Markets
Is There Evidence That We’ve Passed the Bottom?
Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman thinks August is the trough month for the U.S. economy. And yes, he is reading a lot into the improved unemployment numbers from… Read more
Unemployment Numbers Boost Friday’s Trading
The unemployment rate…fell? 247,000 people lost their job in July and that was enough to push the jobless rate down to 9.4% from 9.5%.
July was a lot better than… Read more
Cisco to Investors: Let’s Not Get Ahead of Ourselves
Yesterday, the Challenger jobs report showed more jobs were lost in July than expected. It wasn’t a big miss, but it was a miss. And after buyers stepped in… Read more
Where is the Downside in the Market?
Stocks rallied out of the hole yesterday, as expected. It should be clear now that government intervention in the financial markets is supporting asset prices across the board. That… Read more
Is the Only Way to Make Money to Earn It?
Oil prices are slightly lower this morning. That should mean stocks will trade lower today as well. And while many are saying the fundamentals of this economic recovery do… Read more
Is the Rally True? Does It Matter?
Stocks look poised to continue moving higher. Our leading indicator for investor expectations, oil prices, is up over $70 a barrel.
Despite the still-compelling argument that the economy is staging… Read more
Is Commercial Real Estate the Next Shoe to Drop?
Jason and I received an excellent question from a reader yesterday. "I am doing a 30 day trial of TradeMaster and have watched you last couple videos…an[d your]…email this… Read more
Analysts’ Actions Reveal Expectation of 26% Jump in S&P 500
Earnings season has been overwhelmingly positive so far. Only 16% of the S&P 500 companies that have reported so far has missed expectations. 75% have beaten expectations. That’s what… Read more
Great Earnings Driven by Cost-Cutting, Not Growth
Wow. Huge rally for stocks yesterday. All the major indices have now broken above critical resistance levels. For the S&P 500, that level was 956.
The question for investors now:… Read more