Ranking The Dow Jones Industrial Stocks With The Chowder Rule
Ex-Bingo Addict - at Seeking Alpha - 34 mins ago
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Potential Chinese Stimulus Boosting Stocks, Consolidation in Food Industry to Continue
at The Street - 1 hr 13 mins ago
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' traders meet with leaders at the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Alternatives Conference in New York City to discuss different strategies.
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Barron 400 ETF Undergoes Changes
Zacks Funds - Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 15 mins ago
In the regular process of semi-annual index rebalancing, the ALPS Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEARCA: BFOR ) has undergone some changes in its holdings. The rebalancing led to the reduction of some marquee stocks, reshuffling the sector allocations...
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John Hussman: Eating Our Seed Corn: The Causes Of U.S. Economic Stagnation, And The Way Forward
John Hussman - Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 41 mins ago
Excerpt from the Hussman Funds' Weekly Market Comment (3/30/15): What raises both real wages and employment simultaneously is economic policy that focuses on productive investment – both public and private; on education; on...
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'QE Will Permanently Impair Living Standards For Generations To Come'
Shareholders Unite - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 1:03PM CDT
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Stocks See Relief Rally As Geopolitically Risky Weekend Passes - What's Next?
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 12:32PM CDT
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The Week Ahead for Global Markets - Analyst Blog
John Blank - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Mar 30, 12:02PM CDT
The big U.S. nonfarm payroll number comes out when U.S. and European markets are closed for Good Friday.
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Stay The Course
Bill Ehrman - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 11:13AM CDT
My head swirls listening to the pundits every day. When the markets rise, we hear why it will continue up and when it falls, like last week, the same "wise" men tell you why that trend will continue, too. I notice that these experts very...
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Wake Me Up When The Second Half Of 2015 Begins
Bret Jensen - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 10:57AM CDT
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Investors Flee Market At Crisis Level Pace
Bill Kort - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 9:06AM CDT
Despite the frightful headline, this snippet from CNBC contributor, Jeff Cox (a.k.a the 'Bad News Bearer'
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Daily State Of The Markets: It's All About, Well...
David Moenning - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 8:34AM CDT
If you've been paying attention, it should come as no surprise to learn that US equities continued to remain under pressure last week. For those keeping score at home, take note that the S&P 500 suffered the second largest weekly pullback of 2015...
SPY: 208.25 (+2.51), QQQ: 106.73 (+1.21), DIA: 179.39 (+2.58), IWM: 124.77 (+1.67)
Circle Of Economic Life
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 7:35AM CDT
Douglas R. Terry, CFA Are we going to get a repeat of 1937-38? Are rate hikes going to put us into recession? Analysts Earnings revisions have been extreme. Are we going into recession? Where does one invest? 1937-38 Comparisons When one...
SPY: 208.25 (+2.51), QQQ: 106.73 (+1.21), DIA: 179.39 (+2.58)
Market Outlook - Where We Stand Now
Price Headley, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 7:23AM CDT
Even with Friday's bounce, the bulls couldn't do anywhere near enough to undo Wednesday's damage. All told, the S&P 500 (SPX) (NYSEARCA: SPY ) lost 2.2% last week. The results look grim, and several of our key technical indicators are at or near...
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Stocks set to start week in the green
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 6:29AM CDT
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Personal Consumption Expenditures: Feb. 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 3:50AM CDT
U.S. personal consumption spending for February is projected to rise 0.3% vs. the previous month in today's update (Mar. 30), based on The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The prediction reflects a moderate...
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The Fed: We Aren't Using Forward Guidance Any More, But, By-The-Way, We Expect Interest Rates Will Only Rise Gradually
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 3:03PM CDT
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Chicken Or Beef? Time For A Stock Diet?
Wade Slome, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 7:53AM CDT
The stock market has been gorging on gains over the last six years and the big question is are we ready for a crash diet? In other words, have we consumed too much, too fast? Since the lows of 2009, the S&P 500 index has more than tripled (or...
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Weekly Indicators: Introducing The Billion Prices Project Edition
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 4:55AM CDT
By New Deal Democrat Monthly reports for February included new home sales, which set a new post-recession high, and existing home sales, also higher, and a higher CPI. Durable goods were down for the 4th time in 6 months, and the University of...
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The New Buzz Word: Prudent
Bill Ehrman - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 2:58AM CDT
Editor's note: Originally published on March 23, 2015 Prudent is not just a word; it is the basis of the new Fed policy. The Fed changed its message after its March policy meeting last week ever so slightly, but meaningfully, by substituting the...
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The 'End Game' - My Take On Indicators Leading To The End Of The U.S. Bull Market
Robert Duval - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 2:53AM CDT
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