Stocks finish slightly lower today after being down more than 1% earlier in the trading day. Investors took no news as good news this afternoon as German Chancellor Angela Merkel canceled her EU summit press conference tonight. This gave some hope that EU leaders are working toward a solution. Sign Up For Free Stock Alerts
Stocks were down big earlier in the day as worries over the EU debt crisis and the surprising Supreme Court decision on healthcare shook the market. Tomorrow should be an interesting day as we look to see what if any solution has been fleshed out of the 2 day EU summit.
The Dow ended the day down 24 points, the Nasdaq down 25 points and the S&P 500 down 2 points. [Read more...]