Not much seems able to restrain the strength of the bull market in U.S. equities. On a year to date basis the S&P 500 Index is up 15.43%. The advance has finally drawn investors into equity mutual...
Over the past week, we've had a plethora of companies reporting earnings and are moving through the 1st Quarter earnings season at a rapid pace. Thus far, earnings have been far from exciting and have...
IntroductionTo me, there’s almost nothing better than finding a great company that I truly want to own at a fair valuation, or better yet, undervalued. In the long run, it has been my experience...
Topic: Barron's cover predicts Dow Jones towards 16,000Last week I discussed the Time Magazine cover regarding US Manufacturing cycle. Interestingly, recent Barron's front cover predicts Dow Jones at ...
Is the United States about to experience another major economic downturn? Unfortunately, the pattern that is emerging right now is exactly the kind of pattern that you would expect to see just before ...
Futures Lower on Weak U.K. Employment Data, Easing Fears U.S. equity futures declined in the pre-market following weaker than expected U.K. employment data which showed that the U.K. economy lost jobs...
Futures Higher After Two-Day Wall St. Sell Off U.S. equity futures bounced back higher in early pre-market trade following two days of steep declines. Key earnings from multiple industries should ...
It’s about this time of year that I write what has become an annual ritual about hopes floating higher. The springtime phenomenon of exaggerated aspiration based on a calendar and stock market ...
Last Thursday, I took a strong liking to Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) based on its absolutely ridiculous hockey-stick rise. I bought puts as well as got short. The puts were up over 50% yesterday ...
With 494 of the S&P 500 companies having already reported 4th quarter, 2012, financial results, this coming week will be quiet from an earnings perspective, as we await the flood of Q1 ’13 ...
