After falling over 30% in record time, the market has had a nice rebound. In less than a week the market jumped 15% from the lows. It has since stabilized somewhat with less volatility. While the worst may be over, I don’t think out...
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Some Short-Term Signs of Spring
We can’t remember a time when the news flow came as fast and furious as it has in recent weeks, from state-wide shutdowns to big market swings to stimulus packages to Federal Reserve actions. That’s why it’s good to a..
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The market doesn’t know how long this will last. And that’s why it hasn’t been able to find a bottom. But there has been some very encouraging news in the past week.
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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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Fear of the spread of a new virus has devolved into an economic disaster, at least in the short term.
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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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The Coronavirus Crash
We’re not big into labels when it comes to investing, as too many tie their decisions to them, but we think it’s fair to say the action since late February has been a rolling crash, as the indexes have plunged 26% 32%...
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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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This has been about as ugly a couple of weeks in the market as you will ever see. On a closing basis, the market hit a low on February 28 and was down 12.5% from the February 19 highs. By total points lost, was...
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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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Correction in Full Force
The coronavirus and its impact on the economy had been making a few headlines in recent weeks and impacting a handful of stocks, but this week, perception has changed in a big way, crushing the major indexes and most stocks. get...
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One portfolio stock had a earnings beat and there are two additional rating changes.
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Since January, this market had been merrily whistling along through the coronavirus risk. It was enough to cause a selloff for a day or two but not enough to derail the bull move to new highs that had been in place since early This...
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