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By Jon D. Markman On March 24, 202106:28 AM Eastern
It has been difficult to be bearish for stocks. Despite all of the negativity about valuations and interest rates, equities have basically trended above rising support levels for a year. As long...
By Mike Larson On March 24, 202106:00 AM Eastern
What would Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen say if he were alive today? Considering the size, scope and costs of the Biden administration’s spending plans, we can surely imagine.
Dirksen, of...
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By Sean Brodrick On March 23, 202104:58 PM Eastern
You’ve probably heard that the White House is putting together a massive $3 trillion package to boost the economy. This will begin with a giant infrastructure plan. The plan may be financed...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks fell with government bond yields and oil as concerns mounted over the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic raising its head again in Europe’s largest economies.
The Dow Jones Industrial...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Stocks continued to rebound on Monday with outsized gains for tech. The Nasdaq gained 1.2%, while the S&P 500 and Dow added 0.70% and 0.3%, respectively.
Tech stocks have outperformed the past...
By Jon D. Markman On March 23, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Two weeks ago, Jon Markman wrote the article “Digital Transformation of Industry and Finance Is Just Starting” for his Pivotal Point readers.
The Nasdaq Composite had already bounced back from a...
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By Tony Sagami On March 22, 202104:35 PM Eastern
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting last week went as predicted: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell confirmed that the Fed will not adjust interest rates yet, even as short-term...
By Jon D. Markman On March 22, 202103:20 PM Eastern
Stocks are rising, with technology leading the pack, amid an easing of government bond yields.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 89.59 points, or 0.3%, to 32,717.56. The S&P 500 was...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 22, 202112:09 PM Eastern
Martin here with an early warning:
The yield on 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds has just doubled in the last eight months.
It was 1.18% on Aug. 4 of last year; now, it’s 2.45%.
A...
By Jon D. Markman On March 22, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 closed on Friday only a tiny fraction lower. That doesn’t tell half of the story, though.
The index sputtered and slipped mid-morning all the way to 3,887 before recovering to...