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Stocks Suffer For The Last Two Months And More Likely Ahead

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Readers might recall on August 3, and subsequent to that, we suggested that the stock market had gotten “overbought” and was vulnerable to the weakness that typically is found (called seasonality) in the late summer. Whether we are just lucky or smart, the market has cooperated by declining about 7% […]

Senators unveil bipartisan plan to ban president, lawmakers from buying stocks

Senators on Wednesday unveiled a bipartisan plan to ban the president, vice president and members of Congress from buying stocks and a wide range of other financial assets. The proposal from Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is scheduled to be considered at a hearing in the […]

French stocks retreat as election result sows fiscal worry – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — French markets erased initial losses as investors speculated that an election that failed to deliver a clear majority would force the next government to make compromises and back off its most extreme policies. Most read articles on Bloomberg The CAC 40 index rose 0.2% after dropping 0.6% at the open. French government bonds […]

European Stocks Advance With Elections in Focus: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — European stocks rose as a key election took center stage and investors grew optimistic about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut after U.S. economic data backed up the case for easier monetary policy. Most read articles on Bloomberg France’s CAC 40 index rose for a second day in a row ahead of the […]

Not An Everything Rally: 2024's Worst S&P 500 Stocks So Far From Boeing To Intel – Forbes

Top Line Several big names, including a local staple, the world’s most valuable seller of yoga pants, the semiconductor chip industry’s oldest company and the largest U.S. aircraft manufacturer, were somberly watching the stock market’s historic rally in 2024. Investment returns were relatively grim. Considering rival Nvidia and other silicon companies, Intel is perhaps the […]

US headed for a deep recession, stocks could fall 30%, analyst warns

There will likely be problems in the future According to BCA Research, the U.S. stock market. Peter Berezin, chief global strategist at BCA Research, warned in a client note last week that contrary to popular belief, the economy will fall into recession either this year or early 2025. If that happens, the S&P 500 could […]

Stocks Look for Seasonal Strength

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes As reported in the past few missives on the subject, stocks, and bonds have been having a generally tough time. We warned that this was going to happen, and we were lucky enough to get the call right.  Weakness continued through the month of October and just might extend into […]