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Posted by Brian on Mar 12, 2012
Three years ago Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw one of its darkest days. Closing at its Great Recession low of 6,547, investors cringed to see how far stocks had fallen from their October 2007 high of 14,164.[1] Since that day, we’ve experienced one of the greatest three-year runs in the history of the stock market, superseded only by the dot-com craze of the late nineties and the...
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Posted by Brian on Feb 13, 2012
In an action reminiscent of 2011, worries about stalling efforts to keep Greece from defaulting sparked this pre-weekend decline. As stocks fell, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (VIX) jumped above 20 for the first time in nearly two weeks, rising more than 11%.[2] While we don’t view this as a major cause for alarm, it is a reminder that all is not yet well with our...
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Posted by Brian on Feb 6, 2012
As investors increasingly put aside fears of economic calamity and focused again on fundamentals, the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke through to its highest close since May 2008, back before the Lehman Brothers collapse and ensuing economic meltdown. The combination of strong job growth, a three-year low in unemployment, and other positive developments, propelled the Dow ahead 156.82 points, or 1.23%,...
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Posted by Brian on May 14, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Concerns about Europe and the global economy set a negative tone last week and markets closed out at a loss. The S&P lost 1.15%, while the Dow lost 1.67%, and the Nasdaq 0.76%. On a positive note, the U.S....
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Posted by Brian on May 7, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Last week was a rough one for U.S. stocks. The markets started off the week positive, pushed upward by positive corporate earnings, but retreated the last three days to close at a low point, hammered by a...
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Posted by Brian on Apr 30, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
The trading week started off slowly as investors absorbed further troubling...
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Posted by Brian on Apr 23, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Strong corporate earnings caused stocks to rally last week for the first time...
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Posted by Brian on Apr 16, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
It was a rough one for the stock market last week as major indices closed out...
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Posted by Brian on Apr 9, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
Following the strongest quarterly performance since 2008 and the best first...
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Posted by Brian on Apr 2, 2012 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
After a string of declines last week, the markets showed modest gains on Friday...
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