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The Stock Market is Not the Economy – Pension Partners, LLC

We often hear that the stock market provides a good indication of the health of an economy. It may be time to rethink that notion.The best performing stock market in the world this year, up over 200%, is none other than Venezuela. The Caracas Index has more than quintupled over the past year and has doubled over the past two […]

I Agree that Yellen Really Does not need to talk about Stock Valuations

I have to agree with this article.
At a recent International Monetary Fund event in Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen opined about the “potential dangers” posed by “quite high” stock market valuations. This was not her first market prognostication. In July 2014 she singled out biotech and social-media stocks as having “substantially stretched” valuations. Such comments are ill considered […]

Stock Market News for June 02, 2015 – June 2, 2015 – Zacks.com

Benchmarks ended the first trading day of June with modest gains following mixed economic reports. While reports on construction spending and manufacturing were encouraging, data on consumer spending was disappointing. Investors are keeping an eye on economic data for clues on when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]

PRESENTING: The 10 most important stock market themes

Myles Udland

Jun. 1, 2015, 7:00 PM
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jmcangel / flickrWhen you’re reading a book on the beach this summer, don’t forget to keep an eye on these 10 big market themes.Summer is almost here, and for investors June marks the final month of the second quarter: we are almost halfway done with 2015. Right now the big questions surrounding markets are how the […]

Ben Bernanke stock market valuation – Business Insider

REUTERS/Alfred Cheng JinBen Bernanke.Does former Fed chair Ben Bernanke think the stock market is undervalued? Bernanke has a new blog post out on Monday. The post deals with inequality, primarily as it relates to Fed policy. On this topic, Bernanke isn’t sure that it’s obvious Fed policy exacerbated any inequality trends. But in his post, Bernanke also addresses the stock market.Specifically, Bernanke isn’t […]

US stocks open modestly higher in quiet trading – seattlepi.com

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose modestly in early trading Wednesday, recovering some of the steep losses the market had the day before.KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average rose 49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 18,092 as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose seven points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,111 and the Nasdaq […]

Stock Market News for May 26, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks ended the last trading day of the week in the red following Janet Yellen’s comments that it would be appropriate to raise interest rates sometime this year. Yellen said the economy is well positioned to grow even if weak economic data had indicated the economy was not on a solid footing. Meanwhile, an increase in consumer price index raised […]

MAY 22nd – GLOBAL EQUITIES – MARKET REVIEW

MAY 23rdUS STOCKS-Wall St ends lower after Yellen comments fail to inspire – Yellen comments leave rate expectations unchanged on Wall Street – Core inflation highest since January 2013 – Boeing falls after Bombardier jet report – Microsoft down after report of Salesforce deal talksU.S. stocks were generally lower Friday after hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who […]

Stock Market News for May 22, 2015 – Zacks Investment Research

Benchmarks ended marginally higher on Thursday following mixed economic data. While reports on housing, manufacturing and labor market were discouraging, Conference Board’s leading economic index was up for April. The day’s mostly weaker-than-expected economic data increased expectations of delayed rate hike, which eventually helped the S&P 500 to close at a record high.For a look at the issues currently facing […]

US stock indexes edge higher in early trading

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market eked out another record close on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks.Best Buy was among the biggest gainers after reporting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, plunged after its CEO abruptly quit the company.Stocks are trading at record levels, but […]