As we enter August, the earnings outlook for the S&P 500 Index continues to deteriorate for this year and next.
Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Here's a snapshot of the eight economic indicators watched by Goldman Sachs' rock star economist, Jim O'Neill.
The "OK" jobs report could sooon help snap a cautionary markets signal and confirm an uptrend for all three major U.S. stock indices.
The time to buy emerging market stocks is when they are unloved - as they certainly are today, says investment manager Charles Sizemore.
General Motors remains an unpopular investment -- at least for a $30 billion household name. Yet one Covestor manager explains why he's in it for the long haul.
The Volatility and Tactical Opportunity portfolio aims to benefit from the up and down swings of market volatility
Traders are now betting on whether or not Facebook's stock will slide to $15 by December. Here are the three of the biggest concerns:
Google may have the answer to one of the Fed's biggest policy-setting challenges: Accessing fresh economic data.
Nobody wants to believe it, and investors innumerable have long been whipsawed by rogue pundits proclaiming that "it's different this time."
Investors who might have expected the Fed to make even a minor policy change were let down Wednesday by the central bank's inaction.
Stocks tend to post gains toward the latter part of election years. That may make the case for a potential rally in August and September.
Strategists are more bearish on stocks than at any point in the past 27 years, according to the latest Merrill Lynch quant research, providing a 'buy' signal.