OP-ED: Stock markets slouch to new highs
Off to a slow start for the year, the market climbed, but not steadily, to a new all-time closing high. The S&P reached its new high on April […]
OP-ED: Broad market reaches all-time high
After an uncertain start to the new year, the S&P gained 4.3 percent in February to reach 1,859.45 and close the month at a record high. The February performance […]
OP-ED: After surging in 2013, markets take a breather
After 2013, when the markets packed three years’ of returns into one, they stumbled out of the gate in 2014. In January, the Dow Jones industrial average was down […]
Will a market correction follow the big gains?
In 2013, the broad market gained 32.39 percent. A 20 percent market gain in a single year is considered the best of all market possibilities. All 10 S&P sectors […]
Stock market melt-up continues
The broad market ended the month of November just below record highs, having logged its longest streak of weekly gains in nearly a decade. The Dow’s weekly gain was […]
Stocks stay strong despite government shutdown
Despite worries created by Washington politicians, October saw the S&P rally 4.5 percent. A 16-day shutdown of the government and a debate over the debt ceiling, which could have […]
Budget crisis freezes government, markets and maybe the Fed
Just as his approval numbers reached an all-time low for his presidential term, Barack Obama was rescued again. He painted himself into a corner with his “red line” in […]
With the U.S. economy, it’s always something
“It is hard to make predictions, especially about the future.” That quote has been attributed to a various number of folks – Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Albert Einstein, Victor […]
Distrusted market rally gets summer love
In July the equity markets as measured by the S&P index were up 4.9 percent. This brings S&P returns for the year through Aug. 2 to 19.9 percent. Dow […]
Obama, Federal Reserve further muddy economic waters
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, usually very clear and precise in his comments, muffed his recent testimony to Congress. Bernanke attempted the impossible and ended with egg on his […]
Sell stocks in May and go away? No way!
Many myths persist in the market. Some have a bit of truth, and that is enough to keep them around: “Don’t fight the Fed,” “Don’t fight the tape,” and […]
Market averages reach all-time highs
Both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 average reached all-time highs in the first quarter of 2013. The Dow jumped 11.25 percent for its best first […]
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