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  • What Do the Earnings Season Numbers Mean?
    It's very early in the current earnings season, but, so far, the numbers haven't been too bad. In fact, quite a few Dow companies reported first quarter earnings that beat consensus estimates. Many corporate outlooks that have been reported are not too shabby either, which is helping investor sentiment in the broader stock market considerably.
  • To Make Money in the Stock Market, Follow the Stock Market
    Big day on the stock market yesterday... Amid doom and gloom from everyone that can read the business section of a newspaper, International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE/IBM) reported that its earnings in the first quarter of 2008 jumped 26% to $2.32 billion. IBM even raised its earnings forecast for the year.
  • Wait for Chinese Stocks to Settle
    So far, 2008 has not been kind to Chinese-listed stocks on the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index (SCI), as the negative bias and downward selling pressure have remained intact. Since trading at a 52-week high of 6,124 in late October 2007, the SCI has been on a steady downtrend, declining to 3,348 on April 15, down 45%, including an 18% decline in the first quarter. With the SCI below key moving averages, a major correction and trend reversal have
    occurred. For traders and investors, we now need a base to form for the selling overhang to occur and then for buyers to re-enter the market.
  • Cheer Up — Some Stocks Are on the Rise!
    Is there any good news out there? Are there any stocks going up in this market? The answer to both questions is "yes." As always, there is money to be made in any market environment, as long as you own the right stocks. It's always been that way, and it always will be.
  • The GE Disappointment
    The big news on the stock market Friday was disappointing earnings news from General Electric Company (NYSE/GE). The company cut its 2008 profit forecast Friday, while the latest quarterly earnings declined for the first time in five years.
  • A Stock Selecting Tip Right from the Headlines
    Here's an easy stock selecting tip staring at investors right from the headlines. Identify a company that manufactures a real product, preferably an expensive one, and then turns around and sells that same product to customers eager and loaded to buy it. I agree, but in the current economic environment, these things are easier said than done.
  • A Roadmap Out of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
    So, in August of last year, it became painfully clear that the U.S. subprime mortgage sector was nearing a complete collapse, being tied to the underhanded U.S. housing loans, to say the least. What started as a small brush fire in an obscure market segment spread quickly and violently, impacting other types of derivatives, regardless of the type of loans serving as underlying assets.
  • A Transition Year for Stocks
    It's still a very difficult market out there for equity investors. The broader market's been rallying just a little, but with earnings season upon us, all bets will be off.
  • It's Not Over: Steer Clear of Banking Stocks
    The U.S. banking sector remains in flux, highlighted by the underlying problems with The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (NYSE/BSC), which had been speculated to be on the verge of bankruptcy due to the credit market problems in the United States. As I have said in previous commentaries, the condition of the U.S. banking system remains characterized by uncertainties and sector risk.
  • Smart Money Sees Tide in Stock Market Changing
    The stock market came roaring back yesterday... and it was no "April Fool's" joke. The stock rally was strong Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up a huge 391.47 points, or 3.2% — the best start to the second quarter for the stock market in over 50 years.
  • The Technical Outlook for the Stock Market
    Many years ago, Martin Zweig, a prominent financial advisor during the 1970s and 1980s, coined a catchy investment axiom: "Do not fight the Fed and do not fight the Tape." Applied to the present market, when the Fed is aggressively reducing interest rates and doing its best to resuscitate the financial markets, the odds should favor the long side. However, in contrast, the market tape remains unfavorable, with price, breadth and volume indices making new lower bear market lows.
  • Educational Companies Weather All Kinds Of Conditions
    What happens when the economy slows and people lose their jobs? Among many other things, some people choose to go back to school and upgrade their skills. No matter if the economy is bad or great, the education industry is always doing well…
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