All posts by Francisco Rodríguez-Castro

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  Market roundup for Oct. 29

  Stocks closed higher Thursday, recovering some of the losses of the previous day.  Major tech companies were the key drivers, along with better-than-expected economic data.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average had its first gain in five days,...

  • Posted October 29, 2020
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  Market for roundup Oct. 28

  The U.S. and European stock markets fell sharply as COVID-19 cases soaring in both parts of the world. France imposed further restrictions as cases rose a whopping 119% in the last 30 days.  The Dow Jones Industrial...

  • Posted October 28, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 27

  The U.S. and european stock markets closed mixed Tuesday, falling for the second day in a row. Two issues are dominating investor sentiment. First, the worsening pandemic has leaders concerned; during the last 30 days, the rise...

  • Posted October 27, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 26

  Since September, the U.S. and european stock markets had not a worse trading day than Monday, which registered an enormous one-day loss. The main culprit is the surge of Covid-19 cases during the last 30 days, with...

  • Posted October 26, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 23

  The U.S. and European stock markets closed mostly up for the week, as several issues provoked investor skepticism. There are differing messages on negotiations between Republicans and Democrats on a stimulus deal; however, White House Chief of...

  • Posted October 23, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 23

  SAN JUAN — The U.S. stock markets closed with gains Thursday. One of the items of interest to investors is that the Birling Capital U.S. Bank Index increased significantly. We note the following results: Bank of America...

  • Posted October 22, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 21

  SAN JUAN—U.S. stocks closed down Wednesday. We saw a notable decline in the U.S. dollar as Democrats and Republicans get closer to finalizing a new stimulus package. The losing trading session developed after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin...

  • Posted October 21, 2020
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  THINK STRATEGICALLY: The Sense of Timing

  Financial services stocks are worth another look

  • Posted October 21, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 16

  SAN JUAN — The U.S. and global stock markets ended the week mixed, even as most rallied during Friday. Investors are reacting to better than expected corporate earnings, since of the 10% of the public companies in...

  • Posted October 16, 2020
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  Market roundup for Oct. 15

  The U.S. and European stock markets dropped as a second wave of COVID-19 seema to be ramping up. Some nations in the eurozone, such as France, and the United Kingdom announced increased restrictions to curb the wave. ...

  • Posted October 15, 2020