, the Dow was down 26 points to 15,056.
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May 10 - News
In every bull market, there comes a time when nothing can seem to stop stocks from rising.
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May 9 - News
Stocks are pushing up into record territory again, although today's gains are of the modest type a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first...
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May 8 - News
The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is basically unchanged after China reported a trade surplus in April. Alcoa Inc.
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May 8 - News
Since the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) hit an all-time record high on Friday on the heels of a better-than-expected jobs report, there's no shortage of...
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May 7 - News
