Market

These recent ups & downs are reminiscent of past Wall Street swings.

Fall might be anything but calm on Wall Street. Volatility is back, in a big way: the CBOE VIX has risen more than 105% since the end of July. Additionally, 11 of the 15 trading days ending September 9 were “all or nothing” days

The index has overcome obstacle after obstacle through the years.

No one knows what will happen tomorrow on Wall Street. Even the most esteemed analysts can only make educated guesses. As the old saying goes: past performance is not indicative of future results.

All that said, the market has had many more positive years than negative years.

When will the stock market stabilize? As the last trading week of August began, worried investors wondered just that. Gains for the major indices were hard to imagine at Monday’s opening bell, but few imagined the Dow Jones Industrial Average would drop 1,089 points as trading began – a new record, as the blue chips

The U.S. economy added 215,000 new jobs in July. MarketWatch has details on the Labor Department’s report: http://tinyurl.com/ppnavyu

Key U.S. service sector growth index hits record high. More @ U.S. News: http://tinyurl.com/nh4dpjs