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03/23/2022

High oil prices are definitely taking a toll on consumers and, in our opinion, will lead to demand destruction.

With many drivers paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, interest in electric vehicles and shares of renewable energy companies are up.

07/19/2019

07/18/2019

Despite 30 year mortgage having fallen to 3.75% from 4.73% a year earlier, existing & new home sales are down year over year

Mortgage rates have rarely been so low, yet the housing market remains subdued.

07/17/2019

Who seriously thinks the Fed is independent? Their policy flip flop and now a rate cut at the end of the month is to avoid the ire of President Trump

The central bank is not normally in the business of easing into an economy that is showing few signs of a recession, generally holding fire until more pronounced signs of a slowdown are in view.

07/15/2019

S&P 500 is up 20% year-to-date & most of it is from p/e expansion; now Q2 earnings will show whether earnings can grow to justify the stock market valuation

The next test for the highflying stock market begins this week as companies kick off reporting what could be their biggest quarterly profit contraction in three years.

07/12/2019

An interesting study finds that professional investors make the same mistakes as amateur investors: holding a stock too long or buying the wrong stock because of name confusion

A number of recent studies show that professional investors—the, ahem, smart money—are prone to the same mistakes that individual investors make. The difference, our columnist writes, is that the pros get paid to make them.

07/09/2019

Goldman Sachs has a price target of 3000 for the S&P 500 & sees very little upside even if Fed cuts rates

"A lot of that rise in the market, in my estimation, is already behind us," says Goldman strategist David Kostin.

07/08/2019

Today, Morgan Stanley made a big call on the stock market; the firm advised its wealthy clients to sell equities because they think stocks are expensive & will go down

Morgan Stanley downgraded its allocation to global equities on fears that slowing GDP growth will offset central banks support.