Originally published December 23, 2013 at 12:56 PM | Page modified December 23, 2013 at 8:56 PM
NEW YORK — 2013 was a great year for the average investor, but few market strategists believe that 2014 will be anywhere near as good. The simple strategy of buying U.S. stocks, selling bonds and staying out of international markets isn’t going to […]
Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS. To learn more click hereMarch E-mini S&P 500 Index futures continued higher overnight. The move is being driven by last week’s tapering by the U.S. Federal Reserve, stronger-than-expected U.S. third quarter growth and higher markets in Asia and Europe. The rally could continue throughout the session despite thin pre-holiday […]
Stocks slip Thursday on disappointing economic reports.Although the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to hit new record intraday and closing highs on Thursday, stocks generally declined in the wake of an awful report on initial unemployment claims from the Department of Labor. Initial claims for the week ending December 14 climbed by 10,000 to a dismal, 379,000. The four-week moving […]
RBC Capital Markets released its 30 best global stock ideas for the coming year and eight Canadian companies made the grade.“Similar to 2013, our 2014 list remains focused on companies that should be positively correlated to the ongoing global economic recovery,” said Marc Harris, director of global research at RBC Capital Markets.“However, consistent with an economic cycle that is maturing, […]
By Tony ClementData Driven AnxietyThe words ‘Big Data’ have been very busy. They have single handedly brought a new breed of data desire to our lives and injected some youthful excitement for brands (and agencies) to grasp for – an enthusiasm that has led to many meetings, in many companies about many metrics. And beyond all the talk, we’ve seen […]
In my experience, one of the singular best investment strategies is to buy assets/asset classes which are most reviled by investors. By reviled, I mean assets where a mere mention of you wanting to invest in them generates nervous sniggers among others, if not howling laughter. Where upon their mention, people hand you business cards, not their own but of […]
Taking on ‘big data’ challenge
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Wikimedia CommonsStocks are going up.It’s time to stop reflecting on 2013 and start thinking about 2014.
We thumbed through hundreds of pages of Wall Street’s 2014 outlook notes and compiled the thoughts of 14 top stock market forecasters.The average S&P 500 call was 1,949, with a median of 1,950. For EPS, the mean was $118 and median call was $116.Here are […]
Its that time of the week for the usual Swiss team’s run through. The headline is they maintain that any near term weakness is corrective in nature and part of a year end push higher.This report is a bit thinner than usual but this fits with the theme of being patient for our year end Christmas present of a higher […]
It is highly probable that a short-term correction is developing in the markets.The price point to watch on the Dow Industrials is 15750 and on the Transports it is 7100. If these levels hold solidly over the next few days then we will more than likely have a year-end rally. However, if they break over the next week or so […]
