McDonald's (MCD) shares, held in 11 different Covstor models, are trading lower following the company's Q2 earnings miss. Here's the latest:
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U.S. market volatility jumps to July highs amid new economic worries from Europe and China. What you need to know:
The fiscal cliff is arguably a bigger worry than corporate earnings or Europe's woes, and it could affect dividend stocks and retirees that hold them.
The top seven reasons U.S. stocks are up since early June despite lackluster earnings, higher jobless claims and more worrying signs from Europe.
Rising jobless claims could threaten cyclical stock sectors. One contrary indicator, though, is that several Covestor managers recently bought retail stocks.
Market pessimism is at its lowest point since August 2010, based on the latest from AAII. That could help the S&P 500 possibly make a run at year highs.
Maybe the market would benefit just as much if it were not to get the quantitative easing round that so many investors want.
Money managers are turning dour on the economy, based on the latest BofA poll. Yet market sentiment has not reached extremes.
The Wall Street Journal introduces a new dollar index that offers improvements over the others already out there -- at least in theory.