Dec 14, 2010
What’s with utility stocks and why should investors care? Watching the price action of the utility stocks is very important to investors, as the utility stocks are leading indicators of interest rates.
Dec 13, 2010
Chinese stocks are again the focus of increased attention and speculative trading. In China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (SCI) was rallying and was down less than four percent this year
Dec 13, 2010
The stock market is trading on the economic news of the day. Investors have nothing else to go on, but we are getting close to another earnings season. Next time around, it will be very important for the financial sector to do well.
Dec 13, 2010
Almost one in four American homes is underwater—their mortgage is more than the value of the home.
Dec 10, 2010
If you need sure-bet plays in retail, you have to stick with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE/WMT) and Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ/COST).
Dec 10, 2010
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what businesses might be doing great in China. It would be nice if there were a selection of domestic growth opportunities, but there’s no denying the economic machine that is China.
Dec 10, 2010
A few months back, I turned bullish on U.S. retail stocks. Specifically, on these pages, back on February 22, 2010, I said, “The chart of the Dow Jones U.S. Retail Stock Index looks well positioned to break above its 2007 high.
Dec 08, 2010
The bulls appear to be in full control at this juncture.
Dec 08, 2010
It’s increasingly likely that stock prices will keep their positive bias going into 2011.
Dec 08, 2010
Could the unthinkable be happening in the U.S. bond market? Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department sold just over $30.0 billion in three-year treasury notes and it wasn’t seeing the action it’s used to seeing.