July market commentary
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Â¤ Financial markets had a very tough month, characterised both low trading volumes and fears that the global economic recovery has slowed down.
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U.S. stocks were set to open higher on  Tuesday after an economic report showed U.S. consumer prices  dropped in July for the first time in eight months and another  report said U.S. housing starts rebounded sharply in July.
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Investor's Business Daily - July crude climbed $1.02 to $65.20 a barrel on fresh supply concerns after the kidnapping of several foreign oil workers in Nigeria, including 3 Americans. June gasoline rose 4.68 cents to $2.404 a gallon. Both gasoline and crude futures were little-changed for the week while motorists faced record prices at the pump as the summer driving season gets underway.
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Personal income and consumer spending jumped more than expected in July while one measure of inflation remained tame -- positive economic news amid continued problems in the real estate industry and rising home loan default rates.
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Economic data released on Friday showed inflation under control in July while U.S. factories were busier than forecast, portraying a resilient economy in little need of an interest rate cut.
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Video games were hot in July, and video game stocks should follow the trend.
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A recap of some of the hottest stocks on the market.
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After months of being buffeted by higher energy costs, consumer prices posted a rare decline in July while output at U.S. factories and construction of new homes and apartments rebounded from their June swoon.
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NEW YORK - Offering more evidence that the nation's economic recovery is losing steam, a closely watched gauge of future business activity fell in July for the second consecutive month.    The Conference Board said Thursday that its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped by 0.3 percent in July to 116.0, following a revised decline of 0.1 percent in June...
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Investor's Business Daily - The Chicago Fed&#39;s manufacturing index rose to 106 in July from an upwardly revised 105.3 in June. Still, the index is only up half a percent from a year ago, below national increases. The gain came from a 1% rise in resource output. That helped offset declines in the auto, steel and machinery segments.
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Factory orders for costly manufactured goods in July recorded the biggest gain in four months. Meanwhile, sales of new homes slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - America&#39;s factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods in July post the biggest gain in four months, an encouraging sign that the economy is emerging from an early summer funk.
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OK. Listen up. It's hot. It's July. You'd rather be at the beach. But you're probably worried about your investments because some hyperactive managers with seven-figure salaries at Bear Stearns have made a mess -- perhaps for all of us -- by buying massive quantities of weird securities with borrowed money.
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Still, July&#39;s sales pace is the third-best ever, and far ahead of the rate at the same time last year. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON - Sales of previously owned homes declined in July but still posted their
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Investor's Business Daily - That&#39;s a little softer than the prior reading of 4% and estimates for a 3.9% annual rate. But it&#39;s still the best in a year. Net exports were a little weaker than prior estimates said. Still, trade and business investment offset another sharp drop in home building as well as sluggish consumer spending. Most economists expect slower 2nd-half growth as a credit crunch takes its toll on housing and other sectors.
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There may be other things afoot in investors' minds than less-than-stellar quarterly results
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Stocks were up on Friday after stronger-than-expected new home sales in July and another report showing a rise in factory orders for big-ticket items.