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Reader Tabitha S. (like me, an avid San Francisco 49er fan) so adored my conclusion to last week’s newsletter, that she remarked that “the U.S. markets ankles must have ruptured, Achilles tendons exploded and knees buckled, as Friday’s market collapse was like seeing a linebacker destroyed by an opposing teams wide receiver, who
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The Dow Jones is up 16% on the year, and up 1.6% last week for a record of 15,354. The S&P 500 has ascended 16% so far this year, and has risen 2.1% on the week, also at a record of 1667. The NASDAQ has gained 14% on the year and rose 1.8% last week,
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The inevitable market pullbacks are out there. As we’ve seen over and over for the past few weeks and months, the whipsawing natures of the markets are keeping investors on the edge of their seats. Today’s up, tomorrow’s down…what’s the current correlation of commodities to the dollar? Europe’s finally behaving, um wait a minute,
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The preordained question of seasonality arrives once again. ‘Sell in May and go away’ has become such a common viewpoint, that in the words of Homer J. Simpson…’You say that so often, it’s lost all meaning’. Or has it? Last week’s economic calendar events were disappointing, especially in regards to existing home sales,
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The Doom and Gloom crowd are crowing that the economy appears to be dramatically decelerating because data point after data point over the past several months has indicated an economic slowdown is likely. This past week, unfortunately, presented some catalyst to that via some released earnings reports. Regrettably, that news isn’t to be ignored (I
Telltale signs By: Dempster R. Cherry Read More »
The S&P 500 and the Dow have recorded new highs, Q1 2013 earnings season began, manufacturing data continues to be mixed, geopolitical strife continues to create new headlines, employment data continues to whipsaw, and wait for it…those investors who have been in the market responded by looking for reasons to take profits and
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Stock Markets started Q2 with a whimper, certainly not with a bang, ending the week lower with global weakness getting more and more noticeable. These last few sessions, it’s been up then down then up again. Almost like a cheap carnival ride; by the way, when do I get to collect a big, overstuffed,
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On the Roman calendar, March 15th marks the day of the assassination of Caesar, thus the Ides of March became a turning point in Roman history. The 25th of March shall forever now be known as the day of last-minute rescue to prevent a complete collapse of the Cypriot economy. The Eurozone has
Economy Insight: Ides of Cyprus (Yeah, I just invented that) By: Dempster R. Cherry Read More »
As we get closer to finishing out Q4 2012 earnings, we have been seeing a pattern of growth. Can that be sustained into Q1 2013? With 429 S&P 500 companies reporting for the fourth quarter, 72% have reported earnings above estimates, which places them marginally above the average of 69% recorded over the past four
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