This is an unusual environment to say the least. The market is looking ahead to the highest GDP growth in decades as vaccines end the lockdowns and restrictions. And forecasts continue to rise. At the same time, trillions in government stimulus will flood the...
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How about this market? Even with the technology sector still in a funk and the huge energy sector rally abating, the S&P 500 just made a new all-time high anyway.
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Energy and technology are no longer driving the market higher. As a result, the S&P 500 is kind of moving sideways.
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The market looks like it wants to change its stripes and morph into something else. But it’s not there yet.
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What a difference a week makes. It’s been a reversal of fortunes. Technology stocks are soaring and energy stocks are pulling back.
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A Superstar in a Financial Megatrend
This is a wild market. Yesterday’s perennial losers are today’s big winners. At the same time, long dominant technology stocks are taking a beating. Cyclical or open-up stocks are on fire, and for good reason.
The U.S. economy has exceeded...
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The market has gotten a little choppy and interest rates are to blame. At least, that’s what they say. The market indexes fell last week and have been all over the place so far this week.
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Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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Earnings have been sensational. Reported earnings for S&P 500 companies have grown an average of 2% in the fourth quarter, compared to an expected -11%.
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The Market Just Keeps on Going
The bull market keeps raging. All three major indexes just made still new all-time highs. The S&P 500 is up about 20% since the end of October and 78% since the low of last March. How long can keep...
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The fourth quarter earnings season is well under way and the results have been somewhat spectacular so far, and much better than expected.
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The market is down today with the Dow falling 400 points so far. It might get uglier before the day is over.
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The market is off to a good start this year and anticipating wonderful things for 2021.
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A Goliath of the Dawning Digital Age
Are you sick of hearing about the virus and the election? I know I am. But there’s good news. As hard as it may be to believe, these current obsessions will fade away, and soon. As the from...
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The New Year is a wild one so far in the market with big up and down swings. The Dow was down big Monday and it’s up big today as bank stocks have caught fire.
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The New Year looks promising for dividend stocks. With prices in many growth sectors at high levels ahead of a very promising economic year, the relative performance of dividend stocks in general should be much better this year than in 2020.
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Despite a global pandemic and an economic crash, stocks had a great year. As of yesterday’s close all three indexes are higher for the year and very near all time highs. The S&P 500 is up over 14% while the tech-laden Nasdaq is an...
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With Christmas just a little over a week away, the market tends to go into a holding pattern. It’s a lot like the last weeks of the summer. Investors tend to focus on other things while the market continues in the same fashion it...
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Profit from the Resurgence of the Banks
The vaccine is changing everything. Stocks that had been left for dead by the market recovery are springing back to life and leading the market higher.
A coronavirus vaccine could end the pandemic and usher in a full in...
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The final tally is in, and it was a November for the ages. The Dow Jones Industrial average was up 11.8% for November, making it the best month for the index since 1987. The S&P 500 climbed 10% while the Nasdaq gained another for...
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