The Growing Disconnect Between Fundamentals And Headlines
ValueWalk - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 3:24PM CST
By Francis Gannon While small-caps remain in a bear market and the world tries to gauge the condition of the global economy, we continue to focus on what we know and believe that fundamentals look better than the dire headlines suggest. ...
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February Jobs Report: Solid Headlines, Decidedly Mixed Internals
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 1:55PM CST
By New Deal Democrat HEADLINES : +242,000 jobs added to the economy U3 unemployment rate unchanged at 4.9% With the expansion firmly established, the focus has shifted to wages and the chronic heightened unemployment. Here's the...
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Non Farm Payrolls: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Leo Nelissen - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 8:49AM CST
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Daily State Of The Markets: Let's Look At The Economy...
David Moenning - Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 7:59AM CST
With the February jobs data on tap this morning, it is a safe bet that the Big Kahuna of economic data will be the focal point of the session (or at least the first 5 minutes, anyway). However, it is important to recognize that the state of both the...
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Faulty Economic Barometer?
The Gold Report - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 04, 1:53AM CST
A cacophony of recession chatter is filling the airwaves. Some experts are already declaring we are in one while others are raising warning flags. Their message has not been lost on the masses: Google searches for the word "recession" have...
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Saint Patrick To Bless Stocks Into The Green For 2016
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 11:06PM CST
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Bear Hunt Rally Ends Soon
Kevin Cook - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Mar 03, 4:26PM CST
Why, and where, the relief rally will end very soon
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Small Caps And Biotech Remain Weak Links Despite The Recent Rebound
Michael Harris - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 1:40PM CST
In an article on June 20, 2015, I concluded that the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ: IBB ) and iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEARCA: IWM ) were bubble markets, after analyzing their top 20 holding. Due to the correction that followed, IBB...
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The Stimulus Debate Still Rages, 5 Years On
Shareholders Unite - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 9:24AM CST
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Weekly Economic Vital Signs - Mixed Signals
Lawrence Fuller - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 9:00AM CST
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The Economy Is Not Getting Better
Kevin Flynn, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 02, 11:05PM CST
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Current Market Rally Now Showing Bullish Signs
Daryl Montgomery - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 02, 1:20PM CST
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A Pioneering Approach To Earnings Season - Q4
Julien Messias - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 02, 1:02PM CST
Q2 earnings season in the U.S. was one of the most volatile ever; Q3 was even more so. So what about Q4, with reports rolling out from January 1 through February 25, 2016? You guessed it — this opus is even more volatile! Investors are more and more...
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That Spring Feeling Made You Forget About China
Peter Newell - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 02, 11:02AM CST
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Small Cap ETFs Leading Current Market Rally
Sweta Killa - ZACKS - Tue Mar 01, 2:59AM CST
Small cap ETFs have lately been outperforming, and should remain lucrative bets for investors' as long as volatility persists and the U.S. economy continues to improve.
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Musical Market Review: Prophecy By Poets
Calm Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 21, 6:26AM CST
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The Fed DOES Have A Helicopter
Jeremy Robson - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 20, 2:53PM CST
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It's Time To Buy Stocks
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 19, 2:22PM CST
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Summary Of My Post-CPI Tweets
The Inflation Trader - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 19, 1:43PM CST
Below is a summary of my post-CPI tweets. You can (and should!) follow me @inflation_guy or sign up for email updates to my occasional articles here . Investors with interests in this area be sure to stop by Enduring Investments . whoopsie...
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Still Pushing On The Proverbial String Of Negative Interest Rates
Michael Chandler - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 19, 1:24PM CST
Recently I promised to try to explain the impact of a negative interest rate environment -- a major issue that came up during the Humphrey-Hawkins testimony of Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. Before I get into the minutia, let's briefly review...
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