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GE Shares 2019 Outlook, Comes in Below Expectations
Company calls with analysts involve more than just comparing notes with them with earnings. It’s not hard to see what the market thinks about these calls, just watch…
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Labor Participation Rates and Potential for Job Growth
A third of Americans of working age are not actively seeking employment, and it may seem that if we increase participation, we will grow the economy. It’s not…
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Lessons We Can Learn from Boeing’s Recent Fall
Many analysts are trying to ponder how such a huge loss in the value of Boeing stock this week makes much sense from a fundamental perspective. It doesn’t…
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Is New York City on the Brink Of Going Bankrupt?
New York City has a lot of paper out there, so the thought of it going bankrupt is particularly troubling. We need to look at how big this…
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Merrill Offering Rate Discounts to Win Mortgages
Merrill Lynch got stung so badly by holding sub-prime mortgages that they almost went out of business. This time around though, they are eyeing the cream of the…
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Should We Worry About Small Cap Stock Divergences?
The Russell 2000 has a lot of stocks in it, but the sum total of them doesn’t add up to much. If we want to track small caps,…
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The Dow Says No Once Again to Off-Hours Selling Pressure
On Friday, the Dow worked hard all day to overcome the hole they were put in and got it back. Faced with another hole Monday, the Dow got…
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Buffett and Others Share Their 10 Year Outlook
After 10 years of seeing stocks go up, this leaves us wondering what the next 10 will be like. With predictions of at least a slowdown, we should…
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Warren Shares Plans to Restrict Leading Internet Companies
Elizabeth Warren wants to try to break three big internet companies, ones she feels have grown too big. They are bigger than she likes, and she wants to…
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Nonfarm Payroll Report Better Than It Appears
The February nonfarm payroll report numbers were released Friday morning, and they disappointed the analysts. The market didn’t agree and put in a strong rally in response. You…