Credit: Shutterstock photoU.S. markets are down this morning. The S&P 500 is down 0.21%, and the Dow is down 0.15%. Markets may be responding to St Louis Fed president James Bullard's suggestion that a rate hike may be coming in 2015.
Asian stocks slid today in response to a stronger Yen. The Nikkei was down 1.39%, the Shanghai Composite is down 0.11%. European markets are mostly up today, with a stronger UK housing sector leading the way. The FTSE is up 0.08%, and the CAC 40 up 0.03%.
Energy futures are mostly up this morning. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is up a penny, and Brent Crude up $0.19. In metals, gold is down $1.50, and platinum is up $7.60. The Dollar is down against both the Euro and the Yen.
Progress Software Corporation ( PRGS ), The Manitowoc Company, Inc. ( MTW ), and Finish Line Inc. ( FNL ) are up today. Time Inc. ( TIME ) JPMorgan Chase & Co. ( JPM ), and Logitech International SA ( LOGI ), are down. [InvestorsKeyhole, various news and data
Michael Haden is an Options Analyst at InvestorsObserver . He graduated from James Madison University in 1986 with a degree in Marketing. In two decades with Standard & Poor's, Michael honed his analytical skills in the Financial Industry. He has a conservative view toward investing and prefers value stocks to high-fliers with big risk..
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