Merger and acquisition activities and a rally in small-cap stocks propelled benchmarks to record highs on Monday. New deals between Analog Devices and Hittite, Hillshire Brands and Tyson Foods, and Merck and Idenix lifted investor sentiment. Meanwhile, news that Carl Icahn has a 9.4% stake in Family Dollar was also a catalyst. The S&P 500 ended at another high; the […]
Benchmarks finished Tuesday’s session with meager losses as investors awaited the outcome of Thursday’s ECB meeting and the monthly US jobs report on Friday. Encouraging reports on factory orders and upbeat monthly car sales numbers failed to boost investor sentiment. Tuesday’s losses caused the S&P 500 and the Dow to retreat from their previous day’s record highs, while the Nasdaq […]
A perfect day for the bulls as the indexes rested by going sideways. Going sideways to digest large gains is a much more healthy situation than falling back to lose 40-60-80% of recent gains. Further an early morning dip was bought aggressively which is also bullish action. So the change in complexion that started nearly 2 weeks ago remains in […]
I generally do not get too surprised, but this year has been the exception. I have been surprised by the stunning drop in the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which has fallen from roughly 3% at year’s end to a low of 2.4% last week. I have been surprised, given my call to avoid utility stocks, that […]
The stock market is hitting new records almost daily (it happened again on Friday), but the reality isn’t as rosy as it seems.When people talk about how the “stock market” is doing, they often look at the S&P 500 index. It’s currently at 1,923, the highest level it has ever been.There’s just one problem: That record level is in “nominal” […]
Eleven Ways to Avoid a Stock Market Crash
By Jon C. Ogg May 31, 2014 9:15 am EDT
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May has come and gone, and at least so far it looks as though the “Sell in May and Go Away!” theme did not materialize in 2014. Of those who responded to our poll, some 58% said not to sell in May and only […]
“The path to a commercialized web-based service is certainly not as linear as one might expect, especially today.” – Jim Mayes, co-founder of CignalTypically, a startup forms with an idea that solves a problem. Then a core team of the company is assembled, a smattering of funds are pulled together to develop a minimally viable product, and so on. […]
Benchmarks snapped a four-day winning streak and ended in the red on Wednesday after investors took a breather and retail stocks declined.The day was devoid of any economic data that could impact markets. Investors now await the GDP report scheduled for release on Thursday. For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead […]
Gains in small-cap and high-growth stocks drove benchmarks higher on Thursday and led the S&P 500 close to a record high. The Nasdaq was boosted primarily by gains in bio-tech stocks. Markets also received mixed economic data. While claims for unemployment benefits increased, existing home sales data rose for the first time this year.For a look at the issues currently […]
Benchmarks enjoyed a late-day reversal to end in the green on Friday, boosted by gains in small-cap stocks and advances in the consumer discretionary sector. Markets also received mixed economic data on Friday. While a surge in construction of new U.S. homes in April lifted investor sentiment, an unforeseen fall in consumer sentiment in May adversely affected the mood. Despite […]
