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Stocks, Bonds and Economic Forecasts!

Dear Reader,US tech and biotech stocks are in a bubble. I expect a 30% sell off in these two segments of the US stock market within 2015. The main US stock indices to sell off 20% from current levels.EUR/USD to target 0.90 in 2015. Gold to fall to 1050 USD in 2015.European stocks to also sell off 20% from current […]

Why India's economy isn't imploding like every other emerging market

On Feb. 17, an article appeared in The New York Times, “As Rivals Falter, India’s Economy is Surging Ahead,” by Keith Bradsher, which, among other things, says, “The stock market and rupee are surging. Multinational companies are looking to expand their Indian operations or start new ones. The growth in India’s economy, long a laggard, just matched China’s in recent […]

The Stock-Market Herd Can Be Blind | RealClearMarkets

Going into 2015 the economic outlook held by the U.S. investment establishment could not have been much more positive, and more unified. Pundits saw all the variables aligning to create the best of all investment worlds, a virtual “no-brainer” of optimism. Many believed that the 5.0% annualized growth in 3rd quarter would stay strong in the 4th Quarter and then […]

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

Benchmarks ended Friday’s trading session in the red as investors weighed positive housing and consumer confidence data against slowdown in the U.S. economic growth. However, benchmarks were able to post their biggest monthly percentage gains in more than two years in February. Strong earnings results by retailers and tech companies, firming up of oil prices, and easing concerns in the […]

Here's What 13 Top Wall Street Pros Are Predicting For Stocks In 2015

Bloomberg TVTom Lee, the most bullish strategist on Wall Street for the second year in a row.In 2014, Wall Street’s stock market forecasts proved too conservative. The S&P 500 closed the year at 2,058, above the year-end forecast of all but one strategist — FundStrat’s Tom Lee. For 2015, Wall Street sees stocks gaining some ground, but few strategists are calling for […]

End of the Year Stock Bargains

by Jim Walker on Friday, December 26th, 2014 | Comments OffChristmas has come and gone and it is time to look for end of the year stock bargains. Fundamental analysis of stocks is always the key to picking up bargain stocks but where do you look and what are the important factors that will drive stock prices? Here are few […]

Foot Bone Connnected to the Ankle Bone, the Ankle Bone Connected to the Shin Bone, Etc.

In this global economy, a sniffle in Venezuela can cause a sneeze in Brazil, and the flu in credit markets…and high yield bonds and notes in NY money center banks from their loans to oil producers in North Dakota, and an hospitalization for high yield bond holders of packaged loans backed by oil through out the USA. All is connected. […]

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Worldwide Incongruities: Rising Monetary Bases, Decreasing PricesGary North – December 03, 2014Doug Nolan writes the Prudent Bear column. In his column for November 28, he summarized today’s worldwide insanity.First, the fall in the price of oil.On the back of OPEC’s failure to cut production, crude this week sank $10.36, or 13.5%, to the lowest price since May 2010. The Goldman […]

Stock Market News for November 26, 2014 – Zacks Investment …

Benchmarks finished almost unchanged on Tuesday as investors received mixed economic data while a slump in oil prices dragged energy shares down. While revised third-quarter GDP came in better-than-expected, data on consumer confidence and home prices were discouraging. The S&P 500 and the Dow snapped a three-session winning streak and ended in the red, but the Nasdaq settled in the […]

Open thread for night owls: S&P passes stock-market milestone, but …

There was great economic news on Monday – for somebody.
Monday morning the stock market passed another historic milestone, as the S&P 500 composite index briefly passed the 2,000 mark before ending the day on a record-breaking high. That barrier had symbolic value for many investors, although perhaps not as much as the once-unimaginable goal of seeing the Dow Jones Industrial […]