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Earnings confusion

Earnings confusion

While the three major market indicators all closed higher for the week, there wasn’t a lot of strength to the moves as the traders were waiting to see what the earnings for the various companies […]

Jobs – much ado about not much

Jobs – much ado about not much

In terms of results, and strictly from the perspective of where the indices settled the first quarter, there wasn’t much movement from year-end. S&P’s data banks related that the S&P 500 Index had an increase […]

Why consider investing in Europe now

Why consider investing in Europe now

This past week saw continued US market volatility as portfolio managers and traders took profits, especially in the tech and biotech sectors, ahead of the start of the new quarter which will begin on Wednesday. […]

Janet and the Feds

Janet and the Feds

Friday found the three major US stock market indicators having rebounded strongly from the week before. The S&P 500 closed within just 9 points of its all-time high, the NASDAQ closed at its highest value […]

It’s all about the buck

It’s all about the buck

The financial media has been focusing on (obsessing about?) the relative strength of the US  dollar of late, attributing much of the volatility we saw over the past week to the trader’s trying to guess […]