Here's a snapshot of the eight economic indicators watched by Goldman Sachs' rock star economist, Jim O'Neill.
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The "OK" jobs report could sooon help snap a cautionary markets signal and confirm an uptrend for all three major U.S. stock indices.
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.
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.
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.
An earlier-than-expected launch of the next iPhone could give Apple an unexpected September quarter boost, relative to low analyst expectations.
Defensive stocks have had a big run since May, but now is not the time to buy them, says Bill DeShurko, manager of the Dividend and Income Plus model.
Analysts pitched a three-way debate about the fate of U.S. Steel ahead of its earnings report Tuesday morning, spanning fundamentals, technicals and options.
Amazon has built up years of trust with investors, notes Covestor manager Eric Steiman in an E-Commerce Times interview. Facebook? It has yet to do that.