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Why did the stock market fall when the economy is doing well?
The answer is that one reflects the past and the other anticipates the future. Last Friday’s advance estimate from the…
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The world remains full of opportunities…
…and challenges. Although we’ve seen global markets moving in tandem in recent years, Sara Potter of FactSet pointed out, “…we’re…
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Like an unexpected gust of wind…
…that blows the hat off your head or flips your umbrella inside out, last week’s stock market performance startled…
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The stock market tends to be a leading economic indicator.
Last week offered some insight to economics and stock market behavior. The U.S. unemployment rate reached its lowest level since…
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Just Give Me That Countryside…
Remember the television classic, Green Acres? Eddie Albert, who portrayed a New York City lawyer, and Eva Gabor, who portrayed…
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It wasn’t headline news…
…but, if newsprint was still popular, last week’s key economic news would have appeared below the fold. The Federal Reserve…
