The Biggest Risks For Stocks In 2015?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:07PM CST
Jeff Reeves, editor of InvestorPlace.com, wrote an article for MarketWatch, 10 biggest risks to the stock market in 2015 : It is shaping up to be another great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 up about 12% year-to-date in 2014 after a roughly...
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Better-Than-Expected Jobs Data Continue Bumpy Santa Claus Rally
at The Street - Fri Dec 05, 11:44AM CST
The Santa Claus rally remains a bumpy sleigh ride, and around midday Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 set all-time intraday highs.
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Bonds and dollar higher, gold slumps after strong jobs report
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 7:46AM CST
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Implied Forward Treasury 10-Year Yields Drop 0.03% As Forward T-Bill Rates Rise 0.08% In 2017
Donald van Deventer - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:16AM CST
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Expect Good but Not Great Returns in 2015, Says Wells Fargo's Scott Wren
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 2:47PM CST
With an improving economy, investors can expect U.S. stocks to generate a 6% to 10% return in 2015, says Wells Fargo Advisors' Scott Wren.
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Investor Sentiment 'Frothy,' but Stocks Still in a Bull Market
at The Street - Thu Dec 04, 2:30PM CST
CNBC's 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel continues to like U.S. equities despite the recent rally. Volatility will likely increase in 2015 if the Federal Reserve decides to hike rates.
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Futures slip as Europe turns south
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 8:12AM CST
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Bulls Maintain Conviction Edge Over Bears
Chris Ciovacco - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 1:56AM CST
Wage Inflation "Remained Subdued" Why does the stock market care about wages? If our paychecks get bigger, we have more money to spend. If we have more money to spend, that adds to demand pressure in the supply-and-demand balance. Increasing...
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Where TLT Will Go When The FED Raises Rates: It's Not What You Think
Jason Draut - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 12:49AM CST
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Must Bond Investors Fear Rising Interest Rates? Insights From 1958 To 1982
Hedgewise - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 1:07PM CST
"The bond market has ended its 30 year bull market." "Interest rates have nowhere to go but up." These are the themes of bond market commentary for the past year, and with good reason. Interest rates have been on a fairly...
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Why The U.S. Dollar Is Breaking Higher
Andrew Sachais - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 10:38AM CST
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Worrying About The Yield Spread
Brad Zigler - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 12:28AM CST
It seems the bond market is telling us something, but if you want to hear it, you'll need to bend your ear toward the junk bond spread. High yield, or junk, bonds are the canaries in our economic coal mine. Often, changes in the spread between junk...
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Now Is Not the Time to Sell U.S. Stocks and Look Elsewhere
at The Street - Tue Dec 02, 3:50PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel admit that some stocks have stretched valuations. But there are still many compelling reasons to own domestic equities, complemented by international stocks.
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These Are Warnings
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 02, 1:57PM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider Like economic accounts, corroboration is imperative in “market” signals as well. That is true not just because some of these indications are self-referential but because broad agreement across various segments...
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Treasury Market Update
John Jansen - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 4:37PM CST
The long end of the Treasury market has a case of social disease today as it steepens appreciably. The 5s 10s spread opened early this morning at 68.5 and is out to 70.2. The 5s 30s spread started the day at 141.4 and is currently 143.4. The 10s 30s...
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How Does 2014 Compare To 1987 And 2007?
Chris Ciovacco - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 2:27PM CST
ISM Provides A Reference Point In 2007 and 2008, the average reading of the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) was 48.4; the median reading was 49.9. A PMI reading above 50...
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Which Energy Stocks to Buy as Oil Prices Keep Going Lower?
at The Street - Mon Dec 01, 1:43PM CST
The 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel examines the price of oil and which energy stocks to buy.
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ETFReplay.com Portfolio For December
Scott's Investments - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 12:48PM CST
The ETFReplay.com Portfolio holdings have been updated for December 2014. I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. The portfolio begins with a...
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iShares Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund announces monthly distribution of $0.2766
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 9:54AM CST
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Santa Claus Rally Could Be in for a Bumpy Sleigh Ride This Year
at The Street - Mon Dec 01, 8:58AM CST
The S&P 500 and Dow transports set all-time highs Friday and the Nasdaq set a multiyear high, while Dow Industrials did not as all four are overbought.
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