S&P futures were down in early trade a worse-than-expected corporate earnings report from Dell, an uptick in oil prices, and a report showing personal spending in July dropped from June’s pace. The Commerce Department reported a 0.2 percent rise in consumer spending, slower than the 0.6 percent increase in June. Personal income fell 0.7 percent [...]

Lind Plus Senior Market Strategist Jeff Friedman dubbed the theme for this week as thin,  but volatile heading into the Labor Day holiday. Friday, August 22, was a low-volume session for stock indexes as the final dog days of summer set in. The equity markets pulled out a positive finish Friday, with September S&P futures [...]

Last week, inflation was the focus, and with crude oil prices heading toward more record highs, and it looks like the second-half of the year could be more sluggish than we had hoped. Let’s take a look at price action in the financial markets last week, and how we might approach this week trading futures. [...]