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.
Returns have been rebounding from multi-decade lows in the last couple of years and are now up to 51.9%.
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.