Uncharted Territory—But We Have A Compass
As of Monday, we’d experienced the market’s quickest 30% drop ever. Just 22 days from top to bottom.
Yesterday, the Dow had its best up day in 87 years—up 11%!
And tomorrow?
Well, as the headline says, we’re in uncharted territory. one...
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The economy has fallen into a recession. The official economic statistics are not at our doorsteps yet – two quarters of falling GDP – but it’s fairly obvious that American business has gone into hibernation for at least a few months.
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The quarter’s revenue surged in their Europe and licensing businesses, and lagged in their Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale and Asia businesses.
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Well, we’re in the thick of it. New citywide, statewide and national mandates are being pronounced daily, the stock market fell dramatically, my two daughters were sent home from college, three close relatives lost jobs/projects, and one close relative is a basket case potentially...
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As you pour over stock websites and ponder which stocks you might like to buy in the coming weeks, think hard about how badly these companies might be harmed by the cessation of public gatherings.
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We are now living through an unprecedented time in the U.S., and in the world at large, when institutions, schools, universities and more are being shut down from public attendance so as to curtail the spread of a virus named COVID-19.
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Monday’s market downturn was a bit breathtaking. First we had a stock market that was overdue for a pullback. Then the coronavirus hit, harming the Chinese economy, which in turn harms every business that sells products and services in China and manufactures products China...
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The stock market is down again today due to oil price competition and aggression between Russia and Saudi Arabia, which led to plummeting oil prices.
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Please understand that stock market corrections are about market adjustments and reactions to news and economic scenarios.
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After seven consecutive down days and a swift, brutal stock market correction, we’re bound to see a few up days quite soon. Please be cautious.
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Now that the market has fallen substantially, I think we’ve reaped the bulk of the potential profits on our recent purchase of these two ETFs.
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Once again, the media has done a splendid job of creating fear and panic among the citizenry.
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One portfolio stock had a earnings beat and there are two additional rating changes.
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Where’s The Bottom?
I’ve been through a lot of nasty markets in the 34 years I’ve spent at Cabot—some of them infamous, like 1987 and 2000 and 2008, and some of them less so, like 1990 and 1997 and 2002—and while I can’t say found...
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The COVID-19 problem, as it pertains to the U.S. stock markets, is compounded by the fact that the S&P 500 index had risen about 12% since October.
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Global citizens are beginning to witness a relatively unprecedented situation in which a communicable virus that originated in China is now traveling around the globe.
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Crista has two rating changes today and reports on another with a good 2020 outlook.
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The coronavirus continues to make headlines, with this week’s victim being Apple Inc. (AAPL) which announced that 2020 revenues are going to take a hit from the work stoppages emanating from China.
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Here’s how I handle my personal stock portfolio when I’m expecting a market correction. When I sell a stock, I put part of the capital in the money market fund, and I reinvest part of the capital into an attractive stock opportunity.
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Crista has rating changes for three portfolio stocks and reports an earnings miss for a fourth.
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