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Strategists' 2014 S&P 500 Targets – Business Insider

WikipediaEven the more bullish analysts on Wall Street undershot the big rally in 2013. So they’re likely determined to not miss what 2014 has in store for this market.
We thumbed through hundreds of pages of Wall Street’s 2014 outlook notes and compiled the thoughts of 14 top stock market forecasters.For 2014, the average call is for the S&P 500 to […]

Stock markets soar overall in 2013, set records | Fox 59 News …

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The bulls are ready to celebrate! Wall Street closed out a banner year Tuesday with more record closing highs.The Dow Jones industrial average ended at an all-time high for the 52nd time this year. The S&P 500 also ended at a record high. The Nasdaq settled at its highest level in 13 years.U.S. markets will be […]

US Dollar Index (DX) Futures Technical Analysis – December 31 …

Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS. To learn more click hereThe March U.S. Dollar Index is trading higher today. Volume is down because of light trading in the Forex market. Short-term analysis suggests the dollar is still trying to establish a new higher support level. Long-term analysis suggests the dollar should benefit from additional tapering […]

usdjpy-forecast-for-the-week-of-december-30-2013-technical-analysis

Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS. To learn more click hereThe USD/JPY pair rose during the balance of the week, closing above the 105 level. This was an area that we’ve been targeting for some time now, and it appears that we are free to go much higher at this point. We would expect a […]

Despite Stock Market Records, Americans Feel Economy is “Poor …

NEW YORK CITY (CNN)-Despite a recent string of positive economic news, Americans say they aren’t feeling the improvements.A new CNN/ORC poll released Friday showed people were pessimistic that the economy was improving. Nearly 70% said the economy is generally in poor shape, and only 32% rated it good.Two-thirds of respondents said most of the economic news they’ve heard recently was […]

The Probability Of A Stock Market Crash Is Soaring | Zero Hedge

While some individual stocks (cough TWTR cough) may have reached irrational bubble territory, the US equity market is undergoing a seemingly ‘rational’ bubble. However, as John Hussman illustrates in the following chart, the probability of a stock market crash is growing extremely rapidly.Based on the this paper, Hussman simplifies the rational bubble as:You only hold one long one more period […]

Stock Market 2014 Party On! :: The Market Oracle :: Financial …

Stock Market 2014 Party On!

Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Dec 24, 2013 – 08:57 PM GMTBy: Puru_Saxena

BIG PICTURE – Interest rates are near historic lows, credit is cheap and the prominent central banks are not planning to pursue tough monetary policies anytime soon. Consequently, the stock markets of the developed world are rallying and […]

Stock Market News for December 24, 2013 – Zacks Investment …

The Christmas week started on a positive note as the Dow and S&P 500 hit all-time highs buoyed by news of a key deal involving Apple and consumer sentiment reaching a five-month peak. The all-day bullish sentiment was also aided by indications from IMF that it would upgrade the U.S.’s economic outlook. The tech-laden Nasdaq also listed itself in the […]

Stocks end on a high note before Christmas | Stock market | The …

Originally published December 24, 2013 at 5:57 AM | Page modified December 25, 2013 at 2:52 AM

NEW YORK — Stocks rose in a holiday-shortened trading day Tuesday, helped by a report that showed American companies were investing in their businesses at the fastest pace since January.Markets were open for just half a day ahead of the Christmas holiday, […]